James M. Thomson
Assistant Professor
Hydrology and Hydrodynamics
jthomson@apl.washington.edu
Office: Applied Physics Lab
Phone: (206) 616-0858
PhD, Physical Oceanography, MIT/WHOI, 2006
BA, Physics, Middlebury College, 2000
Jim Thomson was raised on the coast of Maine and worked in the sailing industry there prior to beginning a career in fluid mechanics. After completing a PhD in MIT's joint program with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, he joined the University of Washington's Applied Physics Lab in 2006. In 2009, he began a joint appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Research Interests
- Coastal oceanography and morphodynamics
- Surface-gravity waves
- Field observations and remote sensing
- Marine renewable energy