SIMB Officers
President
2019-2020
Janet Westpheling, University of Georgia
President-Elect
2019-2020
Steve Decker, NREL
Past President
2019-2020
Steve Van Dien, Persephone Biome
Secretary
2018-2021
Elisabeth Elder, Georgia Southwestern State University
Treasurer
2017-2020
Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University
Director
Term ends 2022
Katy Kao, Texas A&M University
Director
Term ends 2022
Priti Pharyka, Genomatica
Director
Term ends 2021
Tiffany Rau
Director
Term ends 2020
Michael Resch, NREL
Executive Director
Christine Lowe, SIMB
Standing Committees
2020 Annual Meeting Program
Program Chair
Adam Guss, ORNL
Biocatalysis
Jennifer Headman (Chair), POET
Aditya Bhalla, Dupont
Navanietha Krishnaraj, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Enrico Marsili, Nanyang Technological University
Benedict Okeke, Auburn University at Montgomery
Environmental:
Gemma Reguera (Chair), Michigan State University
Haluk Beyenal, Washington State University
Kevin Finneran, Clemson University
Kang Wu, University of New Hamphshire
Fermentation/Cell Culture:
Yoram Barak (Chair), BASF
Noel Fong, Nucelis
Tiffany Rau
Dongming Xie, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Metabolic Engineering:
Andreas Schirmer (Chair), Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
Chris Johnson, NREL
Priti Pharkya, Genomatica
Zengyi Shao
Natural Products:
James Link (Chair), Princeton University
Yousong Ding, University of Florida
Jie Hu, Corteva Agriscience
Students and Posters:
Sara Blumer-Schuette, Oakland University
Raj Boopathy, Nicholls State University
Katherine Chou, NREL
Enrico Marsili, Nanyang Technological University
Ashish Sharma
Science Slam:
Katy Kao
Special Topic #1: Innovations in agriculture and energy to realize a new carbon economy
David Babson (Chair), USDA
Special Topic #2: Federal Perspective on Biomanufacturing R&D – panel
Philip Laible (Chair), Argonne National Lab
Archives
Term Ends 2022
Debra Chadick
Members:
Paul Cino
Doug Eveleigh, Rutgers University (Emeritus)
Ann Kulback
Audit and Investment Advisory Committee
Term Ends 2019
Jeff Schwartz, PhD, JLS Microconsulting LLC
Members:
Awards & Honors
Term ends 2021
Mahendra Jain
Members:
Cathy Asleson Dundon, Nordyeast
Tom Jeffries, Xylome
Raj Boopathy, Nicholls State University
Susan Bagley, Michigan Technological University
Dale Monceaux, AdvanceBio LLC
Diversity Committee
Term Ends 2021
Sara Shields-Menard, Nicholls State University
Term Ends 2020
Felipe Sarmiento, Gingko Bioworks
Members:
Sheena Becker, DOW AgroSciences
Noel Fong, Nucelis, Inc.
Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University
Vanessa Nepomuceno, University of Illinois
Education and Outreach
Term ends 2020
Katy Kao
Members:
Steve van Dien
Laura Jarboe
Noel Fong, Nucelis, Inc.
Mark Berge, MedImmune
Katy Watts
Elections
Term Ends 2019
Kristien Mortelmans, SRI International
Members:
Badal Saha, USDA
Exhibits
Term Ends 2021
Elisabeth Elder, Georgia Southwestern State University
Members:
Lisa Soto
Robert Berger, B/B Associates
Abbie More, FrieslandCampina
Finance
Term Ends 2020
Laura Jarboe (Chair), Iowa State Univ
Members:
Steve Van Dien, Persephone Biome
Elisabeth Elder, Georgia Southwest University
Debbie Yaver, Novozymes
Meeting Sites
Term Ends 2021
Chris Lowe, SIMB
Membership – Individual
Term Ends 2022
Michael Resch, NREL
Members:
Paul Cino
Laura Jarboe
Thomas Klasson, USDA
Membership – Corporate Outreach
Term Ends 2020
Co-Chairs:
Andreas Schirmer, Genomatica
Yoram Barak, BASF
Members:
Don Hahn, Corteva
Tom Kelleher, Xylome
Jonathan Sheridan, Teselagen
Nominations
Term Ends 2020
Debbie Yaver, Novozymes
Placement
Term Ends 2020
Robert Berger, B/B Associates
Members:
Sara Dorman, FrieslandCampina
Planning
Term Ends 2020
Steve Decker, NREL
Publications
Term Ends 2019
Nigel Mouncey, Joint Genome Institute
Members:
George Garrity, Michigan State University
Herb Ward, Rice University
JIMB Editor-in-Chief
Term Ends 2020
Ramon Gonzalez, PhD
SIMB News Editor-in-Chief
Term Ends 2018
Melanie Mormile, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Members:
Kristien Mortelmans, SRI International
Elisabeth Elder, Georgia Southwestern State University
Vanessa Nepomuceno, Univ of Illinois
SIMB Representatives to:
American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS): OPEN
International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS): OPEN
Presidential Ad Hoc Committees
Ethics Committee:
Term Ends 2019
Susan Bagley, Michigan Technological University (Emerita)
Members:
Scott Baker, PNL
Neal Connors, Drew University
International Outreach
Term Ends 2019
Susanne Kleff, Michigan State University
Members:
Scott Baker
Tim Davies
George Garrity
Peter Punt
Thomas Klasson
Erick Vandamme
Michael Resch
Special Conferences
Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (SBFC)
Chair: Claus Felby, Novo Nordisk Foundation
Co-chair: Scott Baker, Pacific National Lab
Past Chair: Seema Singh, Sandia National Laboratories
Natural Product Discovery and Development in the Genomic Era (NP) 2020
Ben Shen, Scripps Research Institute
Brian Bachmann, Vanderbilt University
Nigel Mouncey, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBL)
Yi Tang, University of California – Los Angeles
Recent Advances in Fermentation Technology (RAFT™) 2019
Co-Chairs:Tiffany Rau
Tim Davies, Rubus Scientific
IMMM
Debbie Yaver, Novozymes
Yoram Barak, BASF
George Garrity, Michigan State University