Martin Banwell

Martin Banwell
Born (1954-11-24) 24 November 1954 (age 70)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
CitizenshipAustralian, New Zealander
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic Chemist
InstitutionsANU Research School of Chemistry
ThesisStudies of Some Strained-Ring Systems: Tricyclo-Octanes (1979)

Martin Gerhardt Banwell (born 24 November 1954) is an organic chemist specialising in biotransformations and natural product synthesis.[1]

His research interests involve the enzymatic preparation of organic molecules as synthons or building blocks for complex natural products. This technology/methodology is then applied to the synthesis of complex marine natural products from the Great Barrier Reef.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Banwell, Martin (3 April 2005). "Martin Banwell CV". Retrieved 11 March 2008.