Overview
Dr. Thomas' field of research is computational aeroelasticity. This is the study of fluid and structural interaction. Dr. Thomas develops numerical methods to simulate complex physical phenomena.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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2015 - Present
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Publications
Methodology for Numerically Stabilizing a Harmonic-Balance-Based Forced Response Aeroelastic Solution Approach
Journal Article AIAA Journal · February 1, 2023 Full text CiteUsing Broyden’s Method to Improve the Computational Performance of a Harmonic Balance Aeroelastic Solution Technique
Conference AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2023 · January 1, 2023 Presented is a technique that significantly improves the computational performance of an existing harmonic balance-based flutter onset and limit-cycle oscillation aeroelastic solution methodology. The existing harmonic balance aeroelastic solution methodol ... Full text CiteConvolution/Volterra Reduced-Order Modeling for Nonlinear Aeroelastic Limit Cycle Oscillation Analysis and Control
Journal Article AIAA Journal · December 1, 2022 A methodology for leveraging a combination of linear (through convolution integrals) and nonlinear (through Volterra series) reduced-order modeling (ROM) development was demonstrated on both a two-and three-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF and 3-DOF, respectively) ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Aerothermoservoelastic interactions in hypersonic control surfaces
ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2024 - 2027Fluid Structural Thermal Interactions (FSTI) in Hypersonic Flow
ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2019 - 2023Data-driven physics-constrained model reduction of the Navier-Stokes equations
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · 2017 - 2020View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ·
1996
Ph.D.
University of Kansas ·
1991
M.S.
University of Kansas ·
1989
B.S.