Thomas Darrah Thomas

Background

Thomas, Thomas Darrah was born on April 8, 1932 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Woodlief and Jean (Darrah) Thomas.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Haverford College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1957.

Career

Instructor chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1957-1958; assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1959; research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1959-1961; assistant professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1961-1966; associate professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1966-1971; professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1971-1989; distinguished professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1989-1997; department chairman chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1981-1984; director Center Advanced Materials Research, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1986-1991; Distinguished professor emeritus, Oregon State University, Corvallis, since 1997. Consultant Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1965.

Achievements

• Thomas Darrah Thomas has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society. Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Barbara Joan Rassweiler, September 8, 1956. Children: David, Steven, Kathleen, Susan.

Father:

Woodlief Thomas

Mother:

Jean (Darrah) Thomas

Spouse:

Barbara Joan Rassweiler

child:

Steven Thomas

child:

David Thomas

child:

Kathleen Thomas

child:

Susan Thomas