Michael Rauch

Michael Rauch currently serves as the Associate Director of Materials Science at Schrödinger, where a diverse background in materials science is complemented by roles as Principal Scientist I and Senior Scientist II. Prior experience includes a postdoctoral fellowship at the Weizmann Institute of Science, focusing on green organic chemistry and computational chemistry under Professor David Milstein. Michael Rauch completed a PhD in Chemistry at Columbia University, where research involved synthesizing novel inorganic and organometallic small molecules with Professor Gerard Parkin. Additionally, Michael Rauch co-founded ScholarBridge, a resource for managing undergraduate research, which was acquired by Student Opportunity Center in 2016. Educational qualifications include a B.A. in Chemistry and Mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis.