Dr. Rowley received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1962 from the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Rolla, MO and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering with a Biomedical Engineering option in 1963 from the University of Missouri- Columbia.  In 1970 he received the Ph.D. from the University of Missouri - Columbia in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Biomedical Engineering. In 1990 he attended the College Management Program, at the Carnegie Mellon University. From 1973 to 1984 he was the Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computer Medicine at Texas Tech University School of Medicine.  From 1984 to 1991 he was the Chair of the Department of Biomedical and Human Factors Engineering at Wright State University.  From 1991 to 2000 he was the Director of the Rehabilitation Engineering Training Program and since 2000 he has been the Director of Freshman Engineering Program. He is currently Professor, Department of Biomedical and Human Factors Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor, Department of Geriatrics, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University.

He is a licensed professional engineer and a certified clinical engineer.  He is also a disabled veteran and has held top secret clearance. He holds memberships in numerous professional societies such as ASEE, IEEE, & RESNA.  He has been an elected member of the ADCOM for the Institute of Electrical and Electrical Engineers - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and Chairman of the American Society for Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering Division.  He has been a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Clinical Engineering and the RESNA Assistive Technology Journal, a proposal reviewer for the National Science Foundation, the National Institute for Disability Rehabilitation Research, the Department of Education, a site visitor for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, and is the founding chair of the Council of Chairs in Bio and Biomedical Engineering. He is a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Pi, and Sigma Xi honor societies.

He is the author of numerous publications, presentations and has received over $3,000,000 in research funding. He has been granted two patents, one for a patient IV monitoring system and one for a computer program which provides an augmentative computer input for individuals with severe disabilities. A third patent on preventing patient falls is pending. He has researched and built cardiac pacemakers, medical ultrasound scanners, an ECG chair, numerous medical instruments, and worked with computers in medicine for the past 37 years.  His experience encompasses the military, industry, and education.  He is the recipient of numerous awards among which is the Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement from the Engineering & Science Foundation of Dayton. He is active in the education of engineers, the research and development of technology to aid the disabled, and consulting as a professional engineer.  His current research efforts involve computer methods to aid individuals with aphasia and preventions of falls by the elderly.