Alex Cutty was born and raised in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and spent all of his life before Purdue within the state. He received two B.S. degrees, in Forensic Investigation and Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2026. At UW-Platteville, Alex has been a part of multiple research projects, but the most recognizable is his work with Dr. Ian MacKenzie on photo-mediated hexafluoroisopropoxylation of unactivated aryl halides. In the fall of 2026, Alex joined the Meyer group, focusing on the work of carbonyls as latent ambiphiles.