Robert K. Thomas
Robert (Bob) Kemeys Thomas FRS (born 25 September 1941) is a physical chemist working in the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory (PTCL) at the University of Oxford.
He was born in Harpenden, the son of the Rev. Herbert Thomas and Agnes (née McLaren) Thomas. He married Pamela Woods in 1968. They have three children.
He was educated at St John's College, Oxford.
He is a Fellow of University College, Oxford. He works in the field of soft condensed matter and is a pioneer in the development of neutron scattering and reflectivity techniques. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1998.