Brian Gordon Thomas

Background

Thomas, Brian Gordon was born on December 3, 1957 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Norman James and Eleanor Lorraine Thomas.

Education

DEC, John Abbott College, St. Anne, Quebec, 1976; Bachelor of Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy in Metallurgical Engineering, University B.C., 1985.

Career

Engineering assistant, McGill University, St. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, 1976; engineering assistant, Gibralter Mines, Williams Lake, B.C., 1977; engineering assistant, Dominion Foundries and Steel Company, Hamilton, Ontario, 1978; engineering assistant, Algoma Steel, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, 1979-1980; teaching assistant, U. B.C., Vancouver, B.C., 1980-1989; professor mechanic engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1985. Chairman Metallurgical Transactions B (board of review committee), 1988-1990.

Consultant in field; lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Brian Gordon Thomas has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Manufacturing Engineers (Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer award 1990), American Society for Microbiology International (Grossman award 1997), Metallurgical Society (EPT award 1998), Iron and Steel Society (6 best paper awards).

Interests

• Avocation: piano.

Connections

Married Sandra Lynn Barnes, July 31, 1982. Children: Christopher, Kathryn, Keith.

Father:

Norman James Thomas

Mother:

Eleanor Lorraine Thomas

Spouse:

Sandra Lynn Barnes

child:

Keith Thomas

child:

Kathryn Thomas

child:

Christopher Thomas