Background
Thomas, Mitchell was born on November 25, 1936 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Mitchell and Carolyn Amalia (Wolff) Thomas.
Thomas, Mitchell was born on November 25, 1936 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Mitchell and Carolyn Amalia (Wolff) Thomas.
AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1958; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1964.
With, McDonnell Douglas, Santa Monica, California, 1959-1964; group leader launch vehicles, McDonnell Douglas, Santa Monica, California, 1964-1965; section chief ablation and applied research section, McDonnell Douglas, Santa Monica, California, 1965-1967; branch chief thermophysics laboratory, McDonnell Douglas, Huntington Beach, California, 1969-1975; director research and development, L'Garde Inc., Newport Beach, California, 1975-1976; president, L'Garde Inc., Newport Beach, California, 1976-1996; president, Thomas Dynamics Modeling, Inc., Villa Park, California, since 1996. Member of advisory commission on Gossamer structures National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1981.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate fellow thermophysics committee, technical program chairman for 8th thermophysics conference).
Married Helen Steimle, June 28,1970. Children: Sheri Helen, Deborah Michal, Mitchell III.