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Jim Thomson

Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

206-616-0858 / jthomson@apl.washington.edu

Expertise: Wave hazards in the Arctic Ocean

Jim Thomson is also an oceanographer at the UW Applied Physics Laboratory


JIM THOMSON'S RECENT MENTIONS IN THE NEWS

  • Senate secures funding for new ice breakers | KING 5
  • Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star departs Seattle for important Arctic mission | KING 5
  • Ocean robot goes where no robot has gone before | Oceans Deeply
  • Validating tall tales of rogue waves | Hakai Magazine

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JIM THOMSON'S RECENTLY TAGGED POSTS

  • Video: Warming Arctic means less ice, bigger waves
  • Fall storms, coastal erosion focus of northern Alaska research cruise
  • UW team sending autonomous surfboard to explore Antarctic waters
  • Public talks kick off study of ice loss, warming and coastal changes in northern Alaska
  • Wave Glider surfs across stormy Drake Passage in Antarctica

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JIM THOMSON'S RECENT VIDEOS

  • Video: Warming Arctic means less ice, bigger waves
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