Thomas J. Katz

Thomas Joseph Katz
Residence United States
Citizenship United States
Fields Organic chemistry
Institutions Columbia University,
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison,
Harvard
Known for Metal-Sandwich Compounds
Mechanism of Metal-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions
Valence Isomers of Benzene
Olefin Metathesis Reaction
Enyne Metathesis Reaction
Notable awards Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (1995)

Thomas J. Katz is an American organic chemist, who is known for his experimental work with prisman, olefin metathesis, and enyne metathesis.

Training

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

Katz's academic ties started with assistant professorship at the Columbia University (1961-1964), followed by an associate professorship in chemistry (1964–1968) and then a full professorship at the Columbia University in 1968.

References

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