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Dr. Karen A. Thole
Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering at the University of Michigan
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Karen A. Thole is the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering at the University of Michigan. Previously, Dr. Thole served as a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University where she founded the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) Lab, which houses a one-stage test turbine with unique measurement capabilities.
START is a center of excellence for two turbine manufacturers. A Fellow of ASME, AIAA, and the Royal Aeronautical Society, Dr. Thole has been a member of several National Academy of Engineering studies, of NASA advisory committees, and of the U. S. Department of Air Force’s Scientific Advisory Board.
Her work has been recognized by ASME’s R. Tom Sawyer, George Westinghouse, Edwin Church and Heat Transfer Memorial Awards. From AIAA, she has received both the Air Breathing Propulsion Award and the Thermophysics Award. Dr. Thole earned her BSME and MSME from the University of Illinois and her PhD from the University of Texas.
The International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE) is an organization that was formed to further the free exchange, on an international level, of knowledge in the field of airbreathing propulsion for flight vehicles. ISABE has national representatives from more than 25 nations and holds events on six continents.
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