Thomas Poon
Thomas Poon | |
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| 17th President of Loyola Marymount University | |
| Assumed office June 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Timothy Law Snyder |
| President of Pitzer College | |
Interim | |
| In office July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Laura Skandera Trombley |
| Succeeded by | Melvin L. Oliver |
| Scientific career | |
| Alma mater | Fairfield University University of California, Los Angeles |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Loyola Marymount University |
| Thesis | Trans-cyclooctene as a mechanistic tool in the ene reactions of singlet oxygen and triazolinediones and photophysical properties of metallated fullerenes (1995) |
Thomas Poon is an American chemist serving as the 17th President of the Loyola Marymount University. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Provost of the institution, as well as Acting President of Pitzer College in 2014, and Interim President from July 2015 to July 2016.