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Thomas A. Tombrello Ph.D. is the Chairman of the Division of Physics Mathematics and Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology and is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics. He has served as Caltech's Technology Assessment Officer since 1996. In this role Dr. Tombrello is responsible for identifying and evaluating new and promising technologies for the Institute. From 1987 to 1989 Dr. Tombrello was Vice President and Director of Research at Schlumberger-Doll Research.
Among his many honors Dr. Tombrello is a fellow of the American Physical Society. His research has primarily focused on applications of nuclear and ion beam physics to problems in materials science geochemistry and technology. Dr. Tombrello earned his B.A. M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics at Rice University in Houston. | 