Selective Synthesis Using Light and Electricity

Zach Wickens is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Zach received his B.A. from Macalester College (2010) and his Ph.D (2015) from the California Institute of Technology with Robert H. Grubbs. Following doctoral studies, Zach was an NIH postdoctoral scholar in the lab of Eric N. Jacobsen at Harvard University. In 2018, Zach launched his independent career at UW–Madison where his group develops new approaches to generate and exploit reactive intermediates in organic synthesis using light and electricity. 

Ken Schwieter, Innovation Manager, Chemistry Synthesis Solutions at MilliporeSigma holds a PhD in organic chemistry from Vanderbilt University with expertise in enantioselective organocatalysis. As a product manager, he has overseen the growth of the chemical synthesis portfolio to include synthesis enabling technology, including devices for photoredox catalysis and electrochemical synthesis.