Officers and Committees for 2025
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.
View list of Past Presidents.
Executive Committee 2024-2025
Jonathan P. ROTHSTEIN
President
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Website
Jeff MORRIS
Vice President
Chemical Engineering and Levich Institute for Physicochemical Hydrodynamics
CUNY City College of New York
Website
Kalman MIGLER
Secretary
Polymers Additive Manufacturing and Rheology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Website
S. Lisa BISWAL
Treasurer
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Rice University
Website
Dimitris VLASSOPOULOS
Editor
Materials Science and Technology
University of Crete and IESL-FORTH
Website
JOR Editorial Office
Ania Bukowski, Editorial Assistant
EmailEditorialOffice
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
LinkedIn
Kelly M. SCHULTZ
Member at Large
Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
Website
Anne M. GRILLET
Past President
Engineering Sciences Division
Sandia National Laboratories
LinkedIn
Chuqiao (Elise) Chen
Student Representative
Molecular Engineering
University of Chicago
LinkedIn
Standing Committees for 2025
Membership Committee
Stacey Elliott (2025-2027)
Safa Jamali (2022-2025), chair
Mazi Jalaal (2025-2027)
Carina Martinez (2023-)
Antonio Perazzo (2022-)
Sara Reynaud (2025-2027)
Travis Walker (2023-)
Chuqiao (Elise) Chen (student, 2024-2025)
Education Committee
Matt Armstrong (2022-2025)
Sumana Chakrabarti (2024-2027)
Kendra Erk (2022-2025)
Reza Foudazi (2022-2025)
Jim Gilchrist (2025-), chair
Matthew Helgeson (2025)
Thomas O'Connor (2024-2027), co-chair outreach
Maggie Qi (2023-2026)
Abhinendra Singh (2025-2028)
Bingham Award Committee
Ralph Colby (2023-2025)
Randy Ewoldt (2024-2026)
Sara Hashmi (2024-2026)
Saad Khan (2025-2027)
Denis Rodrigue (2023-2025), chair
Michael Rubinstein (2025-2027)
Jan Vermant (2024-2026)
Metzner Award Committee
Xiang Cheng (2025-2027)
Sujit Datta (2024-2026)
Julie Kornfield (2025-2027)
Charles Schroeder (2023-2025), chair
Sachin Velankar (2023-2025)
SoR Fellowship Committee
Will Hartt (2023-2025)
Steve Hudson (2025-2027)
Srinivas Raghavan (2024-2026)
Maryam Sepehr (2024-2026), chair
Paulo de Souza Mendes (2025-2027)
Journal Publication Award Committee
Dimitris Vlassopoulos (Editor)
Emanuela Del Gado (Associate Editor)
Evelyne van Ruymbeke (MAL)
Simon Rogers (MAL)
Norbert Willenbacher (previous winner)
Meeting Policy Committee
Jeff Morris, co-chair (VP)
Andrew M. Kraynik, co-chair
Kalman Migler (Secretary)
Albert Co (Webmaster)
Rae Anderson (Webmaster in Training)
Audit Committee
Brian Edwards (2025)
Jeffrey Martin (2023-2025), chair
Paul Salipante (2025-2027)
Lisa Biswal (ex officio)
Financial Advisement Committee
Ryan Murphy (2025-2027)
Rekha Rao (2023-2025), chair
Jonathan Seppala (2024-2026)
Lisa Biswal (ex officio)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (2024)
Ria Corder (2025-2027)
Jesse Gadley (2025-2027)
Peter Gilbert (2022-2025)
Ali Mohraz (2020-)
Jae Park (2022-2025)
Kelly Schultz (2019-)
Maryam Sepehr (2019-)
Katie Weigandt (2022-), chair
Arshiya Bhadu (student, 2024-2025)
Nominating Committee (2025)
Christian Clasen
Marie-Claude Heuzey, chair
Rajesh Khare
Webmasters
Albert Co, Rae Anderson
Editor of Rheology Bulletin and Communication Coordinator
Carlos Lopez-Barron
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 2025
SOR Ad-Hoc Centennial Celebration Committee
Mike Graham, chair
Anne Grillet
Safa Jamali
Gareth McKinley
Jeff Morris
Peter Olmsted
Vivek Sharma
SOR Ad-Hoc Future of Meetings Committee
Albert Co
Members at Large (Ex Officio)
Associations with External Committees/Organizations for 2025
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
TBA
SoR Representatives on AIPP Publishing Partners Committee
Peter Olmsted (2025)
Simon Rogers (2022-2025)
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 (2023-2026)