SIMB Past Presidents

SIMB Officers

Standing Committees

2022 Annual Meeting Program

Program Chair
Mark Blenner, University of Deleware

Biocatalysis
Sara Blumer-Schuette (Chair), Oakland University
Joe Rollin
Aditya Kunjapur, University of Delaware

Environmental:
Kevin Finneran (Chair), Clemson University
Kevin Solomon, University of Delaware
Fiona Crocker, Univ. of New Hampshire

Fermentation/Cell Culture:
Dongming Xie (Chair), University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Yoram Barak, Applied Materials
Katy Kao, San Jose State University

Metabolic Engineering:
Chris Johnson (Chair), NREL
Sudeep Agarwala, Ginkgo Bioworks
Nik Nair, Tufts University

Natural Products:
Jie Hu (Chair), Corteva Agriscience
Wenjun Zhang, UC Berkeley
Jason Crawford, Yale University

Students and Posters:
Jennifer Headman, POET
Yousong Ding, University of Florida
Raj Boopathy, Nicholls State University
Ashish Sharma
Giovanna Aita, Louisiana State University
Donovan Layton, Zymergen

Archives
Term Ends 2022
Debra Chadick

Members:
Paul Cino
Ann Kulback

Audit Committee
Term Ends 2022
Jeff Schwartz, PhD, JLS Microconsulting LLC

Members:
Debbie Yaver, Yaver Biotech Consulting LLC

Awards & Honors
Term ends 2023
Raj Boopathy

Members:
Cathy Asleson Dundon
Tom Jeffries
Dale Monceaux
Susan Bagley
Sara Shields-Menard
Mahendra Jain
Thomas Klasson
Stephanie Gleason

Corporate Outreach/Exhibits
Term Ends 2023
Steve Van Dien , Persephone Biome

Exhibits:
Robert Berger, B/B Associates

Corporate Sponsorship:
Term Ends 2023
Yoram Barak, Applied Materials
Andreas Schirmer, Genomatica

Diversity Committee
Term Ends 2023
Chair: Sheena Becker, Corteva

Members:
Noel Fong, Nucelis, Inc.
Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University
Vanessa Nepomuceno, University of Illinois
Felipe Sarmiento

Education and Outreach
Term ends 2022
Katy Kao

Members:
Mark Berge, MedImmune
Steve van Dien, Persephone Biome
Noel Fong, Nucelis, Inc.
Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University

Elections
Term Ends 2022
Kristien Mortelmans, SRI International

Members:
Badal Saha, USDA

Ethics Committee:
Term Ends 2022
Susan Bagley, Michigan Technological University (Emerita)

Members:
Scott Baker
Neal Connors

Finance
Term Ends 2023
Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University

Members:
Noel Fong, Nucelis
Steve Decker, NREL
Elisabeth Elder, Georgia Southwest University
ex officio: Nigel Mouncey, Haley Cox, Jeff Schwartz, Debbie Yaver, Dick Baltz

International Outreach
Term Ends 2023
Susanne Kleff, Michigan State University

Members:
Scott Baker
Tim Davies
George Garrity
Peter Punt
Thomas Klasson
Erick Vandamme
Michael Resch

Investment Advisory
Richard Baltz, CognoGen Biotechnology Consulting
George Garrity, Michigan State University

Members:

Meeting Sites
Chris Lowe, SIMB

Membership – Individual
Term Ends 2022
Michael Resch, NREL

Members:
Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University
Thomas Klasson, USDA
Steve van Dien, Persephone Biome

Nominations
Term Ends 2022
Jan Westpheling , University of Georgia

Members:
Susan Bagley
Richard Baltz
Adam Guss

Placement
Term Ends 2023
Elisabeth Elder, Georgia Southwestern State University

Members:

Planning
Term Ends 2022
Nigel Mouncey, DOE Joint Genome Institute

Members:

Publications
Term Ends 2022
Nigel Mouncey, DOE Joint Genome Institute

Members:
George Garrity, Michigan State University

JIMB Editor-in-Chief
Term Ends 2025
Ramon Gonzalez, PhD

SIMB News Editor-in-Chief
Term Ends 2023
Melanie Mormile, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Members:
Elisabeth Elder, Georgia Southwestern State University
Kristien Mortelmans, SRI International
Vanessa Nepomuceno, Univ of Illinois

SIMB Representatives to:
American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS): OPEN

Presidential Ad Hoc Committees

Membership Benefits/Career Outreach
Term Ends 2022
Noel Fong, Nucelis

Members:
Hal Alper
John Trawick
Jennifer Headman
Sheena Becker
Katy Kao
Mark Berge
Laura Jarboe

Special Conferences

Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (SBFC)
Chair: Davinia Salvachua, NREL
Co-chair: Carrie Eckert, NREL
Past Chair: Scott Baker, Pacific National Lab

Recent Advances in Fermentation Technology (RAFT™) 2022
Chair: Mark Berge, Astra Zeneca
Co-chair: Kat Allikian, Nourish Ingredients

International Conference on Natural Product Discovery and Development in the Genomic Era 2023
Chair: Ben Shen, Scripps Research Institute
Co-chair: Allison Narayan, University of Michigan
Co-chair: Kaity Ryan, University of British Columbia
Co-chair: Yi Tang, UCLA