Focused Research Areas

Professor Thompson's scientific research interests resides in elucidating phase transformation mechanisms and how they control structure and properties. Areas of specialty are: 

• High Temperature Ceramics
• Shape Memory Alloys
• Low-Dimensional Materials
• Analytical Microscopy Research

The financial support from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, National Science Foundation, NASA, Sandia National Laboratories, and various industrial sponsors is recognized and appreciated for initiating and sustaining these research endeavors.