Noah Bissonnette

B. Sci., Northeastern University, 2020

Noah Bissonnette was born in Long Beach, CA but grew up in Minnetonka, MN. He left the Midwest in pursuit of warmer winters and completed his B.S in Chemistry at Northeastern University. While at NEU, he performed research under Professor Rein Kirss studying the catalytic activity of piano stool ruthenium complexes. He also completed three internships throughout his undergraduate education. His first experience was at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in the Medicinal Chemistry department. While there, he was exposed to photoredox chemistry and leveraged it to develop a novel C-H functionalization protocol for common heterocyclic drug motifs. He next worked at Celgene where he enabled the synthesis of highly functionalized, saturated N-heterocycles though photoredox catalysis. He most recently worked at Merck where he applied photoredox systems to biology. Inspired by the power of blue light, he attended Princeton to pursue his Ph.D. under Professor David MacMillan. Outside chemistry, Noah enjoys playing piano, completing Spartan Races and watching Netflix with a cold beer.

Fun Facts

• Noah entered Northeastern as a finance and accounting major. Although his business days are behind him, he still greatly enjoys debating economics or personal finance.
• Heinz yellow mustard is his favorite condiment. He enjoys it so much that he puts it on just about anything. From fish and chips to grilled chicken and everything in between!
• Although he rarely makes impulse purchases, his weakness is a nice Swiss watch.
• After a dog, a trampoline is a child’s best friend. Noah can’t resist a good bounce.