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Thomas Petersen is an Assistant Professor in the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California, having joined in Fall 2022. Prior to his appointment, he spent several years as a Senior Research Engineer at ExxonMobil, where he developed technologies to improve the integrity of wells during construction and operation. He specializes in composite fluid solid systems, particularly in reducing pressure stress developments in confined, high-temperature, high-pressure environments. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanics of Materials and a Master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, following his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from North Carolina State University.
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