MAJ Theodore Thomas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Course Director - NE474 (Radiation Safety) Physics and Nuclear Engineering theodore.thomas [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications MAJ Theodore Thomas is an assistant professor with the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He served as an enlisted soldier and Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) for more than 10 years in the Army as an X-ray technologist and combat medic. He served in multiple duty stations and positions before receiving a direct commission as a 72A, Nuclear Medical Science Officer. As a 72A, MAJ Thomas has served in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center as the Assistant Chief of Radiation Safety, the William Beaumont Army Medical Center as the Chief Radiation Safety Officer, and the 20th CBRNE Command as the Command Radiation Safety Officer and Force Health Protection Officer. After his time with the 20th CBRNE, MAJ Thomas was selected to be part of the Purdue Military Research Institute. He went to Purdue University, where he earned his Ph.D., researching integrated safety and security risk analysis methods for research reactors. Throughout his military career, MAJ Thomas earned other academic degrees (1 M.S., 2 B.S., and an A.A.). He has also been trained in various medical and nuclear response measures, including radiological emergency management, hazard operator training, medical effects of ionizing radiation, and more. MAJ Thomas is a member of the Health Physics Society. Outside of researching, teaching, learning, and the Army, he is an enthusiastic nerd who enjoys video games, tabletop games, reading, writing, and general nerd culture. More importantly, he is a father and a husband who loves his family and strives to provide the best for them. Ph.D., Health Physics - Purdue UniversityM.S., Health Physics - Oregon State UniversityB.S., Physician Assistant Studies - University of NebraskaB.S., Radiology Sciences - Midwestern State UniversityA.A., General Studies - Columbia College Research Interests Health Physics, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Safety, Radiological Emergency Response Tactics Current Research USMA Research: Neulasta efficacy as for casualty treatment in warfighter radiological responseCollaborative Research: Analyzing Analyzing Risk Through the Integration of Nuclear Safety and Security in a Research Reactors and Small Modular Reactors Selected Publications Thomas, T. & Harris, J. “Development of a Nuclear Safety and Security Integration Assessment Tool for Research Reactors and Associated Facilities.” The Health Physics Journal. 2024. Thomas, T. & Harris, J. “Approaching Risk Analysis Through Integration of Nuclear Safety and Security.” IAEA’s fourth International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS): Shaping the Future. May 2024.Thomas, T., Rane, S., & Harris, J. “A Case Study Assessing the Integration of Nuclear Safety and Security in Facilities using a Monte Carlo Simulation aided Analytical Hierarchy Process.” International Journal of Nuclear Security, 9 (1), January 2024, https://doi.org/10.7290/ijns.Thomas, T. & Harris, J. “Development Of An Alternative Nuclear Security And Safety Risk Analysis Method Using An Integration Assessment Tool And Consequence Indexing.” IRPA 16, 60th Annual HPS Conference. July 2024.LEE, J., RANE, S., THOMAS, T., and HARRIS, J. Development of a Potential Facility Risk Index for Nuclear Safety and Security Using a Hypothetical Terrorism Scenario with the PUR-1 Research Reactor, submitted to Nuclear Technology, March 2023.LEE, J., RANE, S., THOMAS, T., and HARRIS, J. Comparison of Safety and Security Risk of a Research Reactor with Accident Probability Analysis. Transactions of the Winter Meeting of the American Nuclear Society. Vol 127, No. 1, November 2022, Pages 772-775.HARRIS, J. T., RANE, S., LEE, J., and THOMAS, T. Development of a Modified Radiological Safety and Security Potential Facility Risk Index (PFRI). International Conference on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources: Accomplishments and Future Endeavors. IAEA June 2022, Vienna, Austria.