Dr. Brian C. Thomas
Assistant Professor
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. (From The Confucian Analects, c. 500 B.C.)
I declare this world is so beautiful I can hardly believe it exists. (From the Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Office Location: Stoffer Science Hall, Room 210B
Phone: 785-670-2144
Email: brian.thomas@washburn.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Washburn University
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
The gif on the right is an animation of a solution to the 2D wave equation PDE for a vibrating membrane from my PS365 course (Intro to Theoretical Physics, AKA Math Methods for Physicists). Made using Maple.
New Risk to Earth Found in Supernova Explosions - Space.com
Supernova Light Could Be Risk to Life on Earth - FOXNews.com
Sun Burp Blasted Ozone Layer in 1859 - Discovery Channel Online
Solar 'superflare' shredded Earth's ozone - New Scientist
Download my CV (in PDF format - get the viewer if you don't have one... or just use a Mac already :) )
Check out my research publications (in pre-print form) on the ArXiv.
Download my Dissertation - "Terrestrial Ozone Depletion Due to a Milky Way Gamma-Ray Burst"
(also PDF -- warning: this is a large file ~ 4MB... what do you expect for the result of 3 years of my life!)
Want to know more about me? Start here:
Please note: any information from here on out is subject to the following disclaimer:
"The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the author. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by Washburn University."
So don't gripe to WU if you don't like my opinion on boiled sausages...
Some General Links...
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Astrobiology:
This page was last updated on 11/20/08 by Brian Thomas brian.thomas@washburn.edu
