Pamela Thomas

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Pamela Thomas
Alma mater University of Oxford
Known for Condensed matter physics
Scientific career
Institutions University of Warwick
Doctoral advisor Mike Glazer

Pamela Anne Thomas is a British condensed matter physicist, and former 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] From September 2020 to April 2024, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Faraday Institution, an organisation which advances energy storage science and technology. [4]

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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. [5]

Career

In 1992, Thomas was awarded the Physical Crystallography Prize of the British Crystallographic Association. [6]

From 2009–2012, Thomas was the Director of the Science City Research Alliance (SCRA) for the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick. [7] 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. [8] [9] 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. [10]

In 2011, Thomas was appointed the Chair of the Faculty of Science at the University of Warwick. [11] Thomas was the Pro Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Warwick, [12] and served as a Pro Vice Chancellor from 2014 to 2021. [13] She served as a trustee of the Faraday Institution before being appointed its chief executive in September 2020, [14] and was previously on the board of the Alan Turing Institute where she represented the University of Warwick. [15] Thomas chaired the UK's Open Research Data Task Force, [16] [17] which was established by Jo Johnson in 2016. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Prof. Pam A. Thomas".
  2. ↑ "Ferroelectrics Group, University of Warwick".
  3. ↑ "Ferroelectrics & Crystallography Group, University of Warwick" . Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pam Thomas Appointed Chief Executive of Faraday Institution". The Faraday Institution. 24 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "'Optical activity in crystals', P. A. Thomas, DPhil Thesis, University of Oxford".
  6. ↑ "Prizes of the Physical Crystallography Group, British Crystallography Association".
  7. ↑ "New Director for Science City Research Alliance".
  8. ↑ "Science City Research Alliance". University of Warwick. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Science City Research Alliance Hosts Discovery Day". University of Birmingham. 7 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "University of Warwick - REF 2014 results". Research Excellence Framework. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "New Faculty Chairs 2011: Professor Pam Thomas and Professor Simon Swain".
  12. ↑ "Research at the University of Warwick" . Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Appointment of Pro-Vice-Chancellors, University of Warwick".
  14. ↑ "BOARD OF TRUSTEES" . Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Professor Stephen Jarvis appointed to the Turing's Board of Trustees".
  16. ↑ "Realising the potential: Final report of the Open Research Data Task Force" (PDF). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "UKRI welcomes publication of open research reports" . Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "Open Research Data Task Force: final report" . Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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