Nick Serpone

Nick Serpone obtained his Ph.D. in Physical-Inorganic Chemistry at Cornell University (1964-1968; Ithaca, NY). He joined Concordia University (Montreal) in 1968 as Assistant Professor, was made Associate Professor in 1973, Professor in 1980, University Research Professor (1998-2004), and Professor Emeritus in 2000. He was Program Director at the U.S. National Science Foundation (Washington, DC, 1998-2001) and has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Pavia, Italy, since 2002 and at the Tokyo University of Science, Noda Campus (July- August 2008). His major research interests are in the photophysics and photochemistry of semiconductor metal oxides, heterogeneous photocatalysis, environmental photochemistry, photochemistry of sunscreen active agents, and application of microwaves to nanomaterials and to environmental remediation. He has co-authored over 430 articles and has co-authored, translated or co-edited 9 monographs. In July 2010, he was elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc), and is currently Head of the Materials Sciences Division of EurASc.