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.