Robert James Thomson
Nanotechnology
Newport Corp.
United States of America
Biography
Thomson was born in Torrumbarry, Victoria and studied at Christian Brothers College, St Kilda and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.[1] One of his ancestors was named Arturo Dell'Oro, and came from Domodossola, in northern Italy.[2] Under Thomson, The Times paid more attention to international politics, business, financial markets and sport. In 2003, The Timeslaunched a compact edition alongside the broadsheet format and one year later on 1 November 2004 The Times became 100% compact.[citation needed] Thomson is married to Wang Ping, the daughter of a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army.[3][4] Robert Thomson was given an honorary doctorate and was a keynote speaker at RMIT University's Dec 2010 graduation
Research Interest
Business administration
