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Thomas G. Thundat
FAPS, FAAAS, FECS, FASME, FSPIE, FNAI, FAIMBE, FIEEE
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Alma mater
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  • University of Alberta
  • National Institute for Nanotechnology
  • University at Buffalo
  • Indian Institute of Science
  • University of Burgundy
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Bell Labs
  • Battelle Memorial Institute
    • Doctoral advisorWalter Maxwell Gibson

    Thomas George Thundat (born 1957) is an Indian-American scientist. He is currently the SUNY Distinguished Professor and a SUNY Empire Innovation Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering at the

    cantilevers.[1]

    He previously had a temporary appointment as an honorary Distinguished Professorship at the

    Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and holds a One Thousand Talents Professorship at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. He has held visiting faculty positions at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and the University of Burgundy in France.[2]

    Before arriving at UB, Thundat was a Canada Excellence Research Chair professor in

    Oilsands Molecular Engineering at the University of Alberta, and a Fellow of the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NRC-NINT) in Edmonton. Previously, he worked for many years at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ONRL), where he was a UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow and group leader of the Nanoscale Science and Devices Group.[3][4][5]

    Education

    He received his BSc in Physics from the

    SUNY Albany in 1987. Thundat's doctoral advisor was Walter Maxwell Gibson.[6]

    Thundat then was a postdoctoral fellow at Arizona State University.

    Research

    Thundat conducts research on

    cantilevers. His work has been featured in press outlets such as Time.[7][8]

    He has also conducted research on the development of single wire (single-contact) electricity transmission concept (2010), the development of hyphenated sensor concepts (for combining electrical, optical, and mechanical resonances) (2000), a novel class of physical, chemical, and biological sensors based on adsorption-induced force (1991), and the concept of micromechanical infrared detection & imaging technique including mechanical Infrared spectroscopy (1995).[9][10][11]

    He is a co-author on more than 500 peer-reviewed publications in refereed journals, about 50 book chapters, and around 50 US patents. His research articles have been cited more than 30,000 times with an h-index of almost 100.[12]

    Thundat's recent research has focused on physical, chemical, and biological detection using nanomechanical sensors as well as single-wire electrical power delivery. His other areas of expertise include the

    standing waves to power a network of devices in quasi-wireless mode.[16]

    Honors

    Thundat has received several scientific and research awards, including the U.S.

    Discover Magazine Awards,[18][19] served on the editorial advisory board of the Scientific American Top 50 Technology Leaders Award,[20] the Jesse Beams Medal,[21] Foresight Institute Nano 50 Award, and multiple national awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for excellence in technology transfer. Oak Ridge National Laboratory named him Inventor of the Year twice.[22] He is also a Battelle Memorial Institute Distinguished Inventor.[23]
    He serves on the editorial boards of 25 international journals.

    Fellowships

    Thundat has been elected Fellows of the

    American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2006),[25][26] the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2010),[27] the SPIE (2012),[28] the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2021),[29][30][31] the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) (2017),[32][33][34] and the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) (2014).[35]

    References

    1. ^ "Thomas Thundat at UB". The University at Buffalo. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    2. ^ "Thomas Thundat at ORNL". Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    3. ^ "Canada Excellence Research Chair Professor Thundat". The University of Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    4. ^ "Canada Excellence Research Chair Professor Thundat". NRC-CERC. 29 November 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    5. ^ "Canada Excellence Research Chair Professor Thundat". NRC-CERC. 29 November 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    6. ^ "PhD Dissertations Archive, Physics, SUNY Albany". The (State) University (of New York) at Albany. Retrieved Jul 11, 2022.
    7. ^ "Superstar scientist joins UB-RENEW". The University at Buffalo. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    8. ^ "Oak Ridge builds novel microscope, the first of its kind in the world". Oak Ridge National Lab. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    9. S2CID 6172652
      . Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    10. doi:10.1063/1.359562
      . Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    11. doi:10.1063/1.111407
      . Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    12. ^ "Google Scholar Profile for Thundat, Thomas". Google Scholar – Standing on the shoulders of giants. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    13. ^ "The earth's soil will transmit electricity to homes". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    14. ^ "Discovery sets new world standards in nano-generators". The R&D World. 11 December 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    15. ^ "Explosive & Bomb detection now easier". Softpedia. 16 March 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    16. ^ "The Future Belongs to Nanomachines". The ASME Magazine. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    17. ^ "ORNL scientists win R&D 100 Awards". UT-Battelle. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
    18. ^ "Thundat wins the 2000 Discover Award". UT-Battelle news release (2000). Retrieved July 10, 2022.
    19. ^ "Thundat honored by Discover Magazine". Discover Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
    20. ^ "Thundat serves on editorial advisory board of SA50 Awards". Scientific American. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
    21. ^ "APS Fellow Thundat awarded Jesse Beams Medal". American Physical Society. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
    22. ^ "Thomas Thundat at ORNL". Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    23. ^ "Thundat named Corporate Fellow". DOE-ORNL. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
    24. ^ "ECS Fellow Thundat". The Electrochemical Society. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
    25. ^ "AAAS Fellows Annual Report 2006" (PDF). The American Academy for the Advancement of Sciences. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
    26. ^ "AAAS Fellow Thundat". The American Academy for the Advancement of Sciences. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
    27. ^ "ASME Fellow Thundat" (PDF). The American Society for Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
    28. ^ "SPIE Fellow Thundat". The SPIE. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
    29. ^ "Thundat Biography - The IEEE" (PDF). The Institute for Electrical & Electronics Engineers. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
    30. ^ "IEEE Fellow Thundat". The Institute for Electrical & Electronics Engineers. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
    31. ^ "IEEE Fellow Thundat". The IEEE Xplore. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
    32. ^ "AIMBE inducts Thundat as their new Fellow". The AIMBE. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
    33. ^ "AIMBE inducts SPIE members as their new Fellows". The AIMBE. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
    34. ^ "AIMBE Fellow Thundat". The American Institute of Medical & Biological Engineering. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
    35. ^ "NAI names new cohort of Fellows". The National Academy of Inventors. Retrieved Jul 10, 2022.
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