
Theodore Wilson
Professor Emeritus (retired 2002), Aerospace Engineering & MechanicsContact
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 1962
B.S., Engineering Physics, Cornell University, 1958
1973 - 2002: Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota
1969 - 1973: Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota
1964 - 1969: Assistant: Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota
1962 - 1964: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, U.S. Army, Pasadena, California
Professor Wilson's research areas are in respiratory mechanics, modeling lung structure and deformation, respiratory flow, and chest wall mechanics.
1980 - 1987; 1993 - 1996: Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Physiology
T. Wilson and A. De Troyer, 2016, Action of the diaphragm on the rib cage, Journal of applied physiology, Vol.121(2), pp.391-400
T. Wilson, 2015, Compartmental models of the chest wall and the origin of Hoover's sign, Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, Vol.210, p.23-29
T. Wilson and A. De Troyer, 2015, Mechanism of the increased rib cage expansion produced by the diaphragm with abdominal support, Journal of applied physiology, Vol.118(8), pp.989-995
T. Wilson and A. De Tryoer, 2014, Action of the isolated canine diaphragm on the lower ribs at high lung volumes, Journal of Physiology, Vol. 592 (20), p. 4481-4491
T. Wilson and A. De Troyer, 2013, Effects of the insertional and appositional forces of the canine diaphragm on the lower ribs, Journal of Physiology, Vol. 591 (14) p.3539-3548