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Thomas F. Balsa
Professor
 
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 • Phone(520) 621-2208
 • Fax(520) 621-8191
 • Emailtbalsa@email.arizona.edu
 • MailDr. Thomas F. Balsa
The University of Arizona
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
PO Box 210119
Tucson AZ 85721-0119
Thomas F. Balsa
Research Expertise
Education
Employment
Honors and Awards
Courses Taught
Publications

Research Expertise

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

 • Ph.D.Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, Princeton University, 1970
 • M.A.Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, Princeton University, 1968
 • B.A.Sc.Engineering Science, Aerospace Option, University of Toronto, 1966
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Employment

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

 • Addison B. Rothrock Visiting Scientist at NASA, 1988-89
 • Dushman Award, General Electric Company, 1981
 • General Electric Company Award to Inventors, 1979
 • General Electric Company 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
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Courses Taught  (since 2000)

 • AME 301Engineering Analysis
 • AME 412a/bMechanical Engineering Design
 • AME 413a/bMechanical Engineering Design Lab [coordinator and supervised projects]
 • AME 420Aerospace Conceptual Design [coordinator]
 • AME 427Stability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
 • AME 500aAdvanced Engineering Analysis
 • ENGR 102Problem Solving and Engineering Design
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