Principal Investigator

Thomas C. Underwood

Assistant Professor

Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

University of Texas at Austin

B.S. Nuclear Engineering & Physics, University of Florida, 2014
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2019
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Harvard University

Thomas Underwood is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at UT Austin. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. As a graduate student in Professor Mark Cappelli’s group, Thomas developed new methods to visualize and stabilize hydromagnetic plasma jets. During his postdoctoral research in Professor George Whitesides’ lab at Harvard University, Thomas explored unconventional techniques to store and compute using chemistry along with applications of reactive chemistry. The Underwood Lab at UT Austin is focused on understanding how reactive transport in fluids can be coupled with interfacial chemistry to enable novel forms of propulsion and the synthesis of sustainable fuels.
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