Nathaniel L. Rosi
Brief Bio
I was born and raised in Grayling, MI, a town of ~1700 in the heart of the rural northern half of Michigan's lower peninsula. In 1995, I moved to Iowa to attend Grinnell College, earning a B.A. in chemistry in 1999. At Grinnell, I explored the chemistry of new molybdenum-imido complexes with Prof. Martin Minelli and relished all aspects of the liberal arts education experience. I returned to Michigan in the fall of 1999, intending to study organic chemistry at the University of Michigan. Instead, I was introduced to the new world of MOFs in Prof. Omar Yaghi's lab. After 4 years in Yaghi's group, I earned my Ph.D. and moved to Northwestern University to join Prof. Chad Mirkin's lab as a postdoc. There I learned all about the vast potential of coupling biomolecules with nanoparticles. In 2006, I joined the faculty in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. Outside the classroom, lab, and office, I enjoy spending time with my family, watching sports, poring over sports statistics of all kinds, gardening, getting away from the city, and visiting family and friends.
Positions
Covestro Endowed Chair of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 11/2022-pres.
Professor of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 09/2015-11/2022
ORISE Faculty Fellow, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 01/2018-9/2023.
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 09/2012-08/2015
Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 02/2013- pres.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 08/2006-09/2012
Contact Information
email: [email protected]
Education and Training
Northwestern University, Postdoc, 2003-2006 (Advisor: C.A. Mirkin)
University of Michigan, Ph.D. Chemistry, 1999-2003 (Advisor: O.M. Yaghi)
Grinnell College, B.A. Chemistry, 1995-1999 (Research Mentor: M. Minelli)
Selected Honors and Awards
Covestro Endowed Professorship, 2022-pres.
Guest Editor, Inorganic Chemistry, Special Issue on Post Synthetic Modification of Metal-Organic Frameworks, 2021
ORISE Sabbatical Fellow, NETL, 2019-2020
Highly Cited Researcher, clarivate.com (2014, 2016-19)
Visiting Professor, University of Orléans, Orleans, FR
Visiting Alumni Scholar, 2016, Grinnell College
Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award, 2013
Kavli Fellow, 2012
ChemComm 'Emerging Investigator', 2010
NSF CAREER Award, 2010-2015
Chemistry Department Commencement Speaker (selected by undergraduates), 2010
U.S. Delegate, TransAtlantic Frontiers of Chemistry Symposium, 2008
Publications, Patents, and Presentations
132 peer reviewed publications
7 patents issued, multiple pending
~150 invited seminars and presentations
Brief Bio
I was born and raised in Grayling, MI, a town of ~1700 in the heart of the rural northern half of Michigan's lower peninsula. In 1995, I moved to Iowa to attend Grinnell College, earning a B.A. in chemistry in 1999. At Grinnell, I explored the chemistry of new molybdenum-imido complexes with Prof. Martin Minelli and relished all aspects of the liberal arts education experience. I returned to Michigan in the fall of 1999, intending to study organic chemistry at the University of Michigan. Instead, I was introduced to the new world of MOFs in Prof. Omar Yaghi's lab. After 4 years in Yaghi's group, I earned my Ph.D. and moved to Northwestern University to join Prof. Chad Mirkin's lab as a postdoc. There I learned all about the vast potential of coupling biomolecules with nanoparticles. In 2006, I joined the faculty in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. Outside the classroom, lab, and office, I enjoy spending time with my family, watching sports, poring over sports statistics of all kinds, gardening, getting away from the city, and visiting family and friends.
Positions
Covestro Endowed Chair of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 11/2022-pres.
Professor of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 09/2015-11/2022
ORISE Faculty Fellow, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 01/2018-9/2023.
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 09/2012-08/2015
Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 02/2013- pres.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 08/2006-09/2012
Contact Information
email: [email protected]
Education and Training
Northwestern University, Postdoc, 2003-2006 (Advisor: C.A. Mirkin)
University of Michigan, Ph.D. Chemistry, 1999-2003 (Advisor: O.M. Yaghi)
Grinnell College, B.A. Chemistry, 1995-1999 (Research Mentor: M. Minelli)
Selected Honors and Awards
Covestro Endowed Professorship, 2022-pres.
Guest Editor, Inorganic Chemistry, Special Issue on Post Synthetic Modification of Metal-Organic Frameworks, 2021
ORISE Sabbatical Fellow, NETL, 2019-2020
Highly Cited Researcher, clarivate.com (2014, 2016-19)
Visiting Professor, University of Orléans, Orleans, FR
Visiting Alumni Scholar, 2016, Grinnell College
Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award, 2013
Kavli Fellow, 2012
ChemComm 'Emerging Investigator', 2010
NSF CAREER Award, 2010-2015
Chemistry Department Commencement Speaker (selected by undergraduates), 2010
U.S. Delegate, TransAtlantic Frontiers of Chemistry Symposium, 2008
Publications, Patents, and Presentations
132 peer reviewed publications
7 patents issued, multiple pending
~150 invited seminars and presentations
