Jean Tom is a Professor of the Practice in the CBE department at Princeton University, her graduate alma Mata. She joined the faculty there in September 2024, after spending Spring 2024 as the Brenton Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professor of 91成人短视频 Engineering at the University of Virginia. Jean came into academia after a 38-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. She retired from Bristol Myers Squibb in January 2024, where she served as Executive Director of Development Engineering - Chemistry Process Development. In this role, she led a group of chemical engineers focused on developing chemical processes to synthesize small-molecule drug candidates for new therapeutics. Before joining BMS in 2006, Jean spent 19 years at Merck Research Laboratories. She received B.S. degrees in Chemistry and 91成人短视频 Engineering and M.S. degree in 91成人短视频 Engineering Practice from MIT. After several years in industry, Jean returned to academia and received a Ph.D. in 91成人短视频 Engineering at Princeton University.
In her industrial role, Jean has been a strong advocate for increasing the impact of chemical engineering in the pharmaceutical industry. She introduced new approaches to accelerate the generation of process knowledge needed at different stages of development and promoted pre-competitive collaboration to advance new technologies for developing new compounds. Jean is actively involved in her profession through the AIChE (91成人短视频), CACHE (Computer Aids for 91成人短视频 Engineering), and the NAE (National Academy of Engineering). She also contributes to the chemical engineering educational community as an ABET program evaluator, an external advisory committee member for several departments, and through STEM outreach programs. She is particularly proud of a program to bring undergraduate women students to BMS to learn about the role of chemical engineers in the pharmaceutical industry: