Due to unexpected circumstances, this meeting has been cancelled. Please join us for our upcoming meeting on Tuesday, October 5.
Virtual Meeting of the Princeton ACS Section - Cancelled!
Wednesday Sept 15th at 6:30pm
“A mass spectrometry journey across life sciences: protein characterization, metabolomics and high-throughput analysis to advance industry R&D”
Sergio Nanita, Principal Investigator, International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc (IFF) Advanced Bioanalytical Sciences, Wilmington, Del.
Biography: Dr. Sergio Nanita is an expert in mass spectrometry and separation sciences, working in the private sector R&D for more than 15 years. He is currently a Principal Investigator at IFF, where he focuses on developing state-of-the-art analytical methods and providing proteomics, metabolomics and structure elucidation expertise for the discovery and development of new IFF products.
Prior to IFF, Sergio worked at DuPont Co., where he held various scientific roles across multiple divisions. He provided analytical chemistry expertise to advance R&D programs and support worldwide operations at DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences, DuPont Crop Protection, and DuPont Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences. Sergio is known for his innovative mass spectrometry methods that have improved food security and advanced environmental, agricultural, and biochemical research. He has been a volunteer at ACS since the 1990s, serving across many units of the Society, including Student Affiliate Chapters, Local Sections, Committees, and Technical Divisions. Recent highlights of Sergio’s volunteerism include service at ACS Corporation Associates (2019-2020), ACS Committee on Ethics (2012-2015) and the ACS Career Consultants Program (2018-2021). He also served as secretary, chair-elect, and chair of the Delaware Valley Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group from 2011 to 2015 ((ACS Philadelphia Local Section). Sergio currently serves as Chair, ACS Committee on International Activities.
He was born in Dominican Republic, earned a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Purdue University. He was recognized as one of the top 40 analytical chemists under 40 worldwide in the 2014 and 2018 Power Lists published by The Analytical Scientist magazine. Sergio is an ACS Fellow, class of 2020.