Tom Apple

Thomas Mark Apple,[1] chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa June 2012[2] – August 2014[3] is a scientist whose research focuses on magnetic resonance spectroscopy. As the chief executive officer of the university, he was responsible for the leadership, administration and management of the academic enterprise.[4] His tenure as chancellor was marked by conflicts[5] with deans, other university leaders, and community leaders.[6][7][8]

Before joining University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Apple served as provost of the University of Delaware.[9] Prior to that, he was dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at that campus. He has also held key positions at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[10] in New York, including vice provost, dean of graduate education, interim vice provost for institute diversity, and chair of the department of chemistry.

A native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Apple received his doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of Delaware, and his Bachelor of Science in biology from Pennsylvania State University. He is a published author with numerous works in a variety of journals, including Chemistry of Materials,[11] Macromolecules,[12] and Journal of Materials Research.[13]

  1. ^ Documents : BA in Continental European Studies
  2. ^ "Mānoa: Chancellor-Designate Tom Apple arrives on campus June 18 - University of Hawaii News". hawaii.edu.
  3. ^ "Dozens gather for Apple's last day as UH-Manoa chancellor". KHON2.
  4. ^ "University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa: Campus Administration". hawaii.edu.
  5. ^ "WEB EXCLUSIVE: UH-Stevie Wonder Concert Chronology". hawaiinewsnow.com. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Apple remains Mānoa chancellor, university says". Ka Leo O Hawaii. 13 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Key UH booster resigns over differences with Tom Apple". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
  8. ^ AB Staff. "TV Station: U. of Hawaii 'Cost Itself Millions' in Rights - Athletic Business". athleticbusiness.com.
  9. ^ Office of Communications and Marketing. "Administration". udel.edu.
  10. ^ "Polytechnic Institute Center for Polymer Synthesis". rpi.edu. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  11. ^ Xiao, Lixiang; Zhang, Haifeng; Scanlon, Eugene; Ramanathan, L. S.; Choe, Eui-Won; Rogers, Diana; Apple, Tom; Benicewicz, Brian C. (1 October 2005). "High-Temperature Polybenzimidazole Fuel Cell Membranes via a Sol−Gel Process". Chemistry of Materials. 17 (21): 5328–5333. doi:10.1021/cm050831+.
  12. ^ Wu, Zhizhong; Papandrea, Jerry P.; Apple, Tom; Interrante, Leonard V. (1 July 2004). "Cross-Linkable Carbosilane Polymers with Imbedded Disilacyclobutane Rings Derived by Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization". Macromolecules. 37 (14): 5257–5264. Bibcode:2004MaMol..37.5257W. doi:10.1021/ma049760a.
  13. ^ Narisawa, Masaki; Hasegawa, Takeshi; Okamura, Kiyohito; Itoh, Masayoshi; Apple, Thomas; Moraes, Kevin V.; Interrante, Leonard V. (January 2002). "Synthesis of Silicon Carbide Films from Partially Oxidized Polyvinylsilane by Carbon Tetrachloride Solution Casting". Journal of Materials Research. 17 (1): 214–223. Bibcode:2002JMatR..17..214N. doi:10.1557/JMR.2002.0031.