Michael Smith

Michael B. Smith attended Purdue University, graduating with a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. His postdoctoral work took place at the Arizona State University with George R. Pettit and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Sidney Hecht. Dr. Smith joined the faculty at the University of Connecticut in 1977, where he now holds the rank of full professor. He is the author of the 5th-7th editions of March's Advanced Organic Chemistry, Organic Synthesis (3rd edition), and Organic Chemistry: An Acid-Base Approach.