Mike Christiansen, Ph.D.

Field: Chemistry
Areas of Focus: Chemistry Education, Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

Expertise

• Chemistry education
• Organic chemistry
• Organic synthesis
• Medicinal synthesis
• Catalysis

Bio

Dr. Mike Christiansen has an infectious passion for teaching that infuses his students with enthusiasm for chemistry. He often says: “Teaching isn’t just what I do. It’s who I am.” Dr. Christiansen was born and raised in North Logan, Utah, and graduated from Sky View High School in 1997. He later attended USU, where he received a bachelor's degree in Chemistry in 2004. He went on to earn his doctorate in Organic Chemistry at BYU in 2010 and continued immediately thereafter as a Colorado State University postdoctoral fellow. In 2011, Mike began his current work as a professor at USU’s Regional Campus in Vernal, where he now resides with his wife and four children.