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Officers of the Society

President
Alison A. Baski
President-Elect
Susan B. Sinnott
Immediate Past-President
Angus Rockett
Clerk/Secretary
Joe Greene
Treasurer
Stephen M. Rossnagel

Directors

Director 2010 - 2012
Jane P. Chang
Director 2010 - 2012
Steven M. George
Director 2012 - 2013
Ian S. Gilmore
Director 2011 - 2012
Lars G. Hultman
Director 2011 - 2013
Gregory N. Parsons
Director 2012 - 2013
David Surman

Awards Committee

Trustee 2010 - 2012
Julia Fulghum
Trustee 2012 - 2014
Ellen R. Fisher
Trustee 2011 - 2013
Michael Grunze
Trustee 2010 - 2012
Stella Pang
Trustee 2011 - 2013
John N. Russell, Jr.
Trustee 2012 - 2014
Neal D. Shinn

AVS National Office Staff

125 Maiden Lane, 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 6 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
Office Assistant
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 and this office also serves as the business office of the Northern California Chapter (NCCAVS). There are currently 2 full-time staff members at this location.

Marketing Communications and Event Manager
Della Miller
Events/Office Coordinator
Heather Korff

AVS Publications Office Staff

100 Park Drive, Suite 105, Caller Box 13994
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919-361-2787
Fax: 919-361-1378

The Publications Office is located in Research Triangle Park, 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) and Biointerphases. There are currently 5 staff members at this location.

Publications Office Manager
Nancy Schultheis
Editorial Assistant
Mary Faustyn
Editorial Assistant
Jennifer Schreiner
Editorial Assistant
Estella Stansbury
Editorial Assistant
Tonya Yandle
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Standing Committees

Awards (AW) -- Stella Pang
stella_pang  @  avs.org
Chapters, Divisions, and Groups (C,D,G) -- Michael D. Williams
michael_williams  @  avs.org
Student Chapters -- Brandon Howe
brandon_howe  @  avs.org
Education (ED) -- John Lannon
john_lannon  @  avs.org
Outreach -- Tom Christensen
tom_christensen  @  avs.org
Short Courses -- Christopher R. (Dick) Brundle
dick_brundle  @  avs.org
History -- Susan Burkett
susan_burkett  @  avs.org
Recommended Practices (RP) -- Robert A. Childs
bob_childs @ avs.org
Finance (FI) -- Stephen M. Rossnagel
steve_rossnagel  @  avs.org
Investment Advisory -- Christie R.K. Marrian
christie_marrian  @  avs.org
Compensation -- Alison Baski
alison_baski  @  avs.org
Governance (GV) -- Gregory Exarhos
greg_exarhos  @  avs.org
Constitution and By-laws -- Jane P. Chang
jane_chang  @  avs.org
Outreach/Governance/Public -- Rudy Ludeke
rudy_ludeke  @  avs.org
International Interactions -- Angus Rockett
angus_rockett  @  avs.org
Marketing and Communications (MC) -- Staff Function
paula_grunthaner  @  avs.org
Membership (MM) Bridget R. Rogers
bridget_rogers  @  avs.org
Professional Leadership Committee -- Charles (Chip) R. Eddy, Jr.
chip_eddy  @  avs.org
Publications (PB) -- Ivan Petrov
ivan_petrov  @  avs.org
Symposia & Conferences (S&C) -- John N. Russell, Jr.
john_russell  @  avs.org
Program Committee -- Charles (Chip) Eddy (2012 Chair)
chip_eddy  @  avs.org
James Fitz-Gerald (2012 Vice Chair/2013 Chair)
jim_fitz-gerald  @  avs.org
Exhibitors and Manufacturers (E&M) -- David Surman
david_surman  @  avs.org
Topical Conferences -- Steven M. George
steve_george  @  avs.org

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Division Chairs

Advanced Surface Engineering Division -- Jochen Schneider
jochen_schneider @ avs.org
Applied Surface Science Division -- Amy Walker
amy_walker @ avs.org
Biomaterial Interfaces Division -- Lara Gamble
lara_gamble @ avs.org
Electronic Materials and Processing Division -- Lisa Porter
lisa_porter @ avs.org
Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures Division -- James G. Tobin
james_tobin @ avs.org
Nanometer-Scale Science and Technology Division -- Udo D. Schwarz
udo_schwarz @ avs.org
Plasma Science and Technology Division -- Richard Van de Sanden
richard_vandesanden @ avs.org
Surface Science Division -- Janice Ruett-Robey
janice_ruett-robey @ avs.org
Thin Film Division -- Nathan P. Guisinger
nathan_guisinger @ avs.org
Vacuum Technology Division -- Steven M. Thornberg
steven_thornberg @ avs.org

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Group Chairs

Manufacturing Science and Technology Group Alain C. Diebold
alain_diebold @ avs.org
MEMS and NEMS Technical Group Anirudha Sumant
anirudha_sumant @ avs.org

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Chapter Chairs

Delaware Valley Chapter (12/31/12) -- Patrick E. Morris
pat_morris @ avs.org
Florida Chapter (3/31/12) -- Jiangeng Xue
jiangeng_xue @ avs.org
Hudson Mohawk Chapter (12/31/12) -- Ganpati Ramanath
ganpati_ramanath @ avs.org
Michigan Chapter (9/01/12) -- Mark Cheng
mark_cheng @ avs.org
Mid-Atlantic States Chapter -- (12/31/12) Douglas Baker
doug_baker @ avs.org
Minnesota Chapter (12/31/11) -- James M. Burkstrand
james_burkstrand @ avs.org
New England Chapter (12/31/12) -- Peter Somssich
peter_somssich @ avs.org
New Mexico Chapter (6/01/12) -- Robert Grubbs
robert_grubbs @ avs.org
Northern California Chapter (12/31/12) -- David Hansen
david_hansen @ avs.org
Ohio Chapter (12/31/12) -- Christopher Muratore
christopher_muratore @ avs.org
Pacific Northwest Chapter (12/31/12) -- Tiffany Kaspar
tiffany_kaspar @ avs.org
Prairie Chapter (12/31/12) -- Jerry Moore
jerry_moore @ avs.org
Rocky Mountain Chapter (12/31/12) -- Dan Bouillez
dan_bouillez @ avs.org
Southern California Chapter (12/31/12) -- Anna Corinne D'Ambrosio
corinne_dambrosio @ avs.org
Tennessee Valley Chapter (06/01/12) -- Harry Meyer (contact)
harry_meyer @ avs.org
Texas Chapter (12/31/12) -- Amy Walker
amy_walker @ avs.org
Western Pennsylvania Chapter -- (12/31/12) Chris C. Bowman
chris_bowman @ avs.org

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International Chapter

Taiwan AVS --Chia-Seng (Jason) Chang
jason_chang @ avs.org

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International Affiliate

International Affiliate Israel Vacuum Society -- Sidney Cohen
sidney_cohen @ avs.org

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Student University Chapter Chairs

UCLA -- Edit Ovasapyan
edit_ovasapyan @ avs.org
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa -- Matthew Jordan
matthew_jordan @ avs.org
University of Central Florida -- Andrew Warren
andrew_warren @ avs.org
University of Florida -- Ed Wrzesmoewsli
ed_wrzesniewski @ avs.org
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- Antonio Mei
antonio_mei @ avs.org
Northwestern University -- Gareth Hughes
gareth_hughes @ avs.org
University of Washington -- Michael Robinson
michael_robinson @ avs.org

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IUVSTA Appointees

Councilor Joseph E. Greene
joe_greene @ avs.org
Alternate Councilor Gregory J. Exarhos
greg_exarhos @ avs.org
Welch Award Administrator Frank R. Shepherd
frank_shepherd @ avs.org
ASED Representative Ivan G. Petrov
ivan_petrov @ avs.org
ASSD Representative John T. Grant
john_grant @ avs.org
EMPD Representative Robert M. Wallace
robert_wallace @ avs.org
NSTD Representative Nancy A. Burnham
nancy_burnham @ avs.org
PSTD Representative Mark Kushner
mark_kushner @ avs.org
SSD Representative Yves Chabal
yves_chabal @ avs.org
TFD Representative Erwin Kessels
erwin_kessels @ avs.org
VTD Representative Jay Hendricks
jay_hendricks @ avs.org

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Journal Editors

Biointerphases Michael Grunze
biointerphases_editor @ avs.org 
JVST Editor-in-Chief Eray Aydil
eray_aydil @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor Jane P. Chang
jane_chang @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor Gary E. McGuire
gary_mcguire @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor Eric Kay
eric_kay @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor William D. Hinsberg
william_hinsberg @ avs.org
JVST Associate Editor Colin A. Wolden
colin_wolden @ avs.org
SSS Senior Editor James Castle
james_castle @ avs.org
SSS Editor Richard T. Haasch
richard_haasch @ avs.org

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AIP Governing Board Representatives

Rudolf Ludeke Term to Spring 2013
rudy_ludeke @ avs.org

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AIP Special Committees (External)

Corporate Associates Advisory Committee (CAAC) Rudolf Ludeke - '12
rudy_ludeke @ avs.org
Executive Committee (non-voting member) Rudolf Ludeke - '12
rudy_ludeke @ avs.org
Liaison Committee on Under-Represented Minorities Michael Williams - '13
michael_williams @ avs.org
Liaison Sub-committee on Publishing Services Nancy Schultheis - '14
nancy_schultheis @ avs.org
Physics Education Tom Christensen - '14
tom_christensen @ avs.org
Liaison Committee of Society Treasurers Stephen M. Rossnagel* (statutory)
steve_rossnagel @ avs.org

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