Bob Thomas was an energetic, innovative, and dedicated facilitator and promoter of reliability engineering. He worked effectively over the decades to help make sure that IRPS remained both technologically and technically the best in the world.
1976283 "Microcircuit package gas analysis," Thomas
1983001 [Best Paper Award]
"Phenomenological observationsn on electromigration" Thomas & Calabrese
1985228 [Outstanding Paper Award]
"The identification & elimination of human contamination in the manufacture of ICs," Thomas & Calabrese
2006001 [Invited]
"Jewel recovery from past IRPS proceedings," Blish & Thomas
[ http://www.irps.org/06-44th/V06/Jewels/jr070121a.htm] (virtual includes hillock & spittle video)
Letter to editor Rome NY