Thomas Schnell
Captain Jim "Max" Gross Chair in Engineering
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Director, Iowa Technology Institute
Biography
Other Current Positions:
- Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health
- Professor, Neurology
- Director, Operator Performance Laboratory
- Human Factors Researcher, Public Policy Center
- Researcher, Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety
Publications:
Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships:
- Iowa representative, Aerospace States Association (ASA) under the Lt. Governor, 2017-Present
- Member, Vertical Lift Consortium (VLC), 2017-Present
- Member, American Helicopter Society International, 2017 - Present
- Member, Tailhook Association (Carrier Navy) by Invitation from Tailhook Board of Directors, 2014 - present
- Member, SAE G-10, Synthetic Vision, 2005 - present
- Member, Institute for Industrial Engineers (IIE), 2008 - present
- Member, Experimental Aircraft Association, 1997 - Present
- Member, North American Trainer Association, 2011 - Present
- Member, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1992 - present
Special Fields of Knowledge:
- Experimental design
- Aircraft and vehicle research instrumentation
- Human factors research
- Test pilot
- Electronics and software development
- Flight test operations
- Aircraft maintenance
- Test plan and safety plan development
- Optics and modeling
Research Areas:
- Flexible multibody dynamics
- Railroad vehicle dynamics
- Dynamics of tire
- Vehicle/turnout interaction
- Wind energy drivetrain modeling and simulation
Joined the College of Engineering: 1998
CV available upon request
Engineering Unit(s)
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Iowa Technology Institute
