Introduction
Tom grew up in Winona, MN and joined the full time faculty in the fall of 2011.Before coming to the University of St. Thomas, Tom worked on drag reduction studies funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) as well as atomization studies funded by the Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE) to promote expanded use of minimally-processed biofuels.Since joining St. Thomas, Tom has had the good fortune of receiving funding for research from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Kern Family Foundation and collaborations with local industries. Tom is excited about research projects both from the aspect of answering interesting technical questions but also for affording him the opportunity to work closely with undergraduate students. This is evident by the number of research publications produced with undergraduate student authors and the number of research assistants who have gone on to graduate school. Tom remains active in the engineering education world, with an emphasis on the thermal/fluid sciences, through his involvement with the American Society of Engineering Education and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Courses
- Energy and the Environment (ENGR 123)
- Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 150)
- Thermodynamics (ENGR 381)
- Fluid Mechanics (ENGR 383)
- Research Methods in Engineering (ENGR 488/489)
- Fundamentals of Energy (EGED 699)