Thomas Tomich
Thomas P. Tomich | |
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| Born | September 8, 1956 San Jose, California, United States |
| Education | University of California, Davis (BA) Stanford University (MA, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
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| Thesis | Private Land Reclamation in Egypt: Studies of Feasibility and Adaptive Behavior (1984) |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl H. Gotsch |
Thomas Patrick Tomich (born September 8, 1956) is an American researcher in the field of sustainable agriculture. He researches a variety of subjects, including agriculture, natural resource management, food policy, and economic development. He is the founding director of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at University of California, Davis and an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Tomich advocates for immediate and strategic action on the part of the research community to apply current scientific knowledge to address world-wide issues relating to climate change.