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

Brent.Nannenga@asu.edu

1001 S. McAllister Biodesign C, Office 379 TEMPE, AZ 85287
Mail code: 6106

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

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

2025 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
BDE 792	Research
CHE 792	Research
CHE 792	Research
MSE 792	Research
CHE 795	Continuing Registration

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

2020 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
CHE 451	Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 451	Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 492	Honors Directed Study
CHE 493	Honors Thesis
CHE 592	Research
CHE 599	Thesis
CHE 792	Research
CHE 795	Continuing Registration
CHE 799	Dissertation
CHE 593	Applied Project
CHE 451	Chemical Engineering Lab II
CHE 451	Chemical Engineering Lab II

2020 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
CHE 792	Research
CHE 792	Research

2020 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
CHE 599	Thesis
CHE 792	Research
CHE 799	Dissertation
CHE 593	Applied Project
CHE 493	Honors Thesis
CHE 492	Honors Directed Study
CHE 795	Continuing Registration
CHE 499	Individualized Instruction

Expertise Areas

X-ray Crystallography

Biosystems Structure and Function

Chemical Engineering

Structural Biology

Protein Biochemistry