Thomas F. George is chancellor and professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
In addition to his role as campus and community leader and fund-raiser, as a professor of chemistry and physics, he is an active researcher in chemical/materials/laser/nano-physics.
An accomplished jazz pianist, Dr. George studied with John Mehegan and Barry Kiener, and with faculty at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He has performed extensively in public in various places throughout the country and overseas, such as in China, Hungary and Siberia (Russia).