Nadia Marano
Associate Professor of Chemistry

“A small liberal arts college is just the sort of place I was looking for,” says Nadia Marano about what attracted her to St. Lawrence.

Marano came to St. Lawrence in 1992, after teaching as a visiting professor at Middlebury College. “When I interviewed, everyone was very friendly; students were interested in my work,” says Marano. “St. Lawrence is very supportive of the work faculty want to do in their teaching and research.”

As a licensed user of radioactive materials, Marano is a member of the Radiation Safety Committee, in charge of ensuring that individuals who work with or in the vicinity of radioactive material have sufficient training and experience to enable them to perform their duties safely and in accordance with regulations. Marano is also a member of Faculty Council and the Health Careers Advisory Committee.

The small class sizes and close faculty/student interaction are what Marano most enjoys. She says, “I like the fact that although students want to do well, they cooperate and want other to succeed as well, rather than engaging in the cutthroat competition that I have seen at some larger universities.” She continues, “People at St. Lawrence are always willing to help each other out.”

Regarding the new science facilities construction and renovations that are in the works, Marano says, “The new building will be state-of-the-art, which is important in fields like chemistry that use high tech equipment. Both students and faculty will benefit.”

Marano was born in Tripoli, Libya, and lived there until she was 6, when her family moved to a New York City suburb. Marano obtained her B.S. in biochemistry from Manhattan College and both her M.A. in biochemistry and her Ph.D. in molecular biology from Princeton University.