
Jack Mansell
PhD - Since October 2022
Previous: MChem at the University of Edinburgh
Current: PhD student - Applications of samarium(II) diiodide in total synthesis
Publications: Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 478; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 18, 12799-12807.
Funding: Dean's Award
Prizes: 1st Year Chemistry Laboratory Prize, 2nd Year Chemistry Laboratory Prize, Chemical pharmacology Most Distinguished Scholar, Masters Project Prize, RSC Summer Research Scholarship, MITACS Undergraduate Scholarship.
Biography: Born and raised in Manchester, I moved to Edinburgh to complete my MChem in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry at The University of Edinburgh. During my undergraduate studies, I spent time working with Prof. Stephen P. Thomas focusing on the development of enantioselective boron-catalysed aldol coupling reactions funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry. During the summer of 2021, I spent time working remotely as part of Prof. Stephen Newman’s group at The University of Ottawa focusing on rational experiment design harnessing machine learning funded by MITACS. In September 2021, I moved to the USA to conduct my masters’ research under supervision of Prof. Scott A. Snyder at the University of Chicago which focused on a bulky aluminium Lewis acid mediated deprenylation of prenyl aryl ethers funded by the Turing Scheme. In my spare time, I enjoy rowing on a local river, travelling as much as possible, and chemistry outreach as part of the Society of Chemical Industry.
PhD - Since October 2022
Previous: MChem at the University of Edinburgh
Current: PhD student - Applications of samarium(II) diiodide in total synthesis
Publications: Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 478; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 18, 12799-12807.
Funding: Dean's Award
Prizes: 1st Year Chemistry Laboratory Prize, 2nd Year Chemistry Laboratory Prize, Chemical pharmacology Most Distinguished Scholar, Masters Project Prize, RSC Summer Research Scholarship, MITACS Undergraduate Scholarship.
Biography: Born and raised in Manchester, I moved to Edinburgh to complete my MChem in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry at The University of Edinburgh. During my undergraduate studies, I spent time working with Prof. Stephen P. Thomas focusing on the development of enantioselective boron-catalysed aldol coupling reactions funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry. During the summer of 2021, I spent time working remotely as part of Prof. Stephen Newman’s group at The University of Ottawa focusing on rational experiment design harnessing machine learning funded by MITACS. In September 2021, I moved to the USA to conduct my masters’ research under supervision of Prof. Scott A. Snyder at the University of Chicago which focused on a bulky aluminium Lewis acid mediated deprenylation of prenyl aryl ethers funded by the Turing Scheme. In my spare time, I enjoy rowing on a local river, travelling as much as possible, and chemistry outreach as part of the Society of Chemical Industry.