Tina Nenoff
Tina M. Nenoff (born 1965) is an American materials scientist and chemical engineer who works as a senior scientist and Sandia Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories,[1][2] on leave from Sandia for a two-year term as deputy and science advisor to Jill Hruby, the Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security.[2] Her research concerns nanoporous materials such as zeolites and metal–organic frameworks, and their applications including reverse osmosis, water splitting for the hydrogen economy, and the detection and sequestration of radioactive iodine produced as nuclear waste.[3][4] She also developed crystalline silicotitanates used to remove radioactive cesium from contaminated seawater after the Fukushima nuclear accident.[3][4][5]
Education and career[edit]
Nenoff was born on December 7, 1965, in Orange, New Jersey,[5] the daughter of a biologist and a physician. After attending an all-girls high school,[3] she majored in chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1987.[6] Originally intending to go into medicine, she shifted direction under the mentorship of Alan MacDiarmid. Instead, after a year and half working at Ciba-Geigy, she returned to graduate study.[4] She earned a PhD in chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1993,[6] supervised by Galen D. Stucky,[7] and has worked at Sandia since then.[6][4]
Recognition[edit]
Nenoff was elected as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2011[5] and as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2019.[3] The Society of Women Engineers gave her an achievement award in 2022 "for groundbreaking research in nanoporous materials; and for instilling in others the ethics and integrity for guiding future discoveries in chemistry and chemical engineering".[8] She was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2024, "for translating fundamental understanding of nanoporous materials into applications with societal and national security impact".[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tina M. Nenoff", People, Sandia National Laboratories, retrieved 2024-02-16
- ^ a b Singer, Neal (February 23, 2023), "Sandia Fellow Tina Nenoff: It's all about materials", Sandia LabNews, Sandia National Laboratories, retrieved 2024-02-16
- ^ a b c d Rummler, Troy (January 30, 2020), "A material benefit to society: Sandia scientist elected 2019 AAAS fellow", Sandia LabNews, Sandia National Laboratories, retrieved 2024-02-16
- ^ a b c d Rappe, Mollie (August 2016), "Tina Nenoff tailored molecular sponges to pull radioactive ions from nuclear waste", Sandia News, Sandia National Laboratories, retrieved 2024-02-16
- ^ a b c Madsen, Lynnette (2016), "Profile 71: Tina M. Nenoff", Successful Women Ceramic and Glass Scientists and Engineers: 100 Inspirational Profiles, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 425–426, ISBN 9781118733714
- ^ a b c Nenoff Bio (PDF), Sandia National Laboratories, 2018, retrieved 2024-02-16
- ^ Nenoff, Tina M. (Winter 2023), "Research Informed by Integrity and Ethics: 2022 Achievement Award Remarks", SWE: Magazine of the Society of Women Engineers, retrieved 2024-02-16
- ^ "Achievement Award: Tina M. Nenoff, Ph.D.", SWE: Magazine of the Society of Women Engineers, 2022, retrieved 2024-02-16
- ^ National Academy of Engineering Elects 114 Members and 21 International Members, National Academy of Engineering Elects 114 Members and 21 International MembersNational Academy of Engineering, retrieved 2024-02-16
External links[edit]
- Tina Nenoff publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Orange, New Jersey
- American chemical engineers
- American materials scientists
- American women engineers
- Women chemical engineers
- Women materials scientists and engineers
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- Fellows of the American Chemical Society
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering