Background
Meyer, Thomas J. was born on December 3, 1941 in Dennison, Ohio, United States. Son of Harold Arthur and Sybil (Reece) Meyer.
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Thomas J. Meyer
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Bachelor of Science, Ohio U., 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1966.
Career
North Atlantic Treaty Organization postdoctoral research fellow, U. College London, 1967;
assistant professor of chemistry, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1968-1972;
associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1972-1975;
professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1975;
Master of Arts Smith professor of chemistry, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1982-1986;
Kenan professor of chemistry, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1986;
department chairman chemistry, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1985-1990;
director curriculum in applied science, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991-1994;
vice chancellor and provost for graduate studies and research, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1994. Educational consultant Dillard U., New Orleans, 1974. Member Executive Committee Material Research Center, U. North Carolina, 1974-1977.
Member North Atlantic Treaty Organization Applied Science International commission on mixed valence compounds in chemistry, physics and biology, University of Oxford, 1979. Member chemical dynamics review National Science Foundation, 1980. Advising committee proram in molecular biology and biotechnology U. North Carolina, since 1986, faculty industrial relations committee School Medicine, since 1986.
Member department chemistry Haverford Review Committee, 1986. Member chemistry review committee Department Energy-SERI, 1986-1988, chairman, 1987-1988. Member review committee forchemistry Argonne National Laboratory, University of Chicago, 1987.
Chairman outside review panel U. Rochester Science and Technology Center, 1989-1994, review committee for chemistry Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1990-1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member North Carolina Board Science and Technology, since 1995. Board directors North Carolina Biotechnology Center, since 1994, Triangle Universities Center for Advanced Study, Inc., since 1995. Trustee Association Universities Inc., since 1995.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, NAS, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Association of University Professors, American Chemical Society(Executive Committee division inorganic chemistry 1982-1984, chair 1994, Charles H. Stone award Piedmont section 1982, Monsanto Company award in inorganic chemistry 1990, Southern Chemist of Year award Memphis section 1992, chair division inorganic chemistry 1994), Royal Australian Chemical Institute (inorganic division Nyholm award 1996), Interam. Photochem. Society (award 1997).
Connections
Married Sandra L. Meyer, June 5, 1963. Children: Tyler, Justin.
