Dr. Thompson obtained a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Florida. He holds an Innovation Leadership Certificate from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. He conducted research through the National Science Foundation during his academic studies at: Georgia Southern University; Georgia Institute of Technology; Graz Institute of Technology (Graz, Austria); and the University of Florida. Thus far, Dr. Thompson has 21 publications and scientific presentations, 3 patents, and 1 commercial product. During his Ph.D., he worked at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research in Dresden, Germany and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. Some of his awards include: Florida Education-McKnight Dissertation Fellowship, UF International-Research Abroad Scholarship, University of Florida Graduate School Scholarship, Coca-Cola Scholarship, Colgate-Palmolive Award, SMART Science Award, Agape Family Church (Rahway, NJ) "2016 Men Who Rock" Award, AkzoNobel 2017 Early Career Scientist Award, Georgia Southern University 40 under 40 Class of 2018, Kappa Alpha Psi New Brunswick Alumni (NBA) Chapter President's Award, and New Brunswick (NJ) Alumni Chapter Mentorship Service Award. Currently, he is a New Product Development Program Leader at Albemarle Corporation where he lead innovations in the Oil and Gas Industry. Also, he is a Chemistry Professor at Union County College (Cranford, NJ). He is a mentor for the Kappa Leadership League under the umbrella of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated and a judge for high school and college science fairs with the American Chemical Society of New Jersey.
