Background
Thompson, Brian Edward was born on November 2, 1955 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Ronald Eugene and Mary McLaughlin (Laurie) Thompson.
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Brian Edward Thompson
Edit ProfileMechanical and aeronautical engineer
Education
BAScME, University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1984.
Career
Postdoctorate research assistant, Imperial College Science and Technology, London, 1983-1984; assistant professor mechanic engineering, U. Waterloo, 1984-1986; research scientist, Science Research Associations, Inc., Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1986-1988; supervisor experimental gas dynamics, Science Research Associations, Inc., Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1988-1990; senior research scientist, Science Research Associations, Inc., 1989-1990; group leader, lead senior engineer advisory design and Research and Development methods, Boeing Canada Ltd. de Havilland division, 1990-1991; associate professor mechanic engineering, aero engineering and mechanics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, since 1991; chief engineer, Rensselaer Composite Aircraft, since 1992. Chief aerodynamicist Ultimate Aerobatics, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1985-1986. Presenter short courses aircraft group British Aerospace PLC, Stockport, England, 1984, de Havilland Aircraft Canada, Ltd., Downsview, Ontario, 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Member advisory committee 1st Annual Connecticut Quality Improvement Award, Hartford, 1988. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman public affairs committee Hartford section 1987, secretary 1988, vice chairman program 1989, executive committee 1987-1989), Association Professional Engineers Ontario, Engineering Institute Canada, Canada Aeronautics an Space Institute.
Interests
Connections
Married Juliet Jane Iles, July 18, 1955. Children: Emma Jane Agnes, John Ronald James.
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Nationality
Canadian
Awards
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Operating grantee National Science and Engineering Research Council Canada, 1984, grantee Air Force Office of Science Research, 1987-1988, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1987-1988, Marshall Space Flight Center, 1988, Naval Air Propulsion Center, 1989, Office of Naval Research, 1989, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center, 1989, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, 1989, Arnoll Engineering Development Center, 1992.Operating grantee National Science and Engineering Research Council Canada, 1984, grantee Air Force Office of Science Research, 1987-1988, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1987-1988, Marshall Space Flight Center, 1988, Naval Air Propulsion Center, 1989, Office of Naval Research, 1989, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center, 1989, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, 1989, Arnoll Engineering Development Center, 1992.