Thomas Martin Eads

Background

Eads, Thomas Martin was born on December 9, 1951 in Pittsburgh. Son of David Kirk and Florence Helen (Di Domenicis) Eads.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biophysics, Penn State University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, 1981.

Career

Research biochemist, Rohm & Haas Company, Springhouse, Pennsylvania, 1973-1975; graduate research associate, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Pennsylvania, 1975-1980; postdoctoral fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1981-1983; postdoctoral fellow, U. Rochester, New York, 1983-1984; group leader, senior scientist, Kraft Foods, Glenview, Illinois, 1985-1989; associate professor food science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1990. Consultant Hershey Foods and other companies, 1990-1995. Founder, president MolecularOrigins, Inc., Indianapolis, 1995.

Achievements

• Thomas Martin Eads has been listed as a notable Food scientist educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute Food Technologists, American Chemical Society, American Oil Chemist's Society, Sierra Club.

Interests

• Avocations: Arctic exploration, backpacking, civil rights.

Connections

Father:

David Kirk Eads

Mother:

Florence Helen (Di Domenicis) Eads