Thomas J. Katz

Thomas J. Katz is an American organic chemist, who is known for his experimental work with prismane, olefin metathesis, and enyne metathesis.

Katz earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1956 and received his doctoral thesis in chemistry at Harvard in 1959.

Katz's academic ties started with assistant professorship at the Columbia University (1961-1964), followed by an associate professorship in chemistry (1964–1968) and then a full professorship at the Columbia University in 1968.