Summary
Michael Manhart is an analytical chemist and research-focused project manager with a decade of experience translating single-molecule biophysics into practical industrial solutions for the mining and explosives sector. He earned a PhD studying single-molecule DNA hybridization and brings deep expertise in surface chemistry, fluorescence microscopy, and quantitative data analysis to product development and safety-critical research. At Dyno Nobel and Elemental Scientific he bridged fundamental research and regulatory practice, leading laboratory innovation, hazard communications, and customer-facing technical outreach. Comfortable running multi-disciplinary projects end-to-end, he pairs hands-on instrument skills (HPLC, FTIR, DSC, rheometry) with strong self-management and mentorship. An uncommon strength is his dual fluency in cutting-edge bioanalytical methods and real-world safety/regulatory frameworks, which helps him drive technically rigorous but practically deployable outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Utah
Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry, Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry at University of Dayton