Mark Thompson

University Professor, Ray R. Irani Chairman of Occidental Petroleum Corporation Chair in Chemistry and Professor of Chemistry – Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering

Inorganic and Physical Chemistry

Ph.D., 1985, California Institute of Technology
B.S., 1980, University of California, Berkeley

Office: SGM 216
Phone: (213) 740-6402
Email: met@usc.edu

Research Focus

We are interested in the optical and electronic properties of molecular materials, with an eye toward materials used to create organic LEDs, solar cells, and catalysts for solar fuels.