Thomas Poon is the Executive Vice President and Provost of the Loyola Marymount University and professor of chemistry. He served as Acting President of Pitzer College in 2014 and Interim President from July 2015 to July 2016.[1]
Poon co-authored a chemistry textbook called Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 4th Edition in 2010, which was published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc.[2][3] He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the Council on Undergraduate Research.[4] He has contributed to a number of notable research projects.[5]
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 autumn. Poon assumed the role of Acting President in September 2014.
He has travelled abroad on behalf of Pitzer College.[6] 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.[7]
In an interview, Poon stated that he is the son of an immigrant father. He has cited his father, who brought his family to the United States, as a significant personal inspiration.[9]
He has participated in a number of triathlons and marathons, including the New York City and Boston marathons.[10]
Referencesedit
^"LMU Names Thomas Poon as Executive Vice President and Provost". Loyola Marymount University. 2017-03-09. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^. John Wiley & Sons. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23.
^"Pitzer College Professor Authors New Organic Chemistry Book". Pitzer College.
^Poon, Thomas; Turro, Nicholas J.; Chapman, Jessica; Lakshminarasimhan, P.; Lei, Xuegong; Jockusch, Steffen; Franz, Roberto; Washington, Ilyas; Adam, Waldemar; Bosio, Sara G. (2003). "Stereochemical Features of the Physical and Chemical Interactions of Singlet Oxygen with Enecarbamates". Organic Letters. 5 (26): 4951–4953. doi:10.1021/ol035856y. PMID 14682737.
^Clark, Patterson (January 31, 2012). "Urban Jungle: Sweetgum Fruits". Washington Post.
^Yicheng, He (March 17, 2014). . Peking University; News Express. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015.
^"Pitzer College - ALS Ice Bucket Challenge". Pitzer College YouTube.
thomas, poon, executive, vice, president, provost, loyola, marymount, university, professor, chemistry, served, acting, president, pitzer, college, 2014, interim, president, from, july, 2015, july, 2016, alma, materfairfield, universityuniversity, california, . Thomas Poon is the Executive Vice President and Provost of the Loyola Marymount University and professor of chemistry He served as Acting President of Pitzer College in 2014 and Interim President from July 2015 to July 2016 1 Thomas PoonAlma materFairfield UniversityUniversity of California Los AngelesKnown forOrganic ChemistryScientific careerFieldsChemistryInstitutionsLoyola Marymount UniversityPitzer College editPoon co authored a chemistry textbook called Introduction to Organic Chemistry 4th Edition in 2010 which was published by John Wiley and Sons Inc 2 3 He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the Council on Undergraduate Research 4 He has contributed to a number of notable research projects 5 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 autumn Poon assumed the role of Acting President in September 2014 He has travelled abroad on behalf of Pitzer College 6 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 7 Personal life editThomas 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 8 In an interview Poon stated that he is the son of an immigrant father He has cited his father who brought his family to the United States as a significant personal inspiration 9 He has participated in a number of triathlons and marathons including the New York City and Boston marathons 10 References edit LMU Names Thomas Poon as Executive Vice President and Provost Loyola Marymount University 2017 03 09 Retrieved April 30 2017 Textbook Introduction to Organic Chemistry 4th Edition John Wiley amp Sons Archived from the original on 2015 01 23 Pitzer College Professor Authors New Organic Chemistry Book Pitzer College Poon Thomas Turro Nicholas J Chapman Jessica Lakshminarasimhan P Lei Xuegong Jockusch Steffen Franz Roberto Washington Ilyas Adam Waldemar Bosio Sara G 2003 Stereochemical Features of the Physical and Chemical Interactions of Singlet Oxygen with Enecarbamates Organic Letters 5 26 4951 4953 doi 10 1021 ol035856y PMID 14682737 Clark Patterson January 31 2012 Urban Jungle Sweetgum Fruits Washington Post Yicheng He March 17 2014 Senior Associate Dean of Pitzer College Visits PKU Peking University News Express Archived from the original on January 23 2015 Pitzer College ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Pitzer College YouTube Thomas Poon Ph D Claremont McKenna College Kawar Chance October 10 2014 Filling Trombley s Shoes A Q amp A with Pitzer Interim President Thomas Poon The Student Life newspaper Claremont Colleges JSD ochem Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Poon amp oldid 1140136346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
