Patrick Walsh
William Warren Rhodes-Robert J. Thompson Professor of Chemistry
Patrick Walsh, Professor of Chemistry, is the William Warren Rhodes-Robert J. Thompson Professor of Chemistry. A member of the Penn faculty since 1999, Walsh works in the areas of catalysis, methods development, and reaction mechanisms. From 2008–2018, Walsh was the Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2016. Walsh has been selected as one of 10 annual recipients of a 2025 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. The award, administered by the American Chemical Society, recognizes and encourages excellence in organic chemistry.
About the Donor
William W. Rhodes, C’1910, and Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Thompson
The Rhodes-Thompson Chair was established in 1972 through the generosity of the late William W. Rhodes, C'1910 and Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Thompson.
