Officers and Committees for 2024
Officers of The Society are elected for a two-year term. The officers, plus the most recent living Past President and three other elected members comprise the Executive Committee,
which is the governing body of The Society. They take office at the beginning of January 1st of the year immediately following their election.
In addition, there are several committees to carry out the various activities of The Society.
For Officers and Committess of previous years, proceed to the Archives page.
Executive Committee 2024-2025
Jonathan P. ROTHSTEIN
President
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Jeff MORRIS
Vice President
Chemical Engineering and Levich Institute for Physicochemical Hydrodynamics
CUNY City College of New York
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Kalman MIGLER
Secretary
Polymers Additive Manufacturing and Rheology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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S. Lisa BISWAL
Treasurer
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Rice University
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Dimitris VLASSOPOULOS
Editor
Materials Science and Technology
University of Crete and IESL-FORTH
Website
JOR Editorial Office
Ania Bukowski, Editorial Assistant
Email JOR Editorial Office
Simon A. ROGERS
Member at Large
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Website
Evelyne van RUYMBEKE
Member at Large
Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences
Université catholique de Louvain
Website
Kelly M. SCHULTZ
Member at Large
Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
Website
Anne M. GRILLET
Past President
Engineering Sciences Division
Sandia National Laboratories
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Chuqiao (Elise) Chen
Student Representative
Molecular Engineering
University of Chicago
LinkedIn
Standing Committees for 2024
Membership Committee (2024)
Michelle Calabrese
Safa Jamali, chair
Carina Martinez
Hadi Mohammadigoushki
Antonio Perazzo
Travis Walker
Chuqiao (Elise) Chen (student, 2024-2025)
Education Committee (2024)
Matt Armstrong
Sumana Chakrabarti
Kendra Erk
Reza Foudazi
Jim Gilchrist, co-chair outreach
Matthew Helgeson, chair
Thomas O'Connor, outreach
Ryan Poling-Skutvik
Maggie Qi
Bingham Award Committee
Ralph Colby (2023-2025)
Cari Dutcher (2022-2024)
Randy Ewoldt (2024-2026)
Sara Hashmi (2024-2026)
Ali Mohraz (2022-2024), chair
Denis Rodrigue (2023-2025)
Jan Vermant (2024-2026)
Metzner Award Committee
Arezoo M. Ardekani (2022-2024)
Sujit Datta (2024-2026)
Jay Schieber (2022-2024), chair
Charles Schroeder (2023-2025)
Sachin Velankar (2023-2025)
SoR Fellowship Committee
Will Hartt (2023-2025)
Savvas Hatzikiriakos (2022-2024)
Srinivas Raghavan (2024-2026)
Maryam Sepehr (2024-2026)
Dave Venerus (2022-2024), chair
Journal Publication Award Committee
Dimitris Vlassopoulos (Editor)
Emanuela Del Gado (Associate Editor)
TBA (MAL)
TBA (MAL)
TBA
Meeting Policy Committee
Jeff Morris, co-chair (VP)
Andrew M. Kraynik, co-chair
Kalman Migler (Secretary)
Albert Co (Webmaster)
Kendra Erk (95th Program)
Safa Jamali (95th Program)
Roger Bonnecaze (95th Local)
Audit Committee
Brian Edwards (2022-2024)
Anthony Kotula (2022-2024), chair
Jeffrey Martin (2023-2025)
Lisa Biswal (ex officio)
Financial Advisement Committee
Rekha Rao (2023-2025), chair
Jonathan Seppala (2024-2026)
Phil Sullivan (2022-2024)
Lisa Biswal (ex officio)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (2024)
Lilian Hsiao
Peter Gilbert
Ali Mohraz
Susan Muller
Jae Park
Kelly Schultz
Maryam Sepehr
Katie Weigandt, chair
Arshiya Bhadu (student, 2024-2025)
Nominating Committee (2024)
Marie-Claude Heuzey, chair
Emanuela del Gado
Rajesh Khare
Webmaster
Albert Co
Editor of Rheology Bulletin and Communication Coordinator
Paulo E. Arratia
Editor, Journal of Rheology
Dimitris Vlassopoulos
Associate Editor, Journal of Rheology
Emanuela Del Gado
Editorial Assistant, Journal of Rheology
Ania Bukowski
Social Media Director
Christine Roberts
Director, International Outreach Program
Gerald G. Fuller (2024-2025)
SoR Historian
Gareth McKinley (2024-2025)
Ad Hoc Committees for 2024
SOR Ad-Hoc Centennial Celebration Committee
Albert Co
Morton Denn
Safa Jamali
Andy Kraynik
Gareth McKinley
Faith Morrison
Peter Olmsted
Vivek Sharma, chair
Associations with External Committees/Organizations for 2024
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
SoR Designee to AIP Governing Board
Eric Furst (Mar 2023 - Mar 2026)
SoR Member Representative to AIP
Jonathan Rothstein (2024-2025)
SoR Liaison on AIP History Committee
Gareth McKinley (2023-25)
AIP Publishing (AIPP)
SoR Designee to AIPP Board of Managers
Gareth McKinley (2022-2024)
SoR Representatives on AIPP Publishing Partners Committee
Peter Olmsted (2024)
Simon Rogers (2022-2024)
International Committee on Rheology
SoR Delegate to ICR
Mike Graham (2024-2025)
Secretary to the ICR
Gerry Fuller
US National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
SoR Representative to NCTAM
Anne M. Grillet (2023-2027)
Soft Matter Association of the Americas (IUPAP)
SoR Representative
Jaci Conrad