Brent Nannenga

Brent Nannenga

Associate Professor,
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Other ASU affiliations
Applied Structural Discovery Researchers
Faculty Member, Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery
  • [email protected]
  • 1001 S. McAllister Biodesign C, Office 379 TEMPE, AZ 85287
  • Mail code: 6106
    Campus: Tempe
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Brent Nannenga is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering in the School for Engineering Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University and a member of The Biodesign Institute’s Center for Applied Structural Discovery. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington in 2011 and conducted postdoctoral research at Janelia Research Campus (Howard Hughes Medical Institute). Since joining Arizona State University in 2015, his research has focused on developing and using methods for high-resolution structure determination, specifically the method of microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED), and employing structural insights gained from these methods in order to engineer biomolecules and materials with novel and unique properties. Currently he is the co-Director of the NIH funded MicroED Imaging Center at UCLA, a technology development center focused on MicroED methodology and application. His work has been recognized by awards including an NSF CAREER Award, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Award, the 2020 Burton Medal from the Microscopy Society of America, and the 2022 Margaret C. Etter Early Career Award from the American Crystallographic Association. 

Education
  • Ph.D. Chemical Engineering. University of Washington 2011
  • M.S. Chemical Engineering. Arizona State University 2007
  • B.S.E. Chemical Engineering. Arizona State University 2005
Google Scholar URL
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3xL4WbgAAAAJ&hl=en
Courses
2026 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
BDE 792 Research
CHE 494 Special Topics
CHE 598 Special Topics
BCH 598 Special Topics
2025 Fall
Course Number Course Title
BDE 792 Research
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 799 Dissertation
MSE 792 Research
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
BDE 799 Dissertation
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
2025 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BDE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
BDE 792 Research
2025 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
CHE 231 IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 231 IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids
CHE 231 IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids
CHE 499 Individualized Instruction
CHE 231 IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids
BDE 792 Research
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
BDE 792 Research
2024 Fall
Course Number Course Title
BDE 792 Research
CHE 592 Research
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 799 Dissertation
MSE 792 Research
BDE 799 Dissertation
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
2024 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BDE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 792 Research
2024 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
BDE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
2023 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
BDE 792 Research
CHE 591 Seminar
CHE 592 Research
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 799 Dissertation
MSE 792 Research
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
2023 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BDE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 792 Research
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
BDE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 499 Individualized Instruction
BDE 792 Research
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
CHE 792 Research
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
BDE 792 Research
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 799 Dissertation
MSE 792 Research
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
2022 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BDE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
BDE 792 Research
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
CHE 231 IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids
BDE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 231 IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids
CHE 231 IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids
CHE 231 IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids
CHE 499 Individualized Instruction
CHE 231 IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids
BDE 792 Research
2021 Fall
Course Number Course Title
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
CHE 592 Research
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 799 Dissertation
MSE 792 Research
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
2021 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CHE 792 Research
CHE 792 Research
MSE 792 Research
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
2021 Spring
Course Number Course Title
MSE 792 Research
CHE 599 Thesis
CHE 792 Research
CHE 799 Dissertation
CHE 593 Applied Project
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
CHE 795 Continuing Registration
CHE 499 Individualized Instruction
Expertise Areas
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Proteins
Biochemistry
Electron Microscopy
X-ray Crystallography
Biosystems Structure and Function
Chemical Engineering
Structural Biology
Protein Biochemistry
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