Dr. Saint-Louis

Awards & Honors

• 2025 ACS-PRF Undergraduate New Investigator Award
• 2025 Selected to join the NSF Center for Computer‑Assisted Synthesis (C‑CAS) and the Data Chemist Network (DCN)—a prestigious initiative recognizing leaders in data‑driven chemistry.
• 2024 Apex Award Honoree – for outstanding achievements and contributions to research and scholarship, securing external funding, and helping to raise the university’s profile. Awarded by KSU President Kathy Schwaig
• 2024 Selected as Top Researcher at KSU for the 2023-2024  academic year 
• 2024  KSU College of Science and Mathematics Teaching Excellence Award– for significantly impacted teaching within the College of Science and Maths in 2023.
• 2022 KSU Sponsored Programs Administration Development (SPAD) Research Scholar
• 2022 KSU Summer Research Scholar
• 2022 Named Faculty in Focus at Kennesaw State University
• 2021 Spring 2021 cover of The Investigator Research Magazine at KSU
• 2021 NSF-LEAPS-MPS award 

Dr. Carl Saint-Louis, originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, immigrated to the United States at the age of twelve and grew up in Smyrna, Georgia. He completed his secondary education locally and went on to earn a B.S. in Biochemistry from Kennesaw State University in 2008, where he was recognized as a Student Scholar.

In 2015, Dr. Saint-Louis earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where his research on redox-active azobenzene molecular switches resulted in both peer-reviewed publications and a patent. After completing his doctorate, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Organic Chemistry Instructor at the University of West Florida, where he contributed to multiple publications focused on fluorescent compounds incorporating boron–nitrogen bonds

In 2018, Dr. Saint-Louis joined the faculty of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he taught organic chemistry lecture courses and continued his research. During his time at UAB, he authored a book chapter titled Bridged Azobenzenes and Their Biological Applications, published in the Patai Series.

Currently, at Kennesaw State University, Dr. Saint-Louis’s research focuses on two core areas in organic chemistry: (1) The development of fluorescent organic materials featuring boron–nitrogen bonds for use in sensing technologies, molecular machines, and conductive emissive polymers and (2) the design and application of o-nitrobenzyl photolabile protecting groups for the controlled release of biologically important compounds.

He is also dedicated to mentoring undergraduate students through hands-on research experiences, helping them develop the skills and critical thinking needed to tackle complex scientific problems and pursue careers in the chemical sciences.

Outside the lab, Dr. Saint-Louis enjoys photography, exploring new culinary experiences, and maintaining an active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition. A passionate sports enthusiast, he can often be found cheering for the Alabama Crimson Tide (“Roll Tide”) during college football season, the Atlanta Falcons (“Dirty Birds”) in the NFL, and Real Madrid (“Hala Madrid”) during soccer matches.