Professor Wilson's research areas are in respiratory mechanics, modeling lung structure and deformation, respiratory flow, and chest wall mechanics.

Education

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 1962
B.S., Engineering Physics, Cornell University, 1958

Professional Background

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

Scientific & Professional Societies

Teaching Subjects

• AEM 5202 - Viscous Flow (1988)
• AEM 5401 - Intermediate Dynamics (1999)

Honors and Awards

1980 - 1987; 1993 - 1996: Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Physiology

Selected Publications

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