The Team

Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor

Michael W. Meanwell

Manley and Marian Johnston

Professor in Chemistry

BSc - University of British Columbia (2014, Professor M. Thachuk)

MSc - University of Victoria (2015, Professor T. M. Fyles)

PhD - Simon Fraser University (2020, Professor R. A. Britton)

PDF - The Scripps Research Institute (2020 - 2022, Professor P. S. Baran)

Assistant Professor - University of Alberta (2022 - Present)

Michael completed his PhD studies in organic chemistry at Simon Fraser University under the supervision of Professor Robert Britton where he worked on C-H functionalization, organocatalysis, and glycoside synthesis. Michael continued his training as a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratories of Professor Phil Baran at the Scripps Research Institute working on electrocatalysis and natural product synthesis. Dr. Meanwell began his independent career in July 2022 as the Manley and Marian Johnston Professor in Chemistry. His current research interests include synthetic methods, materials science, electrocatalysis, medicinal chemistry, and natural product synthesis.