The Center For The Accelerated Maturation of Materials

About Tom:
Tom’s professional experience includes time spent at the Materials Directorate at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, the Aircraft Engines business of General Electric located in Evendale, Ohio and Kemet Electronics Inc. of Greenville, SC. During his career, Tom has held positions of varying responsibility, ranging from individual contributor on numerous research and development programs, to supervisor and team leader of research groups in materials processing and gas turbine engine airfoils, to Vice President of Product Development for tantalum and multi-layered ceramic capacitors. With his colleagues, Tom has authored over twenty publications in journal articles and conference proceedings and has been awarded eight patents, with an additional six under review.

Current Research:
Tom’s current research interests center around the influence of microstructure on the deformation and fracture of commercially available titanium alloys, in particular Ti-6Al-2Sn-2Zr-2Mo-2Cr-0.18Si. In this regard, he hopes to improve understanding for the contribution made by fine scale, secondary microstructural features on the selection of mechanisms controlling yield, work hardening and fracture of titanium alloys.

Tom has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Wright State University and The University of Dayton respectively. He returned to full time graduate studies in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at The Ohio State University in the fall of 2004.

Personal:
This past Valentine’s Day, Tom and Debi celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. They are in the midst of raising their family of three children, Angela (who is now married) and Tommy and Taylor, who will continue to make special contributions to their household for another decade. Most free time is consumed by football, baseball, basketball, track, theatre, etc., with the kids.