Assistant Research Scientist, Department
of Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan
Computational Autonomy Group
University of Michigan
Computational Autonomy Group
Hi, I’m Thomas! I’m an Assistant Research Scientist with the Computational Autonomy Group at the University of Michigan. I combine low-fidelity fluid methods and high-fidelity particle-based kinetic methods with data driven techniques to improve our ability to simulate low-temperature partially-magnetized plasmas for space propulsion applications. I also conduct predictive Hall thruster modelling efforts as part of the Joint Advanced Propulsion Institute (JANUS) and plasma chemistry modeling for the SPAR institute.
I did my Ph.D. work in the University of Michigan’s Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL) where I focused on the development and evaluation of closure models for anomalous electron transport in Hall effect thrusters.
Here’s a short video I made about my Ph.D. research.