1. The University of Mississippi

Ole Miss Engineering

University of Mississippi

Thomas OommenThomas Oommen

Chair and Professor,
Geology and Geological Engineering

toommen@olemiss.edu
662-915-7498
120 Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677
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Experience

University of Mississippi – Chair and Professor, 2023 to present

Michigan Technological University
Professor, 2020 – 2023
Director of Computational Science & Engineering Ph.D. Program, 2019 -2023
Associate Professor, 2015 – 2020
Assistant Professor, 2010 – 2015

Education

Tufts University – Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering with emphasis in geotechnical engineering, 2009
University of Alaska/Fairbanks – M.S., Geological Engineering, 2006
Bangalore University – B.S., Civil Engineering, 1999

Research interests

Oommen’s interests include geohazard risk assessment and critical infrastructure system monitoring.

He has adopted an interdisciplinary research approach that integrates geological engineering concepts with remote sensing for obtaining data and artificial intelligence/machine learning for data processing and modeling.