During his time at Johns Hopkins University, Thomason was awarded a Sloan Fellowship which enabled him to spend the year 1987 at Rutgers University. Thomason spent three years working on the problems of Grothendieck referred to above.
Sa kanyang oras sa Johns Hopkins University, Thomason ay iginawad isang Sloan Fellowship na-enable sa kanya na gumastos ng taon 1987 at Rutgers University. Thomason nagastos tatlong taon na nagtatrabaho sa mga problema ng Grothendieck-refer sa itaas.