Fields Chemistry Institution Pitzer College Known for Organic chemistry | Name Thomas Poon Institutions Pitzer College | |
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Residence California, United States Alma mater Fairfield University, University of California, Los Angeles Books Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Student Solutions Manual | ||
Charge to the class of 2016 interim president thomas poon pitzer college 2016 commencement
Thomas Poon is a professor of chemistry at W. M. Keck Science Department and is a faculty member of Pitzer College in Claremont, California. Poon will become the Executive Vice President and Provost of the Loyola Marymount University and professor of chemistry on June 1, 2017. He served as Acting President of Pitzer College in 2014 and Interim President from July 2015 to July 2016.
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- Charge to the class of 2016 interim president thomas poon pitzer college 2016 commencement
- Pitzer College
- Personal life
- References
Pitzer College
Poon co-authored a chemistry textbook called Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 4th Edition in 2010, which was published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the Council on Undergraduate Research. He has contributed to a number of notable research projects.
In January 2014, Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley announced she had tapped Poon to serve as Acting President during a leave of absence she would be taking in the fall. Poon assumed the role of Acting President in September 2014.
He has travelled abroad on behalf of Pitzer College. He visited to Peking University in China to meet with university officials. He also participated in the Pitzer College ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in September 2014 using only a small glass of ice water, in an effort to raise awareness about the disease and the California drought.
Personal life
Thomas Poon earned his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Fairfield University in 1990 and a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1995.
Poon is an Asian-American man. In an interview, Poon stated that he is the son of immigrant parents. He has cited his father, who brought his family to the United States, as a significant personal inspiration.
He has participated in a number of triathlons and marathons, including the New York City and Boston marathons.