Jeffrey P. Thomas

Assistant Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Dr. Thomas' field of research is computational aeroelasticity. This is the study of fluid and structural interaction. Dr. Thomas develops numerical methods to simulate complex physical phenomena.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Assistant Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Contact Information

Education

  • B.S. University of Kansas, 1989
  • M.S. University of Kansas, 1991
  • Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1996

Courses Taught

  • ME 639: Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
  • ME 555: Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 491: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 490: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 472: Aircraft Performance
  • ECE 493: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Representative Publications

  • Candon, M., A. Delgado-Gutiérrez, P. Marzocca, M. Balajewicz, J. P. Thomas, and E. H. Dowell. “Stall Flutter of the Benchmark Supercritical Wing Using Aeroelastic Model Reduction and Tunable Turbulence Parameters.” In AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2025, 2025. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-0816.
  • Thomas, J. P., and E. H. Dowell. “Aeroelastic Flap Free-Play Analysis Using a Harmonic Balance Approach.” In AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2025, 2025. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-1200.
  • Thomas, J. P., and E. H. Dowell. “Methodology for Numerically Stabilizing a Harmonic-Balance-Based Forced Response Aeroelastic Solution Approach.” AIAA Journal 61, no. 2 (February 1, 2023): 965–72. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J061599.
  • Thomas, J. P., and E. H. Dowell. “Using Broyden’s Method to Improve the Computational Performance of a Harmonic Balance Aeroelastic Solution Technique.” In AIAA Scitech Forum and Exposition 2023, 2023. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-2221.
  • Brown, C., G. McGowan, K. Cooley, J. Deese, T. Josey, E. H. Dowell, and J. P. Thomas. “Convolution/Volterra Reduced-Order Modeling for Nonlinear Aeroelastic Limit Cycle Oscillation Analysis and Control.” AIAA Journal 60, no. 12 (December 1, 2022): 6647–64. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J061845.