Geb W. Thomas

Joined the College of Engineering: 1997 

Education: Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Penn State University, 1996
M.S., Industrial Engineering, Penn State University, 1995
B.S., Physics, State University of New York, 1991

Special Fields of Knowledge: Human-computer interface; Robotics; Virtual Reality; Human Factors. 

Present Research Interests: Virtual Reality; Robotics; Human-Computer Interaction. 

Selected Publications:

• Gerling, GJ, Thomas, GW, (in press, July 2004), “Unrealistic, Pulsating Feedback Can Aid Effective Breast Examination Training,” J. of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
• Wagner, J., Thomas, G., and Stanford, C., (2003), “Forces Exerted by a Conventional Dental Explorer during Clinical Examination,” Carries Research, 37: 365-368.
• Thomas, G. (2002), “Real-Time Panospheric Image Dewarping and Presentation for Remote Mobile Robot Control,” Advanced Robotics, Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan,17(4), 259-368.
• Thomas, G., Goldberg, J.H., Cannon, D., and Hillis, S., (2002), “Surface textures improve the robustness of stereoscopic displays," J. of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society,” 44(1): 157-170.
• Thomas, G., Reagan, M., Bettis, E.A., III, Cabrol, N., Rathe, A. (2001), “Analysis of science team activities during the 1999 Marsokhod Rover Field Experiment: Implications for automated planetary surface exploration,” Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets 106(E4): 7775-7783.

Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships: Member, Phi Kappa Phi-Engineering Honor Society; Human Factors and Ergonomics Society; Institute of Industrial Engineering.