Directors

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Officers of the Society

President	Amy V. Walker
President Elect	Susan Burkett
Immediate Past-President	Peter Sheldon
Clerk/Secretary	Joseph E. Greene
Treasurer	Gregory J. Exarhos

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Directors

Director in 2020- 2021	David Adams
Director in 2019- 2020	Don Baer
Director in 2020- 2021	Mariadriana Creatore
Director in 2019-2020	Sally L. McArthur
Director in 2020- 2021	Rachael Myers-Ward
Director in 2019- 2020	Patricia A. Thiel

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Awards Committee

Trustee 2019 - 2021	Alison Baski
Trustee 2018 - 2020	Anna Belu
Trustee 2020 - 2022	James Fitz-Gerald
Trustee 2020 - 2022	Lara Gamble
Trustee 2018 - 2020	Timothy A. Gessert
Trustee 2019 - 2021	Bridget R. Rogers

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AVS National Office Staff

125 Maiden Lane, 15B
15th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-248-0200
Fax: 212-248-0245

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.

Managing Director	Yvonne Towse
Exhibition & Sales Manager	Jeannette DeGennaro
Financial Administrator	Peter Burke
IT Systems/Web Administrator	Keith Mitchell
Member Services Administrator	Angela Klink
Web Content Coordinator	Teddy Bhabikhan
Office Services Coordinator	Ricky Baldeo

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.

Marketing Communications & Events Manager	Della Miller
Marketing Communications & Events Coordinator	Heather Korff
Marketing Communications & Events Assistant	Abby Rizzo

AVS Publications Office Staff

51 Kilmayne Drive, Suite 104
Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 919-361-2728


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 5 staff members at this location.

Publications Office Manager	Nancy Schultheis
Editorial Coordinator	Rachel Bayne
Editorial Assistant	April Power
Editorial Assistant	Jennifer Schreiner
Editorial Assistant	Tonya Yandle

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Standing Committees

Awards (AW) -- Anna Belu	anna_belu  @  avs.org
Chapters, Divisions, and Groups (C,D,G) -- Vincent Smentkowski	vincent_smentkowski  @  avs.org
♦Chapters (Co-Chair)	kateryna_artyushkova @ avs.org
♦Divisions & Groups Chair	michael_filler @ avs.org
Education (ED) -- Timothy A. Gessert	tim_gessert  @  avs.org
♦Educational Materials and Outreach -- Svitlana Pylypenko	svitlana_pylypenko  @  avs.org
♦Short Courses -- Dave Adams	dave_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 -- Christie R.K. Marrian	christie_marrian  @  avs.org
♦Compensation -- Amy V. Walker	amy_walker @ avs.org
Governance (GV) -- Michael Williams	michael_williams  @  avs.org
♦Constitution and By-laws -- Rachael Myers-Ward	rachael_myers-ward  @  avs.org
♦Outreach/Governance/Public -- Susan Burkett	susan_burkett @ avs.org
♦International Interactions -- Lisa Porter	lisa_porter  @  avs.org
♦Strategic Planning -- Scott Bryan	scott_bryan @  avs.org
Marketing and Communications (MC) -- Staff Function ♦Web ♦Buyer's Guide
Membership (MM) David Surman; Vice-Chair: Pete Sheldon	dave_surman @ avs.org; peter_sheldon @ avs.org
♦Professional Leadership -- Bridget Rogers	bridget_rogers @ avs.org
♦Recognition for Excellence in Mentorship -- Nathan Havercroft	nathan_havercroft @ avs.org
♦Industrial Engagement -- David Surman	dave_surman @ avs.org
♦Diversity & Inclusion -- Talat Rahman / Sean Jones	talat_rahman @ avs.org; sean_jones @ avs.org
♦Early Career Professionals -- Rachael Farber                                                            -- Ashley Ellsworth                                                            -- Ann Lii-Rosales	rachael_farber @ avs.org ashley_ellsworth @ avs.org ann_lii-rosales @ avs.org
Publications (PB) -- Chip Eddy	chip_eddy @ avs.org
Recommended Practices (RP) -- Jay Hendricks	jay_hendricks @ avs.org
-- James Fedchak (Co-Chair)	james_fedchak @ avs.org
Symposia & Conferences (S&C) -- James M. Fitz-Gerald	james_fitz-gerald  @  avs.org
-- Eric Joseph	eric_joseph  @  avs.org
♦Symposium Program -- Daniel Killelea (2020 Chair)	dan_killelea @ avs.org
-- Mohan Sankaran (2020 Vice-Chair / 2021 Chair)	mohan_sankaran @ avs.org
♦Exhibitors and Manufacturers (E&M) -- Staff Function
♦Future Sites Team -- Staff Function
♦Topical Conferences -- Eric Joseph	eric_joseph  @  avs.org
♦ PacSurf 2020 -- Ellen Fisher (Program Chair)                                        -- David Castner (General Chair)	ellen_fisher  @  avs.org david_castner @ avs.org
♦ ALD/ALE 2020 -- Christophe Detavernier (ALD Chair)                  -- Jolien Dendooven / Paul Poodt (ALD Co-Chairs)                  -- Erwin Kessels (ALE Chair)                   -- Harm Knoops/Jean-Francois de Marneffe (ALE Co-Chairs)	christophe_detavernier @ avs.org jolien_dendooven  @  avs.org  paul_poodt @ avs.org erwin_kessels @ avs.org harm_knoops  @  avs.org jean-francois_marneffe @ avs.org

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Division Chairs

Advanced Surface Engineering Division -- Paul Mayrhofer	paul_mayrhofer @ avs.org
Applied Surface Science Division -- Carl A. Ventrice	carl_ventrice @ avs.org
Biomaterial Interfaces Division -- Markus Valtiner	markus_valtiner @ avs.org
Electronic Materials and Photonics Division -- Seth T. King	seth_king @ avs.org
Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures Division -- Hendrik Ohldag	hendrik_ohldag @avs.org
Nanometer-Scale Science and Technology Division -- Keith Brown	keith_brown @ avs.org
Plasma Science and Technology Division -- Francois Reniers	francois_reniers @ avs.org
Surface Science Division -- Petra Reinke	petra_reinke @ avs.org
Thin Film Division -- Virginia Wheeler	virginia_wheeler @ avs.org
Vacuum Technology Division -- Jason Carter	jason_carter @ avs.org

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Group Chairs

Manufacturing Science and Technology Group -- Bridget R. Rogers	bridget_rogers @ avs.org
MEMS and NEMS Technical Group -- Christian Zorman	christian_zorman @ avs.org

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Chapter Chairs

Florida Chapter (3/31/20) -- Mihai Vaida	mihai_vaida @ avs.org
Hudson Mohawk Chapter (12/31/20) -- Marco Hopstaken	marco_hopstaken @ avs.org
Michigan Chapter (9/01/20) -- Pilar Herrera-Fierro (contact)	pilar_herrera-fierrol @ avs.org
Mid-Atlantic States Chapter (12/31/20) -- Sujitra Pookpanratana	sujitra_pookpanratana @ avs.org
Minnesota Chapter (12/31/20) -- Seth T. King	seth_king @ avs.org
New England Chapter (12/31/20) -- Bill Trotter, Jr.	bill_trotter @ avs.org
New Mexico Chapter (12/31/20) -- Darin Leonhardt	darin_leonhardt @ avs.org
Northern California Chapter (12/31/20) -- Zoran Misetic	zoran_misetic @ avs.org
Ohio Chapter (12/31/20) -- Chris Muratore	christopher_muratore @ avs.org
Pacific Northwest Chapter (12/31/20) -- Zihua Zhu	david_zhu @ avs.org
Prairie Chapter (12/31/20) -- Jeff Terry	jeff_terry @ avs.org
Rocky Mountain Chapter (12/31/20) -- Steve Harvey	steve_harvey @ avs.org
Southern California Chapter (12/31/20) -- Anna Corinne D'Ambrosio	corinne_dambrosio @ avs.org
Tennessee Valley Chapter (12/31/20) -- Petro Maksymovych	petro_maksymovych @ avs.org
Texas Chapter (12/31/20) -- Wiley Kirk	wiley_kirk @ avs.org
Western Pennsylvania Chapter (12/31/20) -- Joe DeMaio	joe_demaio @ avs.org

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International Chapter

Taiwan AVS -- Jinn P. Chu	jinn_chu @ avs.org
St. Lawrence AVS -- Ludvik Martinu	ludvik_martinu @ avs.org

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International Affiliate

Cuban Physical Society -- María Sánchez Colina	maria_sanchez-colina @ avs.org
Israel Vacuum Society -- Sidney Cohen	sidney_cohen @ avs.org
Korean Vacuum Society -- Guen Young Yeom	geun_yeom @ avs.org
Polish Vacuum Society -- Leszek Markowski	leszek_markowski @ avs.org
Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencia y Terconlogía de Superficies y Materiales -- Gregorio Hernandez-Cocoletzi	gregorio_hernandez-cocoletzi @ avs.org
Sociedade Brasileira de Vácuo - Pedro A Nascente	pedro_nascente @ avs.org
Vacuum Society of the Philippines -- Magdaleno R. Vasquez Jr.	magdaleno_vasquez @ avs.org

 

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Student University Chapter Chairs

College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering -- Jonathan Chandonait	jonathan_chandonait @ avs.org
Colorado School of Mines -- Celeste Melamed	celeste_melamed @ avs.org
Dallas Metroplex -- Tania Estrada	tania_estrada @ avs.org
Northwestern University -- James Male	james_male @ avs.org
Southwest (inactive)
UCLA -- Aditya Deshpande	aditya_deshpande @ avs.org
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa -- Sourav Garg	sourav_garg @ avs.org
University of Central Florida -- Brian Ferrari	brian_ferrari @ avs.org
University of Florida -- Stefano Barba	stefano_barba @ avs.org
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- Kinsey Canova	kinsey_canova @ avs.org
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (inactive)
University of Texas at El Paso (inactive)
University of Washington (inactive)

 

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IUVSTA Appointees

Councilor -- Gregory J. Exarhos	greg_exarhos @ avs.org
Alternate Councilor -- Ivan G. Petrov	ivan_petrov @ avs.org
ASED Representative -- Ivan G. Petrov	ivan_petrov @ avs.org
ASSD Representative -- John T. Grant	john_grant @ avs.org
BID Representative -- Sally M. McArthur	sally_mcarthur @ avs.org
EMPD Representative -- Lisa M. Porter	lisa_porter @ avs.org
NSTD Representative -- Nancy A. Burnham	nancy_burnham @ avs.org
PSTD Representative -- Mohan Sankaran	mohan_sankaran @ avs.org
SSD Representative -- Petra Reinke	petra_reinke @avs.org
TFD Representative -- Siamak Nejati	siamak_nejati @ avs.org
VTD Representative -- Jay Hendricks	jay_hendricks @ avs.org

 

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Journal Editors

AVS Editor-in-Chief -- Eray Aydil	eray_aydil @ avs.org
Biointerphases Editor -- Sally L. McArthur	sally_mcarthur @ avs.org
Biointerphases Associate Editor -- Tobias Weidner	tobias_weidner @ avs.org
Biointerphases Associate Editor -- Stefan Zauscher	stefan_zauscher @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- Gary E. McGuire	gary_mcguire @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- R. Mohan Sankaran	mohan_sankaran @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- Erwin Kessels	erwin_kessels @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- Stephanie Law	stephanie_law @avs.org
JVST Associate Editor -- Joshua M.O. Zide	joshua_zide @avs.org
SSS Senior Editor -- James Castle	james_castle @ avs.org
SSS Editor -- Richard T. Haasch	richard_haasch @ avs.org
AQS Editor -- Philippe Bouyer	philippe_bouyer @ avs.org
AQS Associate Editor -- Yong Chen	yong_chen @ avs.org
AQS Associate Editor -- Ivette Fuentes	ivette_fuentes @ avs.org
AQS Associate Editor -- Pieter Kok	pieter_kok @ avs.org
AQS Associate Editor -- Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop	halina_rubinsztein-dunlop @ avs.org

 

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AVS Designated Director on the AIP Board of Directors

Susan Burkett Term to Spring 2022

susan_burkett @ 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)

Liaison Committee on Under-Represented Minorities -  Talat Rahman - '20	talat_rahman @ avs.org
Liaison Committee on Physics Education - Tom Christensen - '20	tom_christensen @ avs.org
Liaison Committee on Public Policy – Daniel Gaspar – ‘20	daniel_gaspar @avs.org
Liaison Committee on History – Marcy Stutzman – ‘20	marcy_stutzman @avs.org
Publishing Board of Managers – Ivan G. Petrov* – ‘20	ivan_petrov @ avs.org
Publishing Partnerships Committee – Nancy Schultheis, Yvonne Towse – ‘20	nancy@avs.org                                                                yvonne@avs.org
State Department Selection Committee – Rudy Ludeke – ‘21	rudy_ludeke @ avs.org

 

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