Javier Santos-Pérez

Ph.D. in Chemistry
Stanford Certified Project Manager

Dr. Santos has experience in research, project management and teaching. For over a decade, he served as a Senior Scientist at NASA Glenn Research Center and the Ohio Aerospace Institute. During his tenure, Dr. Santos support the Space Shuttle Program. He led research projects, developed two patents, published multiple articles and presented research findings in scientific conferences. After that, Dr. Santos joined the Molecular Sciences Research Center, UPR as a Manager of Scientific Instrumentation. There, he spent five years overseeing more than 3.5 million dollars of scientific instrumentation including a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance facility housing state-of-the-art spectrometers. In addition, Dr. Santos served as an adjunct professor of chemistry, a dissertation committee member, a research mentor, a member of bio-safety committee, and a co-advisor of an America Chemical Society student chapter. Currently, Dr. Santos is a professor of chemistry at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Through out his career, Dr. Santos has worked in multi-disciplinary research teams, managed research projects and research laboratories, written proposals and scientific articles.

Recognitions

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Ohio Aerospace Institute

Cleveland, Ohio Commissioners

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Ohio Aerospace Institute

Professional Education

Stanford Certified Project Manager

Master Certificate in Business Management

Teaching Science at University

Teaching and Learning

Patent Law Fundamentals

Crystallography

Experience

Professor of Chemistry

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Florida, USA
2019 - date

Professor of Chemistry

Ana G. Mendez University
Puerto Rico, USA
2015-2019

Organic Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy, and General Chemistry

Additional Services
Bio-safety committee member
Member of the retention committee
America Chemical Society, student chapter, Co-Advisor

Manager, Scientific Instrumentation

University of Puerto Rico
Molecular Sciences Research Center
Puerto Rico, USA
2014-2019

Managed over $3.5 M in scientific instrumentation including a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility,
housing state-of-the-art 500 MHz and 700 MHz spectrometers.

Additional Services
Dissertation committee member
Coordination of Scientific Seminars

Senior Scientist

NASA Glenn Research Center - Ohio Aerospace Institute
Polymeric Materials Branch
Ohio, USA
2001-2014

Additional Services
Research mentor for college students
Research Technical Monitor

Doctoral Student

Clark Atlanta University
Georgia, USA
1994-2001

Organic/Polymer Chemistry

Dissertation:
Synthesis and Characterization of a New Class of Thiophene-Containing Imidazoles as Fluorescent and Non-linear Optical Materials
Research funded by the NASA University Research Center Project

Research Advisor: Xiu R. Bu
Committee members: Eric A. Mintz, Gabriel Garcia, Reynold Veret, and Yi Pang
Honorary Advisor: Michael A. Meador

Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1995)
Teaching Assistant, General Chemistry Laboratory (1994)

B.S. Chemistry Student

Pontifical Catholic University
Puerto Rico, USA
1989-1994

President of the American Chemical Society Club (1993-1994)

VP of the American Chemical Society Club (1992-1993)

Chemistry Tutor (1992)

Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) (1990-1993)
Excellence & Leadership

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