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Thomas Breunung is a Researcher and Principal Investigator of the Dynamics, Structures, and Data (DSD) Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Mechanical Engineering. His work integrates applied mathematics, physics, and data science to study nonlinear structural dynamics, vibrations, and stochastic systems, with applications in aerospace engineering, biological systems, and oceanography.
He holds a PhD from ETH Zurich (2021), an MS and BS from Technische Universität Darmstadt (2016, 2013). His research focuses on analytical, computational, and experimental methods to understand complex dynamic systems, including vibration attenuation, rogue wave prediction, and nonlinear oscillator identification.
Notable awards include the 2023 ASME Outstanding Reviewer Award and the 2020 USNC/TAM Fellowship. Current courses taught include E M A 545 (Mechanical Vibrations) and M E 440 (Intermediate Vibrations). The DSD Lab emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, combining theoretical rigor with practical engineering solutions.
Breunung's recent work explores data-driven forecasting of extreme events, stochastic noise utilization in vibration control, and robust system identification techniques. Ongoing projects include improving predictions of freak waves using field measurements and developing computationally efficient models for nonlinear mechanical systems.
