David Cantu
Associate Professor
- Phone: (775) 784-1792
- Email: dcantu@unr.edu
- Building: SEM
- Room: 208
- Mailstop: 0388
- Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2017
- Postdoctorate Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2013-2017
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, 2013
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Courses taught
- CHE 245 Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering
- CHE 451 Process Control
- CHE 485 Separation Processes
Research interests
- Molecular simulation and computational chemistry
- Rare earth elements
- Separations
- Enzymes and bioinformatics
Awards
- CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2021
- New Investigator Award, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, 2019