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{{short description|President of Pomona College}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = David Oxtoby
| image               = David W. Oxtoby 05.jpg
| office              = President of [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]
| term_start          = 2019
| term_end            = 2024
| predecessor         = [[Jonathan Fanton]]
| successor           = [[Laurie L. Patton]]
| office1             = 9th President of [[Pomona College]]
| term_start1         = July 1, 2003
| term_end1           = July 1, 2017
| predecessor1        = [[Peter W. Stanley]]
| successor1          = [[G. Gabrielle Starr]]
| birth_name          = David William Oxtoby
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1951|10|17}}
| birth_place         = [[Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| spouse              = Claire Oxtoby
| children            = 3
| relatives           = [[John C. Oxtoby]] (father)
| education           = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[University of California, Berkeley]] ([[Master of Science|MS]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])
}}
'''David William Oxtoby''' (born 1951) is an American academic who served as the President of [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] from 2019 to 2024, as well as the ninth president of [[Pomona College]] from 2003 to 2017. 
==Education==
A [[Theoretical chemistry|theoretical chemist]], he received his bachelor's degree in [[chemistry]] and [[physics]] at [[Harvard University]] (''[[summa cum laude]]'') and his PhD in chemistry in 1975 from the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. 
==Career==
Prior to his appointment as President at Pomona College in 2003, he was the dean of the physical sciences division at the [[University of Chicago]]. In February 2016, he announced his intention to step down as president of Pomona College in June 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pomona.edu/administration/president/bio/2017-departure-announcement |title=2017 Departure Announcement |author=David W. Oxtoby |website=Pomona College Office of the President |date=February 29, 2016 |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622021615/https://www.pomona.edu/administration/president/bio/2017-departure-announcement |archive-date=June 22, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ison |first1=Lauren |title=Pomona President Oxtoby to Step Down in 2017 |url=https://tsl.news/news5583/ |access-date=26 July 2021 |work=[[The Student Life]] |date=4 March 2016}}</ref> [[G. Gabrielle Starr]] officially succeeded him on July 1, 2017.

In December 2018, the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] announced that Oxtoby would serve as its 47th president, succeeding [[Jonathan Fanton]]. Oxtoby began his term in January 2019.

As a research chemist, Oxtoby is author or co-author of more than 158 scientific articles<ref>{{Scopus id|7004055824}}</ref> on subjects such as [[light scattering]], [[chemical reaction]] dynamics, nucleation and [[phase transition]]s. David Oxtoby's work on liquid-solid transition, and nucleation of crystalline solid from supercooled liquid have been widely used.  He has been invited as a guest lecturer at conferences and institutions around the globe and served as visiting professor at the [[University of Paris]], the [[University of Bristol]], and the [[University of Sydney]]. He also co-authored two popular textbooks in chemistry: ''Principles of Modern Chemistry'' and ''Chemistry: Science of Change''. He has received fellowships from the [[Guggenheim Fellowship|Guggenheim]], [[Alexander von Humboldt Foundation|Alexander von Humboldt]], [[The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation|Camille and Henry Dreyfus]], [[Alfred P. Sloan Foundation|Alfred P. Sloan]], [[Danforth Foundation|Danforth]] and [[National Science Foundation|National Science]] [[Foundation (nonprofit)|foundations]].

Theoretical physical chemist [[Biman Bagchi]] who is the National Science Chair Professor of India at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India, carried out his post doctoral work with Professor David Oxtoby (1981-1983). Theoretical chemist [[David Tannor]], who is the Hermann Mayer Professorial Chair in the department of chemical physics at the [[Weizmann Institute of Science]] in Israel, did his post-doc work with [[Stuart Rice]] and David Oxtoby at the University of Chicago.<ref name="auto3a">[http://www.weizmann.ac.il/chemphys/tannor/home "David Tannor's Home Page; Highlights of Research,"] Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Chemical Physics.</ref><ref name="autoa">{{Cite web|url=http://www.israel21c.org/can-safed-become-israels-aspen/|title=Can Safed become Israel's Aspen?|first=Sharon|last=Kanon|date=June 15, 2007|website=Israel21c}}</ref><ref name="auto2a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscibooks.com/tannor.htm|title=Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, A Time Dependent Perspective, David Tannor|website=www.uscibooks.com|access-date=February 22, 2020|archive-date=November 19, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021119014530/https://www.uscibooks.com/tannor.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Organisational affilitations==
He is a fellow of the [[American Physical Society]] and a member of the [[American Chemical Society]] and the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]]. In 2012, he was inducted into the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]].

In 2020 he was elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amphilsoc.org/blog/american-philosophical-society-welcomes-new-members-2020|title=The American Philosophical Society Welcomes New Members for 2020|website=American Philosophical Society|accessdate=April 7, 2022}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.pomona.edu/administration/president/index.aspx Pomona College: Office of the President]

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