Nick Flynn

Dr. Nick Flynn is a Professor of Biochemistry at the Department of Chemistry and Physics, Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, West Texas A&M University. He joined the faculty in 2010 as Department Head and holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from Texas A&M University (1992) and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from Texas A&M (1997). His postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center focused on Vitamin A metabolism.

Dr. Flynn’s research spans yeast metabolism, metabolomics, and brewing processes. He has mentored numerous undergraduate students, resulting in over 40 co-authored publications, including ten with undergraduates, in journals such as the Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, and Amino Acids. He actively contributes to academic and professional communities.

Scientific Awards:

• NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship

• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• American Society of Brewing Chemists
• American Homebrewers Association
• Amarillo High Plains Drafters Homebrew Club

Dr. Flynn has served on the Executive Committee of the ACS Panhandle Plains local section since 2015, co-establishing an endowed scholarship in 2018. He also coaches/played rugby since 1988.