Q:What key details about thomas j. mccarthy can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: thomas j. mccarthy -lrb- born february 20 , 1956 -rrb- is an american born researcher , professor of polymer science and engineering at the university of massachusetts amherst .
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- homepage is -lsb- http://www.pse.umass.edu/tmccarthy/siteindex.html mccarthy research group -rsb-- field is chemistry , polymer science , surface science- doctoral advisor is george m. whitesides- notable students is cady coleman- work institution is university of massachusetts amherst- name is thomas j. mccarthy- nationality is american- image is 250px- birth place is pittsfield , massachusetts , united states- alma mater is university of massachusetts amherst , massachusetts institute of technology