Thomas Zacharia (born 1957 in Kerala, India) is an Indian-born American computer scientist. He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in 1980 and a master's degree in Materials Science from the University of Mississippi in 1984. He obtained his doctoral degree from Clarkson University in 1987.
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.jpg) Thomas Zacharia in 2017. | |
| Born | 1957 Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | Clarkson University University of Mississippi National Institute of Technology, Karnataka |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computational Materials Science |
| Institutions | Oak Ridge National Laboratory Qatar Science & Technology Park University of Tennessee Clarkson University |
He has contributed to research in computational materials science, particularly on Marangoni Effect in solidification processes.[1] He previously served as the executive vice president and chief port officer captain at Qatar Science & Technology Park[2] at Qatar Foundation.[3]
Zacharia was previously deputy director for science and technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory[4] and a professor at the University of Tennessee.[5]
On June 1, 2017, UT-Battelle named Zacharia as ORNL's new laboratory director, succeeding Thom Mason.[6] During his tenure, he launched the UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute, the Stable Isotope Production and Research Center, and the Quantum Science Center, among other initiatives. He retired in December 2022. [7]
References
edit- ^ Zacharia, T.; Vitek, J. M.; Goldak, J. A.; Debroy, T. A.; Rappaz, M.; Bhadeshia, H K D H. (1995). "Modeling of fundamental phenomena in welds". Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 3 (2): 265–288. Bibcode:1995MSMSE...3..265Z. doi:10.1088/0965-0393/3/2/009. S2CID 250848122.
- ^ "Qatar Science and Technology Park". www.qstp.org.qa. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "Qatar Foundation | Dr Thomas Zacharia". www.qf.org.qa. Archived from the original on 2013-12-10.
- ^ "Thomas Zacharia". ORNL. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "Dr. Thomas Zacharia | Office of Research & Engagement". research.utk.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "Thomas Zacharia named director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory | ORNL". www.ornl.gov. June 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ "ORNL Director Zacharia announces retirement | ORNL". 12 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-28.