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Dr. Thomas Dow Professor and Director of Precision Engineering Center North Carolina State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 2406 Broughton Hall Box 7910 Raleigh, NC 27695 Phone: 919.515.5668/919.515.3096 Fax: 919.515.1543/919.515.3964 Email: thomas_dow@ncsu.edu

Education

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnical Institute, 1966
MS, Engineering Design, Case Institute of Technology, 1968
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1972

Research Interests

Precision machining systems; Real-time control; Metrology

Selected Publications

• Dow, T.A., Miller, E and Garrard, K, "Compensation of Tool Forces in Small Diameter End Mills", Precision Engineering: Journal of the ASPE, Vol 28, No 1, January 2004, pg 31-45.
  
  
• Hood, D. Buckner, G. and Dow, T., "Force Feedback Control of Tool Deflection in Miniature Ball End Milling", Proceedings of the ASPE, Vol 30, pg 155-158, October, 2003.
  
  
• Clayton, S., "Closed Loop Control of Tool Deflection", Proceedings of the ASPE, Vol 30, pg 459-462, October, 2003. Negishi, N. and Dow, T, "Elliptical Vibration Assisted Diamond Turning", Proceedings of the ASPE, Vol 30, pg 495-498, October, 2003.
  
  
• Pannusittikorn, W., Garrard, K. and Dow, T. , "Error Compensation using Inverse Actuator Dynamics", Proceedings of the ASPE, Vol 30, pg 107-114, October, 2003.
  
  
• Morrissey, P, Eischen, J. and Dow, T. "Design and Analysis of Shrink and Press Fit Joints", Proceedings of the ASPE, Vol 30, pg 315-318, October, 2003.