Robert K. Thomas
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Robert Kemeys Thomas FRS (born 25 September 1941) is a physical chemist
working in the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory
(PTCL) at the University of Oxford
.
He was born in Harpenden, the son of the Rev. Herbert Thomas and Agnes (née McLaren) Thomas. He married Pamela Woods in 1968. They have three children.
He was educated at St John's College, Oxford.
He is a Fellow of University College
, Oxford. He works in the field of soft condensed matter and is a pioneer in the development of neutron scattering and reflectivity techniques. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
in 1998.
Physical chemistry
Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic, atomic, subatomic, and particulate phenomena in chemical systems in terms of physical laws and concepts...
working in the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory
The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory is a major chemistry laboratory at the University of Oxford, England. It is located in main Science Area of the University on South Parks Road...
(PTCL) at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
.
He was born in Harpenden, the son of the Rev. Herbert Thomas and Agnes (née McLaren) Thomas. He married Pamela Woods in 1968. They have three children.
He was educated at St John's College, Oxford.
He is a Fellow of University College
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
, Oxford. He works in the field of soft condensed matter and is a pioneer in the development of neutron scattering and reflectivity techniques. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1998.