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Thomas Thompson

Tom Thompson, PhD

Senior Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Dr. Thompson joined the faculty at Cedarville in 1995 and has taught Engineering Graphics, Fortran Programming, Statics, Dynamics, Electronics and Instrumentation, vibration and pump efficiency mechanical engineering laboratories, Kinematics and Design of Machines, and Dynamics of Machines. With Engineering Graphics, he was the first to develop an engineering course offered online through Cedarville University. He serves as advisor to the Society of Engineers Aiding Missions (SEAM) and has led several teams of students in serving Christian ministries through engineering projects in Liberia, West Africa.

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
  • M.S.M.E., University of Nebraska
  • B.S.M.E., University of Nebraska
  • Registered Professional Engineer

Scholarly Works

  • Speciknee: an Engineering Software Tool for Design of Simple Fourbar Prosthesis Joints for Above-knee Amputees (Thomas J. Thompson) Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2014)
  • Graphical Synthesis of Fourbar Mechanisms by Three-position, Instant-center Specification (Thomas J. Thompson) 36th Mechanisms and Robotics International Conference (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) (2012)
  • Specification of Prosthetic Knee Kinematic Design Parameters Using a Three-Position, Instant-Center Specification Approach (Thomas J. Thompson) ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (2010)
  • Speciknee: An Engineering Software Tool for Design of Simple Four-bar Prosthesis Joints for Above-knee Amputees (Thomas J. Thompson) ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference (2014)
  • A Computer Design Tool to Tailor the Motion of Low-cost, Four-bar Prosthetic Knees for Individual Patients (Thomas J. Thompson) Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium at Wright State University (2013)

View a listing of scholarly works in the Cedarville University Digital Commons ยป

Interests

  • Music (trombone, singing)
  • Sports
  • Gardening