Pamela Thomas
Pamela Anne Thomas is a British condensed matter physicist, and Pro Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Warwick,[1] where she leads the Ferroelectrics & Crystallography group.[2] Her work focuses on the structure and related properties of ferroelectric, piezoelectric and nonlinear optical crystals, ceramics and thin-films.[3]
Pamela Thomas | |
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Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Known for | Condensed matter physics |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Warwick |
Doctoral advisor | Mike Glazer |
Education
Thomas studied at Physics at the University of Oxford. She completed her DPhil, 'Optical activity in crystals' at the University of Oxford in 1987 under Professor Mike Glazer.[4]
Career
In 1992, Thomas was awarded the Physical Crystallography Prize of the British Crystallographic Association.[5]
From 2009–2012, Thomas was the Director of the Science City Research Alliance (SCRA) for the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick.[6] SCRA was a collaboration between the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick, intended to provide world-leading research and knowledge support across three major platforms: advanced materials, energy futures and translational medicine.[7][8] Set up in Warwick & Birmingham, with support from the European Regional Development Fund and by Advantage West Midlands, it provided a £58 M investment in state-of-the-art equipment, housed in purpose-designed buildings with dedicated technical support and HEFCE funded (£10 M) research fellows.[9]
In 2011, Thomas was appointed the Chair of the Faculty of Science at the University of Warwick.[10] Thomas is the Pro Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Warwick,[11] and has been a Pro Vice Chancellor since 2014.[12] She is also a trustee of the Faraday Institution,[13] and was previously on the board of the Alan Turing Institute where she represented the University of Warwick.[14] Thomas chaired the UK's Open Research Data Task Force,[15][16] which was established by Jo Johnson in 2016.[17]
References
- "Prof. Pam A. Thomas".
- "Ferroelectrics Group, University of Warwick".
- "Ferroelectrics & Crystallography Group, University of Warwick". Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "'Optical activity in crystals', P. A. Thomas, DPhil Thesis, University of Oxford".
- "Prizes of the Physical Crystallography Group, British Crystallography Association".
- "New Director for Science City Research Alliance".
- "Science City Research Alliance". University of Warwick. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "Science City Research Alliance Hosts Discovery Day". University of Birmingham. 7 January 2011.
- "University of Warwick - REF 2014 results". Research Excellence Framework. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "New Faculty Chairs 2011: Professor Pam Thomas and Professor Simon Swain".
- "Research at the University of Warwick". Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "Appointment of Pro-Vice-Chancellors, University of Warwick".
- "BOARD OF TRUSTEES". Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "Professor Stephen Jarvis appointed to the Turing's Board of Trustees".
- "Realising the potential: Final report of the Open Research Data Task Force" (PDF). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "UKRI welcomes publication of open research reports". Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "Open Research Data Task Force: final report". Retrieved 7 March 2020.