Thomas Hamilton

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Senior Physical Scientist
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in physics, Columbia University; A.B. in physics, Harvard University

Overview

Previous Positions

Faculty, Department of Astronomy, Caltech

Recent Projects

  • Los Angeles International Airport security
  • U.S. Air Force (USAF) tanker acquisition
  • Unmanned aerial vehicle employment by the USAF
  • USAF test and evaluation

Selected Publications

Donald Stevens et al., Implementing Security Improvement Options at Los Angeles International Airport, RAND Corporation (DB-499-1), 2006

Donald Stevens et al., Near-Term Options for Improving Security at Los Angeles International Airport, RAND Corporation (DB-468-1), 2006

Thomas Hamilton and Richard Mesic, A Simple Game-Theoretic Approach to Suppression of Enemy Defenses and Other Time Critical Target Analyses, RAND Corporation (DB-385), 2004

Michael Kennedy et al., Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for KC-135 Recapitalization: Executive Summary, RAND Corporation (MG-495), 2004

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Chicago Public Radio; Los Angeles Times