Professor Ryan Baxter - University of California - Merced
Presenter: Ryan Baxter, Ph.D.
Professor Baxter earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison performing research in the laboratory of Professor Sam Gellman. He earned his Masters and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan while studying the kinetics of nickel-catalyzed reductive couplings with Professor John Montgomery. He then performed postdoctoral research with Professors Donna Blackmond and Phil Baran at the Scripps Research Institute. During this time, he was involved in the development of sulfinate radical precursors for heterocycle functionalization. He also investigated the mechanism of palladium-catalyzed olefinations in collaboration with Professor Jin-Quan Yu. During his independent career, Professor Baxter’s lab has developed new synthetic methods using radical chemistry from inexpensive or renewable radical precursors. His lab often relies on in situ reaction monitoring to streamline reaction development and discover new modes of reactivity.