Background
Thornber, Ben John Ralph was born on April 14, 1978 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. Son of John and Elsie Thornber.
Thornber, Ben John Ralph was born on April 14, 1978 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. Son of John and Elsie Thornber.
MEng in Mechanical Engineering with Management, Edinburgh University, 2001. Master of Science in Space Studies, International Space University, Strasbourg, 2002. Master of Science, Imperial College, London, 2003.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cranfield University, 2007.
Intern Rolls-Royce, Derby, 1999—2000, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 2002. Graduate trainee European Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands, 2003—2004. Research fellow, lecturer Department Aerospace Science, Cranfield University, since 2007.
Reviewer American Society of Mechanical Engineers Journal Fluid Mechanics, International Journal Numerical Methods in Fluids.
Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.