David Fowler (born 1 June 1950)[1] is a British environmental physicist, recognized as an authority on atmospheric pollution.

[2][3] He specializes in micrometeorology, the land-atmosphere exchange of trace gases and particles, and the effects of pollutants on vegetation.

[5][6] Apart from scientific research, Fowler has also worked on the application of air quality science to public policy in both the UK and Europe.

[5] He has been a member of around two dozen scientific committees, including the Royal Society Global Environmental Research Committee (of which he has been chair since 2011), and the Air Quality Expert Group, of which he is an ad-hoc member.

[7] In 2008, Fowler chaired a committee of European air pollution experts to produce a major study of ground-level ozone for the Royal Society, which concluded "that existing emission controls will not be sufficient to reduce ozone concentrations to levels acceptable for human health and environmental protection" and called "for renewed global action to address ozone and its precursors".