Department of Mechanical Engineering

Prof. Jack H. Thomas elected as fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science

John H. Thomas, professor of mechanical and aerospace sciences and of astronomy at the University of Rochester, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The AAAS elected Thomas for his career of elucidating the physics of the sun and other stars, and for the impact he has made on astrophysics as editor of astrophysical journals.