Prof. Dr. Michael Nash

Michael Nash received a Bachelor of Science in Cybernetics with a concentration in Biomedical Systems, graduating with highest honors from the University of California – Los Angeles in the spring of 2006. He held research internships at the California Institute of Technology NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (Pasadena, CA, USA), the Pacific Northwest National Lab (Richland, WA, USA), and the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia). He earned a dual PhD degree in Bioengineering and Nanotechnology from the University of Washington – Seattle in December 2010. Following Postdoctoral work in Applied Physics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU Munich) from 2011-2012, he was promoted to Group Leader at LMU in May 2013. Michael began his current position as tenure-track Assistant Professor with joint appointments at the University of Basel, Department of Chemistry, and at ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science & Engineering in September 2016.

Michael's research has been recognized through numerous competitive fellowships and grants, including Fellowships from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and from Society in Science – The Branco Weiss Fellowship. In 2015 he was awarded 1 of 10 Young Investigator Grant worldwide from the Human Frontier Science Program, and in 2016 he was the winner of an ERC Starting Grant. Nash’ research is in the broad area of nanobiomaterials and biophysical chemistry, specifically focusing on single-molecule protein mechanical properties, protein and polymer engineering, and the interface between synthetic and biological systems.