Thomas Poon

Thomas Poon
Residence California, United States
Fields Chemistry
Institutions Pitzer College
Alma mater Fairfield University, University of California, Los Angeles
Known for Organic Chemistry

Thomas Poon is a professor of chemistry at W. M. Keck Science Department and is a faculty member of Pitzer College in Claremont, California.[1] He is serving a one-year term as the Acting President of Pitzer College. He served as the Acting President of Pitzer College during the Fall 2014 semester, while then-President Laura Skandera Trombley fulfilled a semester-long sabbatical.[2][3][4] He used to be the Senior Associate Dean at Pitzer College, a position in which he worked to address a number of campus issues.[5]

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.[6][7] He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the Council on Undergraduate Research.[8] He has contributed to a number of notable research projects. [9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

Personal life

Thomas Poon earned his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Fairfield University and a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles.[12]

Poon is an Asian-American man. In an interview, Poon stated that he is the son of immigrant parents.[13] 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.[14]

References

  1. ↑ http://kecksci.claremont.edu/faculty/profile.asp?FacultyID=24. Keck Science Department. Missing or empty |title= (help); External link in |website= (help);
  2. ↑ "President Trombley to Take Sabbatical". The Student Life newspaper.
  3. ↑ Boehm, Mike (December 3, 2014). "Laura Skandera Trombley is named new president of Huntington Library". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ "Laura Skandera Trombley Resigns as President of Pitzer College". Pitzer College Office of Communications.
  5. ↑ Brookshire, Rae (March 7, 2013). "Mind the Gender Gap". The Claremont Portside newspaper.
  6. ↑ "Textbook: Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 4th Edition". John Wiley & Sons.
  7. ↑ "Pitzer College Professor Authors New Organic Chemistry Book". Pitzer College.
  8. ↑ "Organic Letters". American Chemical Society.
  9. ↑ Clark, Patterson (January 31, 2012). "Urban Jungle: Sweetgum Fruits". Washington Post.
  10. ↑ Yicheng, He (March 17, 2014). "Senior Associate Dean of Pitzer College Visits PKU". Peking University; News Express.
  11. ↑ "Pitzer College - ALS Ice Bucket Challenge". Pitzer College YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Thomas Poon, Ph.D.". Claremont McKenna College.
  13. ↑ Kawar, Chance (October 10, 2014). "Filling Trombley's Shoes: A Q&A with Pitzer Interim President Thomas Poon". The Student Life newspaper.
  14. ↑ "Claremont Colleges". JSD ochem.
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