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Nada Naser

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Scott and Cathi Roberts Term Assistant Teaching Professor of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering

Pronouns: She/her

  • nynaser@uw.edu |  
  • (206) 543-8786
  • BNS 255

Biography

Nada Naser earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Montana State University (2019) where she conducted research in biomineralization and droplet-based microfluidics, and received a four-year academic scholarship sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). After graduating, she joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington where she was awarded the Clean Energy Institute (CEI) Graduate Research Fellowship to work on the mineralization and characterization of inorganic nanomaterials using programmable and stimuli-responsive protein building blocks. She earned her M.S. (2022) and Ph.D. (2024) degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington under the mentorship of Professor François Baneyx.

Nada's passion for engineering education and her commitment to promoting inclusivity and accessibility in Chemical Engineering have fueled her academic and professional endeavors. She has been actively involved in K-12 outreach organizing and leadership with Women in Chemical Engineering at UW, the Clean Energy Institute, SPIN Girls, Clubes de Ciencia Mexico, and others. In recognition of her teaching and outreach accomplishments, she was awarded the 2023 Outstanding Service Award, the 2024 Husky 100 Award, and the 2024 McCarthy Award for Excellence in ChemE Graduate Student Teaching. Over the course of her career, Nada has established a strong track record of teaching and mentoring and has demonstrated research expertise in the fields of colloids, protein engineering, nanomaterial synthesis, microscopy, and surface cha racterization.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 2024
  • M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 2022
  • B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Montana State University, 2019

Select publications

  1. Naser, N.Y., Wixson, W.C., Larson, H., Cossairt, B.M., Pozzo, L.D., Baneyx, F., Biomimetic Mineralization of Positively Charged Silica Nanoparticles Templated by Thermoresponsive Protein Micelles: Applications to Electrostatic Assembly of Hierarchical and Composite Superstructures. Soft Matter 2024, 21, 166-178.
  2. Cai, Y., Naser, N.Y., Ma, J., Baneyx, F., Precision Loading and Delivery of Molecular Cargo by Size-Controlled Coacervation of Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Elastin-Like Peptides. Biomacromolecules 2024, 25(4), 2390-2398.
  3. Torkelson, K., Naser, N.Y., Qi, X., Li, Z., Yang, W., Pushpavanam, K., Chen, C., Baneyx, F., Pfaendtner, J., Rational Design of Novel Biomimetic Sequence-Defined Polymers for Mineralization Applications. Chemistry of Materials 2024, 36, 2, 786-794.
  4. Pushpavanam, K., Ma, J., Cai, Y., Naser, N.Y., Baneyx, F., Solid-Binding Proteins: Bridging Synthesis, Assembly, and Function in Hybrid and Hierarchical Materials Fabrication. Ann. Rev. Chem. Bio. Eng. 2021, 12, 333-357.
  5. Zambare, N.M., Naser, N.Y., Gerlach, R., Chang, C.B., Mineralogy of Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitates Formed Using Single Cell Drop-based Microfluidics. Sci. Rep. 2020, 10, 17535.

Honors & awards

  • Jane and Joseph McCarthy Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Teaching, 2024
  • Husky 100, 2024
  • Chemical Engineering Outstanding Service Award, 2023
  • Clean Energy Institute Graduate Research Fellowship
  • Meryl and Neita Cooper Endowed Graduate Fellowship, 2019