Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of
Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan
Computational Autonomy Group
University of Michigan
Computational Autonomy Group
Hi, I’m Thomas! I’m a postdoctoral researcher in 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.