Research Personnel
Alan Thomas
Director, Office of Technology and Intellectual Property
Alan Thomas, Director, Office of Technology and Intellectual Property
Alan Thomas is the Director of the Office of Technology and Intellectual Property (UChicagoTech) at the University of Chicago. His previous work experience includes directing licensing activities at ARCH Development Corporation, formerly the licensing and business development arm of the University of Chicago; technology transfer and business development for the Institute for Applied Colloid Technology, a German-based technical consultancy and licensor of technology to the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry; Business Development Manager for Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a venture-backed ARCH start-up, now public (Symbol: NANX), in the area of ultrafine powders based on technology from Argonne National Laboratory; and chemical engineering with ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) in the U.K.
Alan has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from University College London, an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, and is a Chartered Chemical Engineer.