For Director-at-Large: Sergio C. Nanita
By Sergio C. Nanita
Delaware Section. Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware.
Academic record: University of Puerto Rico, BS, Chemistry, 2001; Purdue University, PhD, Analytical Chemistry, 2005.
Honors: ACS Fellow, 2020; Revista Summa, “Mentes Brillantes por el Mundo” (World’s Brilliant Minds), 2019; Top 40 Under 40 Power List, The Analytical Scientist, 2014, 2018; Distinguished Technical Lecturer, Delaware State University, 2013; Phi Lambda Upsilon Honorary Chemical Society, 2004; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2001; MARC Scholar, University of Puerto Rico, 1999-2001.
Professional positions (for the past 10 years): Incyte Corporation, Analytical Development, Senior Principal Investigator, 2021-present; International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Advanced Analysis R&D, Principal Investigator, 2021; DuPont Co., several technical roles (Section Research Chemist, Research Investigator, Principal Investigator) across multiple businesses, including DuPont Crop Protection, DuPont Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences, DuPont Industrial Biosciences, and DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences, 2006-21.
Service in ACS national offices: Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs, 2023-present; Committee on International Activities, 2016-23, Chair, 2021-23; Industry Member Advisory Board, 2023; Council Policy Committee Future Council Representation Task Force, 2023-present; Committee on Corporation Associates, 2019-20; National Awards, Selection Committee, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2023, Chair, 2015; Committee on Ethics, 2012-15.
Service in ACS offices: Delaware Section: Councilor, 2023-present; Division of Agrochemicals: (AGRO), Sponsor Representative, International Award for Research in Agrochemicals, 2016; Philadelphia Section: Delaware Valley Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group, Past-Chair, Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary, Award Committee Member, 2011-15.
Member: Member of ACS since 1998. Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS); American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS). ACS Divisions: Analytical Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry.
Related activities: Member, IUPAC U.S. National Committee, 2024-present; Keynote speaker, ACS Bridge Conference, 2023; Facilitator and Governance Representative, ACS International Leadership Summits, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2022, Lima, Perú, 2019; ACS Career Consultant, 2018-21, 2024-present; Organizer and Moderator, ACS Webinar “Quimíca por el Mundo” (Chemistry around the World), 2020; Symposium Organizer/Chair, “Preparing for Employment in a Global Workforce,” 254th ACS National Meeting, 2017; Host/Moderator, ACS Webinar “Global Innovation Imperatives – Green Chemistry in Brazil,” 2017; ACS Representative, Brazilian Chemistry Association National Meeting, Belém, Brazil, 2016; Keynote speaker, 10th European Pesticide Residue Workshop (EPRW), Dublin, Ireland, 2014; Session Chair, Latin American Pesticide Residue Workshops (LAPRW), Bogotá, Colombia, 2013; Santiago, Chile, 2015; Keynote speaker, 3rd LAPRW, Montevideo, Uruguay; Session Organizer, Eastern Analytical Symposium, “Evolution of Industrial Careers for Chemists: Diversity, Technology Advancements and Job Security, 2010; Contributor (expert opinions, author) for ACS Industry Matters, The Analytical Scientist, LCGC Magazine; over 50 invited seminars/panels; over 30 publications.
