Dr. Christine Thomas '01 - Career Path and Research Work

As part of the Bicentennial Chemistry Department Alumni Symposium, Dr. Thomas will discuss her career path and research work since graduation in 2001. 

Biography:

Christine Thomas received her B.S. in chemistry from Lafayette College in 2001, where she worked with Professor Chip Nataro. She received her Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry in 2006 at the California Institute of Technology under the direction of Professor Jonas C. Peters, then completed 2 years of postdoctoral work under the direction of Professors Marcetta Y. Darensbourg and Michael B. Hall at Texas A&M University. In 2008, Christine began her career as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Brandeis University and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013 and to full Professor in 2016. In 2018, Christine relocated to The Ohio State University, where she is currently the Phyllis and Richard Leet Endowed Chair. Throughout her career, Christine has won awards for her research, teaching, and mentorship, including the DOE Early Career award, the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, the NSF CAREER award, the Michael L. Walzer Award for Excellence in Teaching (Brandeis), the Harlan Hatcher Distinguished Professor Award, and the Susan M. Hartmann Award for Mentoring and Leadership. Christine served as an Associate Editor for Dalton Transactions for 9 years and is currently a member of the Editorial Advisory Boards for Dalton Transactions, Chemical Science, Inorganic Chemistry, and Polyhedron.