Agriculture, Forestry & Aquaculture
| Position | Name & Term of Office |
Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Tim Durham (interim) | tdurham@ferrum.edu |
| Vice-Chair | (Vacant) | |
| Secretary | (Vacant) | |
| Editor | (Vacant) | |
| Councilor | Tim Durham (interim) | tdurham@ferrum.edu |
Archeology: This Section is Inactive
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | (Vacant) | |
| Vice-Chair | (Vacant) | |
| Secretary | (Vacant) | |
| Editor | (Vacant) | |
| Councilor | (Vacant) |
Astronomy, Math & Physics
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Craig Group (2023-2025) |
University of Virginia Physics rcg6p@virginia.edu |
| Vice-Chair | Scott Ransom (2025-2026) |
National Radio Astronomy Observatory sransom@nrao.edu |
| Secretary | Joseph D. Rudmin (2010-2025) |
James Madison University Dept. of Integrated Sciences & Technology rudminjd@jmu.edu |
| Editor | Desmond Villaba (2024-2025) |
University of Mary Washington Physics and Applied Physics dvillalb@umw.edu |
| Councilor | Marco Aldi (2024-2025) |
Virginia Commonwealth University Dept. of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics maldi2@vcu.edu |
Biology
| Position | Name | Contact Information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Ginny Morriss | University of Mary Washington Dept. of Biological Sciences gmorriss@umw.edu |
|
| Vice-Chair | Amanda Starr | Longwood Biological-Environmental Sciences starram@longwood.edu |
|
| Secretary | Deborah O’Dell | University of Mary Washington Dept. of Biological Sciences dodell@umw.edu |
|
| Editor | (Vacant) | ||
| Councilor | Parrish Waters | University of Mary Washington Dept. of Biological Sciences rwaters@umw.edu |
Biomedical & General Engineering
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Paul Wetzel (2022-2023) |
Virginia Commonwealth University Dept. of Biomedical Engineering pawetzel@vcu.edu |
| Vice-Chair | Rupak Dua (2022-2023) |
Hampton University Dept. of Chemical Engineering rupak.dua@hamptonu.edu |
| Secretary | Shawn DiRocco (2022-2023) |
Virginia Commonwealth University Dept. of Biomedical Engineering diroccosj@vcu.edu |
| Editor | ||
| Councilor | Thomas W. Haas (2024-2025) |
Professor Emeritus Virginia Commonwealth University Dept. of Biomedical Engineering thaas@vcu.edu |
Botany
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | W. John Hayden (2025-2026) | University of Richmond jhayden@richmond.edu |
| Vice-Chair | Marion Lobstein (2025-2026) | Virginia Native Plant Society mblobstein@earthlink.net |
| Secretary | W. John Hayden (2025-2026) | University of Richmond jhayden@richmond.edu |
| Editor | (vacant) | |
| Councilor | Conley McMullen (2025-2028) |
James Madison University Dept. of Biology mcmullck@jmu.edu |
Chemistry
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Thomas C. Devore | James Madison University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry devoretc@jmu.edu |
| Vice-Chair | (vacant) | |
| Secretary | Thabiso Kunene | Hampton University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry thabiso.kunene@hamptonu.edu |
| Editor | Thomas C. Devore | James Madison University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry devoretc@jmu.edu |
| Councilor | Peter N. Njoki | Hampton University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry peter.njoki@hamptonu.edu |
Data Science, Computing & Statistics
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | (Vacant) | |
| Vice-Chair | Mary Ann Hoppa (2022-2025) |
Norfolk State University Dept. of Computer Science mahoppa@nsu.edu |
| Secretary | (Vacant) | |
| Editor | Yen-Hung (Frank) Hu (2022-2025) |
Norfolk State University Dept. of Computer Science yhu@nsu.edu |
| Councilor | Susan Zehra (2022-2025) |
Old Dominion University Dept. of Computer Science szehra@odu.edu |
Education
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Melani Loney (2024-2025) |
Old Dominion University The Center for Educational Partnerships mloney@odu.edu |
| Vice-Chair | Deborah Neely-Fisher (2022-2023) |
Reynolds Community College School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics DNeely-Fisher@Reynolds.edu |
| Secretary | (Vacant) | |
| Editor | Swati Agrawal (2022-2025) |
University of Mary Washington Dept. of Biological Sciences sagrawal@umw.edu |
| Councilor | (Vacant) |
Entomology
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Thomas P Kuhar (2022-2025) |
Virginia Tech Dept. of Entomology tkuhar@vt.edu |
| Vice-Chair | Kal Ivanov (2022-2025) |
VA Museum of Natural History Dept. of Recent Invertebrates kal.ivanov@vmnh.virginia.gov |
| Secretary | Laura McHenry (2022-2025) |
Virginia Tech Dept. of Entomology mchenryl@vt.edu |
| Editor | Rob Ostrom (2022-2025) |
Virginia Tech Dept. of Entomology robertostrom@vt.edu |
| Councilor | Shannon Bradley (2022-2025) |
Old Dominion University Dept. of Biological Sciences sgbradley@vt.edu |
Environmental and Conservation Sciences
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | James Haluska (2022-2025) |
Retired Oceanographer jdhaluska@gmail.com |
| Vice-Chair | Katherine O’Neill (2022-2025) |
Roanoke College Dept. of Environmental Studies ONeill@Roanoke.edu |
| Secretary | Chelsea Peters (2022-2025) |
Dept. of Environmental Studies |
| Editor | (Vacant) | |
| Councilor | William Kissner (2022-2025) |
Environmental Science Teacher Dinwiddie County High School wkissner@dcpsnet.org |
Geology
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Parvinder Sethi | Radford University |
| Vice-Chair | Grant Euen | geuen@radford.edu |
| Secretary | Amy Edwards | Hanover County Government |
| Editor | (Vacant) | |
| Councilor | Parvinder Sethi | psethi@radford.edu |
Materials Science
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Doyle Weishar | University of Virginia Dept. of Material Sciences & Engineeringmvr9uh@virginia.edu |
| Vice Chair | Farzad Bastani | University of Virginia Dept. of Material Sciences & Engineering smm9wb@virginia.edu |
| Secretary | TBD | |
| Editor | TBD | |
| Councilor | Timothy Montoya | University of Virginia Dept. of Material Sciences & Engineering mvr9uh@virginia.edu |
Medical Sciences
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | (Vacant) | |
| Vice-Chair | (Vacant) | |
| Secretary | (Vacant) | |
| Editor | (Vacant) | |
| Councilor | (Vacant) |
Natural History & Biodiversity
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | (Vacant) | |
| Vice-Chair | (Vacant) | |
| Secretary | (Vacant) | |
| Editor | (Vacant) | |
| Councilor | (Vacant) |
Psychology
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Sage Hawn
(2024-2025) |
Old Dominion University, shawn@odu.edu |
| Vice-Chair | Samuel West
(2024-2025 |
Virginia State University, sawest@vsu.edu |
| Secretary | Abby Braitman
(2024-2025) |
Old Dominion University abraitma@odu.edu |
| Editor | Ivan Ash | Old Dominion University, iash@odu.edu |
| Councilor | (Vacant) |
Structural Biology, Biochemistry & Biophysics
| Position | Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Nathan T. Wright (2022-2026) |
James Madison University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry wrightnt@jmu.edu |
| Vice-Chair | Randall Reif (2022-2026) |
University of Mary Washington Dept. of Chemistry rreif@umw.edu |
| Secretary | Christopher Berndsen (2022-2026) |
James Madison University Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry berndsce@jmu.edu |
| Editor | (Vacant) | |
| Councilor | Randall Reif (2024-2027) |
University of Mary Washington Dept. of Chemistry rreif@umw.edu |