"Dr. Frederick J. Thomas Professor, Physics Department (retired) CEO, Learning with Math Machines, Inc. Sinclair Community College 10082 Dove Drive Dayton, Ohio 45402, USA Freeland, MI 48623 Voice phone: 989-573-8729 Email: fred.thomas@mathmachines.net

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EDUCATION Ph.D. in Science Education from Indiana University, minor in Comparative and International Education, 1976. M.S. in Foundations of Education from Purdue University, 1972. B.S. in Physics from Michigan State University, 1967 (National Merit Scholar, graduated with ""high honor""). Additional graduate work in Physics and Meteorology at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1967-68) and in Physics and Chemistry at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1981-83) TECHNICAL SKILLS National Instruments LabVIEW programming ArcVIEW GIS data presentations Design of printed circuit boards CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) EXPERIENCE 2007 – present President and Trustee of Learning with Math Machines, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. 2004 – 2008 Co-Owner and CEO of Math Machines, Ltd. 1983 – 2005 Physics and Astronomy faculty member at Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, USA. (Associate Professor 1983-1988; Professor 1988-2005; Chairman of Physics Dept. from 1989 to 1995. 2002 – 2005 Co-Principle Investigator, “Connecting Math, Science and Technology” (NSF ATE Grant DUE- 0202202). This $400,000 grant is aimed helping math and science teachers at the secondary and college levels incorporate hands-on activities that use graphing calculators in authentic, career-related learning tasks. 1995 - 1999 Co-Principle Investigator, National Center of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Education (NSF ATE Grant DUE-9454571). This $5,000,000 grant was aimed at changing how manufacturing technicians are educated, particularly in aligning science and math education with the needs of modern industry. 1979 - 1983 Assistant Professor in Secondary Science Education and Environmental Education at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. 1978 - 1979 Assistant Professor in Physics at Shawnee State Community College, Portsmouth, Ohio. 1976 - 1978 Lecturer in Physical Science and Science Education at Riverina College of Advanced Education, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. 1972 - 1973 Math and science teacher at St. Johnsbury Junior High School, St. Johnsbury, Vermont. 1969 - 1971 Physics and physical science teacher at SDA Secondary School, Bekwai, Ashanti, Ghana."