Thomas Cooper

Thomas Cooper is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, Canada. Dr. Cooper is founder of the CooperLab which conducts fundamental and applied research in the fields of thermal science, optics, materials, and energy science. The current research focus is on the development of new systems for efficiently harvesting solar energy and converting it into useful forms including clean water, electricity, heat, and fuels. Dr. Cooper received his BASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto, and his MSc and DrSc in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich. Prior to joining the Mechanical Engineering faculty at the Lassonde School of Engineering, Dr. Cooper was a postdoctoral associate in the NanoEngineering group at MIT.