Background
Thompson, Hugh Allison was born on March 24, 1935 in Chattanooga.
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Hugh Allison Thompson
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Hugh Allison Thompson, American engineering educator, college dean. Research in dynamic response of bus conductor structures to short circuit loads, of pole-mounted electric transmission lines to hurricane winds and of transformer coils to through faults. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Auburn University, 1956. Master of Science, Auburn University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in mechanical engineering, Auburn University, 1964.
Career
Process engineer Mobil Oil Corporation, 1956-1960. From instructor to associate professor mechanical engineering Tulane University, New Orleans, 1963-1971, professor mechanical engineering, since 1971, dean, since 1976.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Connections
Married, 1957; 1 child.
