Research Topics and Projects

Publications: Journal Articles

Thompson, M.K., Consi, T.R. "Engineering Outreach through College Pre-Orientation Programs: MIT Discover Engineering." Journal of STEM Education Volume 8, Issue 3 & 4, June-December 2007.

Publications: Conference Proceedings

Thompson, M. K. "Simulation Thinking: Where Design and Analysis Meet." Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference, Dec 13- 16, 2009, Austin, TX. (Invited Paper)

Ibragimova, E., Pena, M., Thompson, M. K. "The Evolution of Sihwa Dam: A Formal Design Theory Perspective." Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICCEE 2009), Oct. 28-29, 2009, Busan, South Korea.

Thompson, M. K., Thompson, J. M., "Considerations for the Incorporation of Measured Surfaces in Finite Element Models." Proceedings of the International Conference on Surface Metrology, Oct. 26-28, 2009, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA.

Kwon, O. H., Thompson, J. M., Thompson, M. K., "The Effect of Surface Smoothing and Mesh Density of Real Surfaces in Contact." Proceedings of the International Conference on Surface Metrology, Oct. 26-28, 2009, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA.

Kwon, O. H., Thompson, M. K., "The Effect of Surface Smoothing and Mesh Density for Single Asperity Contact." Proceedings of the International Conference on Surface Metrology, Oct. 26-28, 2009, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA.

Thompson, M. K. "Increasing the Rigor of Freshman Design Education." Proceedings of the International Association of Societies of Design Research Conference (IASDR 2009), Oct. 18th-22nd, 2009, Seoul, South Korea.

Thompson, M. K., "Green Design in Cornerstone Courses at KAIST: Theory and Practice." Proceedings of the Mudd Design Workshop VII: Sustaining Sustainable Design, May 28-30th, 2009, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA. (Presentation)

Thompson, M. K., "ED100: Shifting Paradigms in Design Education and Student Thinking at KAIST." Proceedings of the CIRP Design Conference, March 30-31st, 2009, Cranfield, UK. (Invited paper.) (Link to PDF)

Thompson, M. K., Kwon, O. H., Park. M. J., "The Application of Axiomatic Design Theory and Conflict Techniques for the Design of Intersections: Part 1." Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD 2009), March 25-27, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal. (PDF file)

Thompson, M. K., Park, M. J., Kwon, O. H., Ibragimova, E., Lee, H. S., Myung, S. W., "The Application of Axiomatic Design Theory and Conflict Techniques for the Design of Intersections: Part 2." Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD 2009), March 25-27, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal. (PDF file)

Thompson, M. K., "Teaching Axiomatic Design in the Freshman Year: A Case Study at KAIST." Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD 2009), March 25-27, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal. (PDF file)

Thompson, M. K., Thomas, B. C., Hopkins, J. B., "Applying Axiomatic Design to the Educational Process." Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD 2009), March 25-27, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal. (PDF file)

Thompson, M. K., Ibragimova, E., Lee, H., Myung, S., "Design and Evaluation of an Eco-Friendly Tidal Dam using Axiomatic Design Theory." Proceedings of the 21st International KKCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, p.230-233, October 27-28, 2008, Singapore.

Thompson, M. K. "Finite Element Modeling of Multi-Scale Thermal Contact Resistance." Proceedings of the 1st ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer International Conference (MNHT2008-52385), January 6-9, 2008, Tainan, Taiwan. 9 pages.

Thompson, M. K., Thompson, J.M., "Considerations for Predicting Thermal Contact Resistance in ANSYS." Proceedings of the 17th KOREA ANSYS User's Conference, November 8-9, 2007, Cheongju, South Korea. 5 pages. (PDF file)

Thompson, M. K., Thompson, J. M., "Finite Element Modeling of Measured Rough Surfaces for the Prediction of Thermal Contact Resistance." Proceedings of the 2007 STLE/ASME International Joint Tribology Conference (IJTC2007-44514), October 22-24, 2007, San Diego, California, USA. 4 pages.

Thompson, M. K. "Considerations for Developing Design Methodologies for Civil and Environmental Systems." Proceedings of the 20th International KKCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, p.293-296, October 3-6, 2007, Jeju, South Korea.

Thompson, M.K., Thompson, J.M., Slocum, A.H., "Surface Topography Importation in Finite Element Models." Proceedings of the 7th International Conference for the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, p.373-376 Volume 1, Bremen, Germany, 2007. Poster Image File (GIF file) Poster Text (PDF file)

Thompson, M.K. "Methods for the Generation of Rough Surfaces in ANSYS." Proceedings of the 2006 International ANSYS Users Conference & Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA. 16 pages. (PDF file)

Thompson, J.M. and Thompson, M.K. "A Proposal for the Calculation of Wear." Proceedings of the 2006 International ANSYS Users Conference & Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA. 14 pages. (PDF file)

Thompson, M.K., Thompson, J.M., Slocum, A.H., "The Effect of Surface Roughness on the Pressure Required for Coupler Sealing." Proceedings of 2004 International ANSYS Users Conference & Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA. 14 pages. (PDF file)

Thompson, M.K., Thompson, J.M.,"Multi-Physics Analysis of Microfluidic Devices with Hydrodynamic Focusing and Dielectrophoresis" Proceedings of 2004 International ANSYS Users Conference & Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA. 15 pages. (PDF file)

Thompson, M.K., Thompson, J.M., "A Finite Element Demonstration of a Proposal for the Artificial Destratification of the Lower Charles River Basin." Proceedings of 2000 International ANSYS Users Conference & Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA. 14 pages. Front Matter (PDF file) Paper (PDF file)

Publications: Theses

Thompson, M.K. "A Multi-Scale Iterative Approach for Finite Element Modeling of Thermal Contact Resistance" Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.

Thompson, M.K. "Reversible Concentric Ring Microfluidic Interconnects" Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004.

Thompson, M.K. "Intelligent warehousing with the use of RF technology" Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2002.

Publications: Other

Thompson, M. K., Pederson, J. "Water Quality in the Lower Charles River Basin" Unpublished research report submitted to the New England Regional Office of the EPA 2000. 34 pages. (PDF file)

Invited Talks, Workshops, and Conference Presentations:

Thompson, M. K. "The Role of Design Theory in Design Education" 8th International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICCEE 2009), Oct. 28-30, 2009, Busan, South Korea. (Invited Keynote Address)

Thompson, M. K., "Design Theory and the KAIST Freshman Design Program." 59th CIRP General Assembly, Boston MA. August 27th, 2009. (Invited speaker)

Thompson, M. K., Kwon, O.H., Park, M. J., "An Investigation of Surface Phenomena: Considerations for Surface Modeling." 1st High Risk High Return Project (HRHRP) Workshop, KAIST, Daejeon S.Korea. Jan 14, 2009.

Thompson, M. K., "Broadening Engineering Design Education: Civil Engineering and Beyond." Engineering Design Center Seminar, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Oct. 17th, 2008.

Thompson, M. K. "Towards Systematic Design." Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department Seminar, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea. May 14th, 2008. (Invited speaker)

Thompson, M. K. "Surface Phenomena in PEM Fuel Cells." Hyundai Motor Company, Advanced Technology Center, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea. April 2, 2008. (Invited speaker)

Thompson, M. K. "Globalization at KAIST and in Korea." 9th Seoul Town Meeting, Seoul City Hall, Korea, December 4th, 2007. (Invited speaker)

Thompson, M. K. "Ten Observations about Design for Sustainability." Session B-5, 2007 KIUSS International Symposium on Urban Engineering and Sustainability, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea. November 26, 2007. (Invited speaker)

Thompson, M.K. "Success and Opportunity for Innovative Design and Engineering Analysis." Mechanical Engineering Department Seminar, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea. November 1, 2007. (Invited speaker)

Thompson, M.K. "Finite Element Techniques for Contact and Tribological Systems." GKSS Research Center, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers, Hamburg, Germany. May 24, 2007. (Invited speaker)

Thompson, M.K. "A Finite Element Toolbox for Tribology." WPI Surface Metrology Laboratories and Center for Advanced Abrasive Processes Seminar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. November 6, 2006. (Invited speaker)

Akamphon, Hightower, Ho, Laskowski, Slocum, Stamen, Thompson, Wicky, "Improving A-V Dialysis Grafts." CIMIT Forum, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. February 1, 2005. (Invited speaker)

Slocum, Lang, Atwar, Hart, Killian, Mukaddam, Thompson, Thompson, "Magnetically Preloaded Friction Drives: MAGNEBOTS." Presented at the 4th International Conference for the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, Glasgow, Scotland. June 2, 2004.

Thompson, M.K., "Discover Mechanical Engineering." Old Guard Oral Presentation Competition. ASME Regional Student Conference, Tufts University, Medford, MA. March 29, 2003. (Invited Speaker)

Thompson, M.K., "Artificial Destratification of the Lower Charles River Basin." Old Guard Oral Presentation Competition. ASME Regional Student Conference, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. April 13, 2002.

Posters:

Kwon, O. H., Thompson, J. M., Thompson, M. K., "The Effect of Surface Smoothing and Mesh Density of Real Surfaces in Contact." International Conference on Surface Metrology, Oct. 26-28, 2009, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA.

Kwon, O. H., Thompson, M. K., "The Effect of Surface Smoothing and Mesh Density for Single Asperity Contact." International Conference on Surface Metrology, Oct. 26-28, 2009, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA.

Kwon, O. H. and Thompson, M. K. "The Effect of Mesh Density on the Modeling of Real Surfaces." 2009 Annual Meeting for the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, May 17th-21st, 2009, Orlando, FL.

Thompson, M.K. "Geometric Primitive Surface Roughness in Finite Element Models." 2007 Annual Meeting for the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, Philadelphia, PA. Poster Image File (GIF file) Poster Text (PDF file)

Granted Patents:

Thompson, M.K. et al. "Modular Robotic Teaching Tool," US 2003051932, March 2003.

Last updated on 3/30/09