
University of Alberta
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.
Graduate Students

Soumik Sarkar
PhD student
Savitribai Phule Pune University (MSc)

Subhojit Mondal
Dinithi Rajapaksha
PhD student
University of Peradeniya (BSc)
MSc student
University of the West Indies (BSc)
PhD student
Jadavpur University (MSc)


Jacinth Frederick
Undergraduate Students

Boris Stevanovic
BSc Student
401 Honours Project

Eric Butler
BSc Student
Chem 399 Student