Nivaldo J. Tro

Nivaldo J. Tro Professor Tro has been a faculty member at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, since 1990. He received his B.A. degree in chemistry from Westmont College in 1985 and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1989. He performed postdoctoral research at the University of California at Berkeley. He was honored as Westmont's outstanding teacher of the year in 1994 and again in 2001. He was also honored as Westmont's outstanding researcher of the year in 1996. Professor Tro...See more

Nivaldo J. Tro Professor Tro has been a faculty member at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, since 1990. He received his B.A. degree in chemistry from Westmont College in 1985 and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1989. He performed postdoctoral research at the University of California at Berkeley. He was honored as Westmont's outstanding teacher of the year in 1994 and again in 2001. He was also honored as Westmont's outstanding researcher of the year in 1996. Professor Tro lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Ann, and their three children, Michael, Alicia, and Kyle. For leisure, he enjoys snowboarding, camping, biking, and wakeboarding with his family. See less