Amgen Young Investigator (2010) NSF CAREER Award (2009–2014) Thieme Chemistry Journal Award (2008) Alan Sargeson Merit Award (2001–2003)

Organic, Synthetic, Catalysis

Total Synthesis & Method Development; Chemical Biology

Total Synthesis of the Galbulimima Alkaloids Himandravine and GB17 using Biomimetic Diels–Alder Reactions of Double Diene Precursors, Larson, R. T.; Pemberton, R. P.; Franke, J. M.; Tantillo, D. J.; Thomson, R. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 11197–11204 Investigations into Apopinene as a Biorenewable Monomer for Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization, Strick, B. J.; Delferro, M.; Geiger, F. M.; Thomson, R. J. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2015, 3, 1278–1281 Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (–)-Maoecrystal V, Zheng, C.; Dubovyk, I.; Lazarski, K. E.; Thomson, R. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17750–17756 Total Synthesis of the Isodon Diterpene Sculponeatin N, Moritz, B. J.; Mack, D. J.; Tong, L.; Thomson, R. J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 2988–2991 Climate-Relevant Physical Properties of Molecular Constituents for Isoprene-Derived Secondary Organic Aerosol Material, Upshur, M. A.;Strick, B. F.; McNeil, V. F.; Thomson, R. J.; Geiger, F. M. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 2014, 14, 10731–10740 Towards the Identification of Molecular Constituents Associated with the Surfaces of Isoprene-derived Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) Particles, Ebben, C. J.; Strick, B. F.;Upshur, M. A.; Chase, H. M.; Achtyl, J. L.; Thomson, R. J.; Geiger, F. M. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 2014, 14, 2303–2314