ABOUT US
Thomas Morel - President & Founder
Dr. Morel founded Gamma Technologies, Inc. in 1994, as an engineering software firm serving the automotive and engine industry. Today, Dr. Morel's primary area of responsibility includes the overall management of GTI and on the technical side, of GT-SUITE development. His technical work focuses on the development of new fluid dynamics models in GT-SUITE, acoustics and on modeling of turbochargers. He is a strong proponent of multi-disciplinary integrated tools, and the evolution of GT-SUITE reflects this philosophy.
An automotive industry veteran, Dr. Morel started his career with eight years at General Motors R&D Labs. He was also a founder of Integral Technologies, Inc. (ITI), an engine consulting firm specializing in the development of CAE software products. There he was responsible for the development and application of advanced CAE design methodologies for internal combustion engines. He was the principal developer of the engine design analysis codes WAVE and IRIS. Primarily because of these successful commercial engine simulation tools, ITI was acquired in 1988 by Ricardo. After the acquisition, Dr. Morel was for 5 years the Executive Vice President of Ricardo North America and continued to be responsible for commercial software development.
Dr. Morel also has expertise in vehicle aerodynamics. It includes his work on the aerodynamic design of the rocket-powered land speed record holder "The Blue Flame", at 622 mph (1001 km/h) in 1970. He also contributed to basic research on drag generation on bluff bodies (such as cars and trucks) during his years at General Motors. He has also worked methods for wind-tunnel design, and one of his methods is often used for the design of contraction cones.
Dr. Morel received his Ph.D. from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an honorary degree Doctor Honoris Causa from the Czech Technical University in Prague. His contributions to engineering have been widely recognized, and he is a Fellow of Society of Automotive Engineers, and Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is also a Past Chairman of the ASME Fluids Engineering Division and a Past Chair of the SAE Fellow Selection Committee. Dr. Morel's direct technical contributions are reflected in over 90 publications, and he has received several awards for best publications and presentations. He is a holder of one U.S. patent.