Eric Thacher

Eric Thacher
Professor Emeritus
251 CAMP
Clarkson University
PO Box 5725
Potsdam, NY 13699-5725

Phone: 315-268-3970
Fax: 315-268-6438
E-mail: ethacher@clarkson.edu

Teaching
Professor Thacher's currently taught courses include:

ME445 - Integrated Design I
ME446 - Integrated Design II
ME504 - Design Methodology

Research Interest
Professor Thacher's current areas of interest are the fluid and thermal sciences, with emphasis on solar energy utilization and direct energy conversion, and the use of project-based learning communities in engineering education.

Specific Topics of Interest

  • Inverse radiation heat transfer in enclosures
  • Solar-electric vehicle simulation
  • Combined photovoltaic-thermoelectric energy conversion
  • Writing a book called "a solar car primer"