Tomas Larsen

Background

Tomas Larsen is on the faculty of the Department of Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering and holds a Ph.D. from McGill University. Before Porter, Tomas was a manufacturing engineer for a defense contractor.

Tomas's work centers on teaching and curriculum in supply-chain operations and facilities and systems design, including course redesign and mentoring newer instructors.

Areas of expertise

• Supply-chain operations
• Facilities and systems design
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Tomas regularly teaches courses in Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Technology. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Tomas designs courses around clear, visible learning outcomes, frequent retrieval practice, and prompt feedback, and revises the sequence each year based on where students actually get stuck.

Advising and office hours

Tomas advises students in the Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Tomas's recent activity centers on teaching scholarship and curriculum work in supply-chain operations and facilities and systems design. Representative items:

• A redesigned course sequence in supply-chain operations, with open or low-cost materials.
• A conference presentation on teaching facilities and systems design at the undergraduate level.
• Mentoring of new instructors and teaching assistants in the department.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Tomas has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Tomas is email (tlarsen@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.