Thomas F. Balsa

Research Expertise

• Fluid mechanics: Boundary layers, jet noise, nonlinear waves in shear flows

Education

• PhD: Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, Princeton University, 1970
• MA: Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, Princeton University, 1968
• BASc: Engineering Science, Aerospace Option, University of Toronto, 1966

Employment

• 1986-date: Applied Mathematics Program, The University of Arizona: Member
• 1982-date: Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona:
  • Department Head, 1998-01
  • Professor, 1989-date
  • Associate Professor, 1982-89
• 1973-82: General Electric Co., Corporate Research and Development Center, Schenectady, New York: Mechanical Engineer
• 1970-73: Dynalysis of Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey: Research Engineer

Honors and Awards

• Addison B. Rothrock Visiting Scientist at NASA, 1988-89
• Dushman Award, General Electric Co., 1981
• General Electric Co. Award to Inventors, 1979
• General Electric Co. Centennial Award, 1978
• General Electric Management Award, 1977
• Charlotte Elizabeth Procter Fellow, 1969-70
• Osgood Fellow, 1968-69
• John Morris Legendre Fellow, 1967-68
• Princeton Engineering Predoctoral Fellow, 1966-67
• J.A.D. McCurdy Prize, 1965

Courses Taught Since 2000

• AME 301: Engineering Analysis
• AME 412AB: Mechanical Engineering Design
• AME 413AB: Mechanical Engineering Design Lab (coordinator and supervised projects)
• AME 420: Aerospace Conceptual Design (coordinator)
• AME 427: Stability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
• AME 500A: Advanced Engineering Analysis
• ENGR 102: Problem Solving and Engineering Design