Nasri Nesnas, Ph. D.

Professor of Chemistry
Department of Biomedical and Chemical
Engineering and Sciences

Florida Institute of Technology
150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901
Phone: (321) 674-8902

FAX: (321) 674-8951 (do you really need it?)
email: nesnas@fit.edu

Nesnas CV

APPOINTMENTS  

• 2020-2021: Faculty Senate President
• 2019-2020: Faculty Senate President-Elect
• 2017-present: Professor, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Eng. and Sciences, FIT
• 2017-present: Chair, Research Council, FIT
• 2014-2015: Visiting Guest Professor, California Institute of Technology (w. Prof. Brian M. Stoltz)
• 2008-2017: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, FIT
• 2002-2008: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, FIT

EDUCATION

• 1999-2002 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University
  (Advisor: Professor Koji Nakanishi)
• 1999 Ph. D. Columbia University
  (Advisor: Professor Ronald Breslow)
• 1998 M.Phil. Columbia University
  1995 M.A. Columbia University
• 1994 B.S. Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY
  I. Chemistry II. Biochemistry

AWARDS

• 2015-23 NIH
• 2018-20 Community Foundation of Brevard (with Karen and Eric Guisbert)
• 2007-09 Intel Corporation
• 2006-07 Florida Solar Energy Center (Synthesis of Light Absorbing Molecules)
• 2004-05 National Science Foundation (Nanoscale Exploratory Research)
• 2004-05 Florida Solar Energy Center (Molecular Photosensors)

INVITED LECTURES 

• 2020 Southeastern University, Lakeland, FL  (Feb 27)
• 2019 LifeLong Scholar Society, FIT "Shining a Light on the Brain" (November 14)
• 2019 Breslow and Nakanishi Award Session of ACS Meeting, Orlando (April 2)
• 2018 LifeLong Scholar Society, FIT "What Lies Behind the Eyes: from Perception to Cognition" (April 12)
• 2017 Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (Sept. 20)
• 2017 Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (Sept. 17)
• 2017 Wuhan University, Wuhan, China (Sept. 15)
• 2017 Nanjing University, Nanjing, China (Sept. 12)
• 2017 Alquds University, Abu Deis, Palestine (Aug. 1)
• 2017 Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel (July 11)
• 2017 University of Pisa, Italy, Plenary Lecture (July 6)
• 2017 18th Tetrahedron Symposium, Budapest, Hungary (June 29)
• 2017 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (May 15)
• 2017 John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY (May 10)
• 2016 City University of NY, Brooklyn College, NY (March 11)
• 2013 Columbia University Nakanishi 88th Birthday Symposium, NY (May 18)
• 2013 John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY (May 14)
• 2013 University of Palacky in Olomouc, Czech Republic (March 4)
• 2012 California Institute of Technology IPS conference, Pasadena, CA (Aug. 1)
• 2012 University of Bologna, Italy (June 20), Italy.
• 2011 Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Orlando, FL (Nov. 4)
• 2011 OFF conference, Scripps, Jupiter, FL (Mar. 5)
• 2010 John Jay School of Criminal Justice, NY (Nov. 23)
• 2010 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (FloHet11, March 9)
• 2009 Florida International University, Miami, FL (Dec. 4)
• 2009 John Jay School of Criminal Justice, NY (Nov. 24)
• 2009 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (Nov 19)
• 2008 Seton Hall University, NJ (November 12)
• 2007 Stone Middle School (October 11)
• 2006 University at Tampa, FL (April 20)
• 2006 Biology Department-FL Tech (Feb. 9)
• 2005 Space Life Science-FL Tech Meeting (Jul. 27)
• 2005 Arctic Slope Regional Corp. (ASRC-NASA), FL Tech, FL (Mar.)
• 2005 OFF conference (Organic Faculty of Florida), UCF, Orlando, FL (Mar. 5)
• 2004 Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, FL (Nov. 11)
• 2004 Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale-Davie, FL (Nov. 2)
• 2004 Florida International University, Miami, FL (Nov. 1)
• 2004 Barry University, Miami, FL (Nov. 1)
• 2002 Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY (Nov. 6)
• 2002 University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC (Mar. 21)
• 2002 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (Feb. 19)
• 2002 Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL (Feb. 7)
• 2002 City University of New York, Queens College, NY (Jan. 30)
• 2002 California State University, Los Angeles, CA (Jan. 28)
• 2002 University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (Jan. 14)
• 2001 Columbia University, Wyeth Symposium (Mar. 7)
• 1999 Columbia University, Industrial Associates Program Symposium (May 21)
• 1999 University of Pennsylvania, Philadephilia, PA (Jan. 14)