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National Office Staff

Chief Operating Officer
Yvonne Towse

Financial Administrator (NY)
Peter Burke

IT Systems/Web Administrator (NY)
Keith Mitchell

Director of Member Programs
Angela Klink

Web Content Coordinator (NY)
Teddy Bhabikhan

Office Services Coordinator (NY)
Ricky Baldeo

Director of Events and Marketing Communications
Della Miller

Events and Marketing Communications Administrator
Heather Korff

Office/Events Coordinator
Kate Evans

Managing Editor (NC)
Rachel Bayne

Editorial Assistant (NC)
Amanda Hall

Editorial Coordinator (NC)
Lindsey Lucas

BiP Editorial Assistant (NC)
Jennifer Schreiner

Editorial Assistant (NC)
Tonya Yandle

Officers

Directors

Awards Committee

National Office Staff

Standing Committees

Division Chairs

Group Chairs

Chapter Chairs

International Chapter

International Affiliate

Student University Chapter Chairs

IUVSTA Appointees

Journal Editors

AVS Designated Director on the AIP Board of Directors

AVS Member Representative to AIP

AIP Special Committees
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Officers of the Society

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

Directors

Director 2025 - 2026 Sebastian U. Engelmann
Director 2024 - 2025 Robert K. Grubbs
Director 2024 - 2025 Caitlin Howell
Director 2025 - 2026 Erwin Kessels
Director 2025 - 2026 Marcy Stutzman
Director 2024 - 2025 Virginia "Ginger" Wheeler

Awards Committee

Trustee 2024 - 2026 Kateryna Artyushkova
Trustee 2023 - 2025 Donna Chen
Trustee 2025 - 2027         Jessica Hilton
Trustee 2023 - 2025 Sean L. Jones
Trustee 2025 - 2027 Dan Killelea
Trustee 2024 - 2026 Rachael Myers-Ward

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) -- Sean L. Jones sean_jones @  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) -- Rachael Farber rachael_farber @ 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 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 -- Bridget R. Rogers bridget_rogers @ 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 -- John Lannon john_lannon @ avs.org
♦International Interactions -- Dan Killelea dan_killelea @ avs.org
♦Strategic Planning -- John Lannon john_lannon @ avs.org
♦Committee on Committees -- Michael D. Williams michael_williams @ avs.org
Marketing and Communications (MC) -- Staff Function
♦Web
♦Buyer's Guide		                                                                                           
Membership (MM) -- Amy V. Walker amy_walker @ avs.org
♦Professional Leadership -- Jason Kawasaki jason_kawasaki @ avs.org
♦Industrial Engagement -- Vincent Smentkowski  vin_smentkowski @ avs.org
♦Early Career Professionals -- Christopher Brewer christopher_brewer @ avs.org
Publications (PB) -- Chip Eddy chip_eddy @ avs.org
Recommended Practices (RP) -- Jacob Ricker jacob_ricker @ avs.org
Symposia & Conferences (S&C) -- Eric Joseph eric_joseph @ avs.org
♦S&C (Co-Chair) -- Mohan Sankaran mohan_sankaran @ avs.org
♦Program Committee --  Stephanie Law (2025 Chair) stephanie_law @ avs.org
-- Mark Losego (2025 Vice-Chair/2026 Chair) mark_losego @ avs.org
♦Exhibitors and Manufacturers (E&M) -- Staff Function  
♦Future Sites Team -- Staff Function  
♦Topical Conferences -- Eric Joseph eric_joseph @ avs.org
♦ ALD/ALE 2025
-- Han-Bo-Ram Lee, BongJin Kuh, Kivin Im (ALD Co-Chairs)
-- Heeyeop Chae, Keun-Hee Bai (ALE Co-Chairs)		 han-bo-ram_lee @ avs.org
bongjin_kuh @ avs.org
kivin_im @ avs.org
heeyeop_chae @ avs.org
keun-hee_bai @ avs.org
Ad Hoc Committees  
♦Member Engagement -- 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 -- Grzegorz Greczynski greg_greczynski @ avs.org
Applied Surface Science Division -- Samantha Rosenberg samantha_rosenberg @ avs.org
Biomaterial Interfaces Division -- Christopher So sapun_parekh @ avs.org
Electronic Materials and Photonics Division -- Parag Banerjee parag_banerjee @ avs.org
Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures Division -- Hendrik Ohldag hendrik_ohldag @avs.org
Nanoscale Science and Technology Division -- Deep Jariwala deep_jariwala @ avs.org
Plasma Science and Technology Division -- Angelique Raley angelique_raley @ avs.org
Surface Science Division -- Florencia Calaza florencia_calaza @ avs.org
Thin Film Division -- Mark D. Losego mark_losego @ avs.org
Vacuum Technology Division -- Freek Molkenboer freek_molkenboer @ avs.org


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Group Chairs

2D Materials Technical Group -- Kai Xiao kai_xiao @ avs.org
Manufacturing Science and Technology Group -- John Lannon john_lannon @ avs.org
MEMS and NEMS Technical Group -- Robert Davis robert_davis @ avs.org
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Technical Group -- Alyssa Mock alyssa_mock @ avs.org


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Chapter Chairs

Florida Chapter (3/31/25) -- Brent Gila brent_gila @ avs.org
Great Plains Tornado Alley (12/31/25) -- Rachael Farber rachael_farber @ avs.org
Hudson Mohawk Chapter (12/31/25) -- Aleksandra Biedron aleksandra_biedron @ avs.org
Michigan Chapter (12/31/25) -- Shannon Nicley shannon_nicley @ avs.org
Mid-Atlantic States Chapter (12/31/24) -- Deep Jariwala deep_jariwala @ avs.org
Minnesota Chapter (12/31/25) -- Ali Rafati ali_rafati @ avs.org
New England Chapter (12/31/25) -- Necmi Biyikli necmi_biyikli @ avs.org
New Mexico Chapter (12/31/25) -- Steven Larson steven_larson @ avs.org 
Northern California Chapter (12/31/25) -- Chris Malocsay chris_malocsay @ avs.org
Ohio Chapter (12/31/25) -- Joseph P. Corbett joseph_corbett @ avs.org
Pacific Northwest Chapter (12/31/25) -- Arthur Barnard arthur_barnard @ avs.org
Prairie Chapter (12/31/25) -- Jessica McChesney jessica_mcchesney @ avs.org
Rocky Mountain Chapter (12/31/25) -- Steve Harvey steve_harvey @ avs.org
Southern California Chapter (12/31/25) -- Anna Corinne D'Ambrosio corinne_dambrosio @ avs.org
Tennessee Valley Chapter (12/31/25) -- Petro Maksymovych petro_maksymovych @ avs.org
Texas Chapter (12/31/25) -- Manuel Quevedo manuel_quevedo @ avs.org
Western Pennsylvania Chapter (12/31/25) -- Evan Sawyer evan_sawyer @ avs.org


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International Chapter

Taiwan AVS -- Cheng-Maw Cheng                cheng-maw_cheng @ avs.org
St. Lawrence AVS -- Ludvik Martinu ludvik_martinu @ 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 -- Leszek Markowski leszek_markowski @ 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 -- Anthony Valenti anthony_valenti @ avs.org
Colorado School of Mines -- Elliot Brim elliot_brim @ avs.org
Northwestern University -- Emmy Markgraf emmy_markgraf @ avs.org
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa -- Sneha Kothapally sneha_kothapally @ avs.org
University of Central Florida -- Deborah Israel deborah_israel @ avs.org
 

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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 -- 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 -- Lisa M. Porter lisa_porter @ avs.org
NSTD Representative -- Qing Tu qing_tu @ avs.org
PSTD Representative -- Hiroyuki Miyazoe hiroyuki_miyazoe @ 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 & 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 -- Brooke Farrugia brooke_farrugia @ 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 -- Xuzong Chen xuzong_chen @ avs.org
AQS Associate Editor -- Andrew Forbes andrew_forbes @ avs.org
AQS Associate Editor -- Leong-Chuan Kwek leong-chuan_kwek @ 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

Susan Burkett Term to Spring 2025 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)

Publishing Board of Managers – Eray S. Aydil – ‘25 eray_aydil @ avs.org
Publishing Partnerships Committee – Rachel Bayne, Yvonne Towse – ‘25 rachel @ avs.org
yvonne @ avs.org
State Department Selection Committee - Rudy Ludeke - '25 rudolf_ludeke @ avs.org
Federation Assembly – Yvonne Towse, Amy Walker – ‘25 yvonne @ avs.org
amy_walker @ avs.org
 

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