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Officers of the Society

President	Mark Engelhard
President Elect	Sally McArthur
Immediate Past-President	Bridget R. Rogers
Clerk/Secretary	David Surman
Treasurer	Gregory J. Exarhos

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Directors

Director 2026 - 2027	Andre Anders
Director 2025 - 2026	Sebastian U. Engelmann
Director 2025 - 2026	Erwin Kessels
Director 2026 - 2027	Stephanie Law
Director 2025 - 2026	Marcy Stutzman
Director 2026 - 2027	Scott Walton

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Awards Committee

Trustee 2024 - 2026	Kateryna Artyushkova
Trustee 2026 - 2028	Corinne D'ambrosio
Trustee 2026 - 2028	Charles R. "Chip" Eddy, Jr.
Trustee 2025 - 2027	Jessica Hilton
Trustee 2025 - 2027	Dan Killelea
Trustee 2024 - 2026	Rachael Myers-Ward

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AVS National Office Staff

125 Maiden Lane, 15B
15th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-248-0200

The AVS National Office (NY) relocated in September 1993, from rented space in the American Institute of Physics (AIP) building on East 45th Street in New York, New York to leased space on the 32nd floor of 120 Wall Street in downtown Manhattan. In 2007, AVS purchased space on the 15th floor of 125 Maiden Lane, just a couple of blocks from the Wall Street location. The AVS office moved into this space in July 2008. This office serves as the Society Headquarters and there are 7 full-time staff members at this location. There is a variety of services performed from this location, such as membership management, financial operations (accounts payable/receivable), and website management.

Chief Operating Officer	Yvonne Towse
Financial Administrator	Peter Burke
IT Systems/Web Administrator	Keith Mitchell
Director of Member Programs	Angela Klink
Web Content Coordinator	Teddy Bhabikhan
Office Services Coordinator	Ricky Baldeo
Exhibition & Sponsorship Sales Representatives	Bob Jonas and Ryan Foley

 

AVS West Office Staff

110 Yellowstone Drive, Suite 120
Chico, CA 95973
Tel: 530-896-0477
Fax: 530-896-0487

The West Coast Office is located in Chico, California (CA). It was developed in 1999 for the purpose of developing the AVS Newsletter, short course brochures, managing the annual AVS ICMI (Spring) Conference (which began in 1999), and handling all Society publicity and marketing activities, which were responsibilities previously handled by a vendor. In addition, all event planning functions are now performed at this location.
 

Director of Events and Marketing Communications	Della Miller
Events and Marketing Communications Administrator	Heather Korff
Office/Events Coordinator	Kate Evans

 

AVS Publications Office Staff

51 Kilmayne Drive, Suite 201
Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 919-361-2787

The Publications Office is located in Cary, North Carolina (NC). The office handles the manuscript submission and refereeing process for our journals, the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A & B (JVST), Surface Science Spectra (SSS), Biointerphases, and AVS Quantum Science. There are currently 6 staff members at this location.
 

Managing Editor	Rachel Bayne
Editorial Assistant	Amanda Hall
Editorial Coordinator	Lindsey Lucas
BiP Editorial Assistant	Jennifer Schreiner
Editorial Assistant	Tonya Yandle

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Standing Committees

Awards (AW) -- Kateryna Artyushkova	kateryna_artyushkova @ avs.org
Chapters, Divisions, and Groups (C,D,G) (includes Student Chapters & Recognition for Excellence in Mentorship)
♦(Co-Chairs)  -- Katherine Burzynski -- Petro Maksymovych -- Petra Reinke	katherine_burzynski @ avs.org petro_maksymovych @ avs.org petra_reinke @ avs.org
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) -- Mark Engelhard	mark_engelhard @ avs.org
Education (ED) -- Timothy A. Gessert	tim_gessert @ avs.org
♦Educational Materials and Outreach -- Svitlana Pylypenko	svitlana_pylypenko @ avs.org
♦Short Courses -- David Adams	david_adams @ avs.org
♦History -- Neil Peacock	neil_peacock @ avs.org
Finance (FI) -- Gregory J. Exarhos	greg_exarhos @ avs.org
♦Audit -- Gregory J. Exarhos	greg_exarhos @ avs.org
♦Investment Advisory -- Dave Surman	dave_surman @ avs.org
♦Compensation -- Mark Engelhard	mark_engelhard @ avs.org
Governance (GV) -- Rachael Myers-Ward	rachael_myers-ward @ avs.org
♦Constitution and By-laws -- Stephen McDonnell	stephen_mcdonnell @ avs.org
♦Outreach/Governance/Public -- Bridget Rogers	bridget_rogers @ avs.org
♦International Interactions -- Dan Killelea	dan_killelea @ avs.org
♦Strategic Planning -- John Lannon	john_lannon @ avs.org
Marketing and Communications (MC) -- Staff Function ♦Web ♦Buyer's Guide
Membership (MM) -- Amy V. Walker	amy_walker @ avs.org
♦MM (Vice-Chair) -- Jessica Hilton	jessica_hilton @ avs.org
♦MM (Vice-Chair) -- Erica Douglas	erica_douglas @ avs.org
♦Professional Leadership -- Jason Kawasaki	jason_kawasaki @ avs.org
♦Industrial Engagement -- Vincent Smentkowski	vin_smentkowski @ avs.org
♦Early Career Professionals -- Christopher Brewer (Co-Chair)	christopher_brewer @ avs.org
♦Early Career Professionals -- Will De Benedetti (Co-Chair)	william_debenedetti@avs.org
♦Community Engagement -- Rachael Farber	rachael_farber @ avs.org
Publications (PB) -- Lara Gamble	lara_gamble @ avs.org
Recommended Practices (RP) -- Jacob Ricker	jacob_ricker @ avs.org
♦Vice-Chair -- Lyndi Strange	lyndi_strange @ avs.org
Symposia & Conferences (S&C) -- Eric Joseph	eric_joseph @ avs.org
♦S&C (Co-Chair) -- Mohan Sankaran	mohan_sankaran @ avs.org
♦S&C (Co-Chair) -- Virginia Wheeler	virginia_wheeler @ avs.org
♦Program Committee --  Mark Losego (2026 Chair)	mark_losego @ avs.org
-- Angelique Raley (2026 Vice-Chair/2027 Chair)	angelique_raley @ avs.org
♦Exhibitors and Manufacturers (E&M) -- Staff Function
♦Future Sites Team -- Staff Function
♦Topical Conferences -- Eric Joseph	eric_joseph @ avs.org
♦TCC (Co-Chair) -- Mohan Sankaran	mohan_sankaran @ avs.org
♦TCC (Co-Chair) -- Virginia Wheeler	virginia_wheeler @ avs.org
♦ ALD/ALE 2026 -- Virginia Wheeler, Parag Banerjee (ALD Co-Chairs) -- Christophe Valle, Nathan Marchak (ALE Co-Chairs)	virginia_wheeler @ avs.org parag_banerjee @ avs.org christophe_valle @ avs.org nathan_marchak @ avs.org
Ad Hoc Committees
♦Engagement & Mentorship -- Robert K. Grubbs	robert_grubbs @ avs.org
♦Operations Advisory -- Peter Sheldon	peter_sheldon @ avs.org

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Division Chairs

Advanced Surface Engineering Division -- Marcus Hans	marcus_hans @ avs.org
Applied Surface Science Division -- Tanguy Terlier	tanguy_terlier @ avs.org
Biomaterial Interfaces Division -- Pierluigi Bilotto	pierluigi_bilotto @ avs.org
Electronic Materials and Photonics Division -- Erin Cleveland	erin_cleveland @ avs.org
Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures Division -- Valeria Lauter	valeria_lauter @avs.org
Nanoscale Science and Technology Division -- Alex Belianinov	alex_belianinov @ avs.org
Plasma Science and Technology Division -- Kenji Ishikawa	kenji_ishikawa @ avs.org
Surface Science Division -- Nan Jiang	nan_jiang @ avs.org
Thin Film Division -- Junjie Zhao	junjie_zhao @ avs.org
Vacuum Technology Division -- Julia Scherschligt	julia_scherschligt @ avs.org

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Group Chairs

2D Materials Technical Group -- Cristina Satriano	cristina_satriano @ avs.org
Manufacturing Science and Technology Group -- John Lannon	john_lannon @ avs.org
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Technical Group -- Ufuk Kilic	ufuk_kilic @ avs.org

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Chapter Chairs

Florida Chapter (3/31/26) -- Brent Gila	brent_gila @ avs.org
Great Plains Tornado Alley (12/31/26) -- Rachael Farber	rachael_farber @ avs.org
Hudson Mohawk Chapter (12/31/26) -- Steve Consiglio	steve_consiglio @ avs.org
Michigan Chapter (12/31/26) -- Alex Burgers	alex_burgers @ avs.org
Mid-Atlantic States Chapter (12/31/27) -- Berc Kalanyan	berc_kalanyan @ avs.org
Minnesota Chapter (12/31/26) -- Ali Rafati	ali_rafati @ avs.org
New England Chapter (12/31/26) -- Necmi Biyikli	necmi_biyikli @ avs.org
New Mexico Chapter (12/31/26) -- Peter Dickens	peter_dickens @ avs.org
Northern California Chapter (12/31/26) -- Michael Oye	michael_oye @ avs.org
Ohio Chapter (12/31/26) -- Joseph P. Corbett	joseph_corbett @ avs.org
Pacific Northwest Chapter (12/31/26) -- Ajay Karakoti	ajay_karakoti @ avs.org
Prairie Chapter (12/31/26) -- Nan Jiang	nan_jiang @ avs.org
Rocky Mountain Chapter (12/31/26) -- Matthew Weimer	matthew_weimer @ avs.org
Southern California Chapter (12/31/26) -- Anna Corinne D'Ambrosio	corinne_dambrosio @ avs.org
Tennessee Valley Chapter (12/31/26) -- Petro Maksymovych	petro_maksymovych @ avs.org
Texas Chapter (12/31/26) -- Manuel Quevedo	manuel_quevedo @ avs.org
Western Pennsylvania Chapter (12/31/26) -- Evan Sawyer	evan_sawyer @ avs.org

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International Chapter

St. Lawrence AVS -- Ludvik Martinu	ludvik_martinu @ avs.org
Taiwan AVS -- Cheng-Maw Cheng	cheng-maw_cheng @ avs.org

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International Affiliate

Israel Vacuum Society -- Tatyana Bendikov	tatyana_bendikov @ avs.org
Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science -- Yasunori Tanimoto	yasunori_tanimoto @ avs.org
Korean Vacuum Society -- Soohyung Park	soohyung_park @ avs.org
Mexican Society for Science and Technology of Surfaces and Materials -- Emmanuel Haro Poniatowski	emmanuel_poniatowski @ avs.org
Polish Vacuum Society -- Mikolaj Lewandowski	mikolaj_lewandowski @ avs.org
Sociedade Brasileira de Vácuo - Pedro A Nascente	pedro_nascente @ avs.org
Sociedad Cubana de Física (Cuban Physical Society) -- María Sánchez Colina	maria_sanchez-colina @ avs.org
Vacuum Society of Australia -- Anton Stampfl	anton_stampfl @ avs.org
Vacuum Society of the Philippines -- Kathrina Taaca	kathrina_taaca @ avs.org

 

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Student University Chapter Chairs

College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering -- Alvar Garza	alvar_garza @ avs.org
Colorado School of Mines -- Lonneke van Eijk	lonneke_vonEijik @ avs.org
Northwestern University -- Alex Cushing	alex_cushing @ avs.org
SUNY Polytechnic Institute -- Bennett McDonough	bennett_mcdonough @ avs.org
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa -- Mason Wright	Mason Wright @ avs.org
University of Central Florida -- Deborah Israel	deborah_israel @ avs.org

 

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IUVSTA Appointees

Director -- Gregory J. Exarhos	greg_exarhos @ avs.org
Alternate Director -- Ivan G. Petrov	ivan_petrov @ avs.org
ASED Representative -- Christopher Muratore	christopher_muratore @ avs.org
ASSD Representative -- John T. Grant	john_grant @ avs.org
BID Representative -- Sally M. McArthur	sally_mcarthur @ avs.org
EMPD Representative -- SeonHee Jang	seonhee_jang @ avs.org
NSTD Representative -- Joohoon Kang	joohoon_kang @ avs.org
PSTD Representative -- Hiroyuki Miyazoe	hiroyuki_miyazoe @ avs.org
SSD Representative -- Petra Reinke	petra_reinke @avs.org
TFD Representative -- Rong Yang	rong_yang @ avs.org
VTD Representative -- Jay Hendricks	jay_hendricks @ avs.org
Sustainability Working Group	ivan_petrov @ avs.org

 

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Journal Editors

AVS & JVST Editor-in-Chief -- Eray Aydil	eray_aydil @ avs.org
Biointerphases Editor-in-Chief -- Tobias Weidner	tobias_weidner @ avs.org
Biointerphases Associate Editor -- Joe Baio	joe_baio @ avs.org
Biointerphases Associate Editor -- Fang Cheng	fang_cheng @ avs.org
Biointerphases Associate Editor -- Sapun Parekh	sapun_parekh @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- Jinn P. Chu	jinn_chu @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- Tony Shien-Ping Feng	tonyshien-ping_feng @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- Erwin Kessels	erwin_kessels @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- Stephanie Law	stephanie_law @avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- R. Mohan Sankaran	mohan_sankaran @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- Amy V. Walker	amy_walker @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- Joshua M.O. Zide	joshua_zide @avs.org
SSS Editor-in-Chief -- Richard T. Haasch	richard_haasch @ avs.org
SSS Associate Editor -- Daniel J. Graham	dan_graham @ avs.org
SSS Associate Editor -- Nikolas Podraza	nikolas_podraza @ avs.org
SSS Associate Editor -- Alex Shard	alex_shard @ avs.org
AQS Editor-in-Chief -- Philippe Bouyer	philippe_bouyer @ avs.org
AQS Associate Editor -- Vanderlei S. Bagnato	vanderlei_bagnato @ avs.org
AQS Associate Editor -- Isabelle Robert-Philip	isabelle_robert-philip @ avs.org
AQS Associate Editor -- Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop	halina_rubinsztein-dunlop @ avs.org
AQS Associate Editor -- Andre Schleife	andre_schleife @ avs.org

 

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AVS Designated Director on the AIP Board of Directors

Amy V. Walker Term to Spring 2028

amy_walker @ avs.org

 

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AVS Member Representative to AIP

Alison A. Baski

alison_baski @ avs.org

 

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AIP Special Committees (External)

Publishing Board of Managers – Eray S. Aydil – ‘26	eray_aydil @ avs.org
Publishing Partnerships Committee – Rachel Bayne, Yvonne Towse – ‘26	rachel @ avs.org yvonne @ avs.org
State Department Selection Committee - Rudy Ludeke - '26	rudolf_ludeke @ avs.org
Federation Assembly – Yvonne Towse, Amy Walker – ‘26	yvonne @ avs.org amy_walker @ avs.org

 

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