Scott K. Thomas
Ph.D.
Department of MECHANICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Wright State University
United States of America
Biography
EDUCATION Institution Field of Study Degree/Date University of Dayton Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., 1993 Wright State University Mechanical Engineering M.S., 1989 Wright State University Mechanical Engineering B.S., 1986 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Institution Position Dates Wright State University Associate Professor 1999 - present Wright State University Assistant Professor 1993 - 1999 Wright Patterson Air Force Base Summer Faculty Fellow 2001 Wright Patterson Air Force Base Sabbatical Leave 2000-2001 Wright Patterson Air Force Base Summer Faculty Fellow 1996 Monarch Marking Systems Research Consultant 1996 Wright Patterson Air Force Base Summer Faculty Fellow 1995 NASA/Lewis Research Center Summer Faculty Fellow 1994
Research Interest
Mechanical Engineering
Publications
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Fleming, A., Thomas, S., and Yerkes, K., 2010, “Titanium-Water Loop Heat Pipe Operating Characteristics Under Standard and Elevated Acceleration Fields,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 184-172.
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Puterbaugh, R., Yerkes, K., and Thomas, S., 2009, “The Effect of Dissolved Air on the Cooling Performance of a Partially-Confined FC-72 Spray,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 23, No. 3, 582-591.
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Michalak, T., Yerkes, K., Thomas, S., and McQuillen, J., 2010, “The Effect of Variable Gravity on the Cooling Performance of a Partially-Confined FC-72 Spray,” accepted, AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer.
