Ohio University to honor Distinguished Professor Srdjan Nesic on Nov. 1

Ohio University will honor Distinguished Professor Srdjan Nesic on Tuesday, Nov. 1, during the Distinguished Professor Portrait Unveiling and Lecture.

Students, faculty, staff, and area residents are invited to attend this special event in the Baker University Center Ballroom, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The event will also be livestreamed at this webpage. Refreshments will be served beginning at 5 p.m.

Dr. Nesic will also host an informal reception following the conclusion of the Portrait Unveiling and Lecture. This public reception will be held at Jackie O’s Brewpub at 24 W. Union St. in Athens from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. and will feature music by John Horne, adjunct professor of guitar/jazz studies at OHIO.

Dr. Nesic, who is an expert in corrosion and fluid mechanics, is director of the internationally-renowned Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology, one of the largest corrosion research facilities in the world. He also serves as Russ Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology.

During his time at Ohio University, Dr. Nesic has graduated 36 Ph.D. students, 23 master’s students and mentored 40 or more postdoctoral researchers, many of whom are now accomplished academics in their own right, from more than 20 countries. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers in leading international journals in his field and penned 18 book chapters and more than 240 peer-reviewed published conference proceedings articles. He is one of the most cited authors in the Russ College’s history, with more than 17,000 citations of his published work.

In addition, Dr. Nesic has raised more than $40 million in sponsored research funding, mostly from industrial sources in North and South America, the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Oceania.  He is also a Fellow in NACE International – the world’s biggest association of corrosion engineers. In 2007 he received the prestigious H.H. Uhlig Award for excellence in corrosion education and in 2018 the Willis Rodney Whitney Award in recognition of significant contributions to corrosion science, both from NACE International. 

During the Nov. 1 lecture, Dr. Nesic will discuss his research, teaching and lessons he has learned throughout his career. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and areas resident who would like to attend the lecture and portrait unveiling can register online at this registration page.  

The Distinguished Professor Award is the highest distinction for faculty members at Ohio University. Established in 1958 by Edwin and Ruth Kennedy as a designated component of the John C. Baker Fund, the award recognizes exceptional research and scholarly or artistic achievements. Since the award’s inception, it has been understood that recipients also must be conscientious teachers.