Dr. Thomas Webb
Faculty Fellow of Practice in Mechanical Engineering
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Dr. Thomas Webb is a Faculty Fellow of Practice in Mechanical Engineering. He comes from a 25-year career as an engineer and manager of materials research for nuclear core and plant designs for the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program at the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in the greater Pittsburgh, PA area. He earned his BS, MS, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University.
His expertise and interests span continuum mechanics, advanced mechanics of deformable solids, linear and nonlinear finite element methods for deformable solids, fracture mechanics, and the mechanical deformation and cracking behavior of materials.
Professorial History
- Adjunct Professor, Engineering and Computing Department, Franciscan University of Steubenville, August 2024 – December 2024.
- Materials Research Engineer and Manager, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Mifflin, PA, December 1999 – May 2025 (Retired).
- Materials Research Engineer, Mobil Technology Company, Farmers Branch, TX, May 1997 – November 1999.
- Materials Research Engineer, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., February 1993 – May 1997.
