Thomas J. Katz
Thomas J. Katz | |
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| Born | Thomas Joseph Katz |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Known for | Metal-Sandwich Compounds Mechanism of Metal-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions Valence Isomers of Benzene Olefin Metathesis Reaction Enyne Metathesis Reaction |
| Children | Joshua Katz |
| Awards | Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (1995) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
Thomas Joseph Katz is an American organic chemist known for his experimental work with prismane, olefin metathesis, and enyne metathesis. He is an emeritus professor at Columbia University.
Training
[edit]Katz earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1956 and received his doctoral thesis in chemistry at Harvard in 1959.[1]
Academic career
[edit]Katz was an instructor at Columbia University from 1959 until 1961, following by an assistant professorship from 1961to 1964. He became an associate professor in 1964, and then a full professor in 1968.[2] In 1965, he was a visiting associate professor at University of California Berkeley. In 2009, he retired, becoming professor emeritus.
References
[edit]- ^ Katz Group Department of Chemistry
- ^ "Chemistry Group". 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
