Thomas E. Gartner III is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lehigh University. His research group develops advanced computational approaches to understand and predict the structure and thermodynamics of polymers and soft materials for energy, sustainability, and technology applications. Gartner joined Lehigh in August 2023, and was previously an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He earned his B.S. with Honors from the University of California, Berkeley and Ph.D. from the University of Delaware, both in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Prior to starting his independent career, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University.