About
Dr. Craig Johnston is a Royal Society Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews, School of Chemistry. He leads a research group focused on developing sustainable, enantioselective catalytic methods for organic synthesis, particularly radical-based transformations with applications in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. He holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford and has held postdoctoral positions at Princeton University and the University of Edinburgh.
- Education:
- MChem (2009) – University of St Andrews
- DPhil (2013) – University of Oxford
Research Interests:
- Design of new catalytic strategies for radical reactions
- Enantioselective synthesis via cation-directed processes
- Development of sustainable organic synthesis methods
- Applications in pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries
Awards:
- Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship (2014)
- Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2018)
Teaching: Teaches medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis methodologies, and asymmetric catalysis. Supervises undergraduate research projects and thesis students.
Labs/Teams: CPJ Group at St Andrews focuses on catalytic radical chemistry. Visit johnstonlab for details.
