Gordon Thomas
482 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
About Me
engaged in teaching and service to NJIT and research in biophysical science
Education
Ph.D. ; University of Rochester ; ; 1972

M.S. ; Brown University ; ; 1965

Awards & Honors

2016 Constance A. Murray Award for Contributions to Diversity, NJIT

2012 Thomas Alva Edison Patent award , NJTC

2011 Inventors’ Hall of Fame Innovator’s Award, New Jersey

2011 University Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, NJIT

2010 Honored Faculty Member, ADHC

2009  Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award for co-invention of a “Smart Coating System,, NJTC

1999 Distinguished Senior Research Associate, MIT

1999 MTS, Bell Laboatories

1986 Visiting Professor, Harvard University

1981 Professor, University of Tokyo

1978 Fellow of the American Physical Society (top 3% of physicists in US), APS

Teaching Interests
General physics and bio physics
Past Courses
OPSE 410: BIOPHOTONICS

PHYS 102: GENERAL PHYSICS

PHYS 102A: GENERAL PHYSICS LAB

PHYS 103A: GENERAL PHYSICS LAB

PHYS 106: PHYSICS B

PHYS 106A: PHYSICS B LABORATORY

PHYS 111: PHYSICS I

PHYS 111: PHYSICS I - HONORS

PHYS 204: BIOPHYSICS OF LIFE

PHYS 234: PHYSICS III HONORS

PHYS 350: BIOPHYSICS

PHYS 350: BIOPHYSICS I

PHYS 451: BIOPHYSICS II

Research Interests
Biophysics that helps patients with brain injuries, glaucoma and cancer, as well as nano probes of cells and molecules.
Conference Proceeding
"Microfabricated implantable flow sensor for medical applications [6886-07]"
2008.

"Resistance to cracking of a stretchable semiconductor: Speed of crack propagation for varying energy release rate"
2003.

"Dynamics of nano-scale fissures in amorphous films"
2002.

Other
"Smart coating system"
July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2007.

Journal Article
Hee C Lim, Brian Schulkin, MJ Pulickal, Sheng Liu, Roumiana S. Petrova, Gordon A. Thomas, S Wagner, K Sidhu, John F. Federici. 2005. "Flexible membrane pressure sensor." Sensors and Actuators A: Physical , vol. 119 , no. 2 , pp. 332–335.