2024 Board Members
Elected Officers
President
Dr. Diane Peebles
Sandia National Laboratories
January 2024-December 2024
president@nmas.org
President-Elect
Dr. David Schultz
Universities Research Association
January 2024-December 2024 then to President
president-elect@nmas.org
Vice President
Public Relations/Communications/Newsletter
Dr. Anna Llobet
Los Alamos National Laboratory
January 2024-December 2024 then to President-Elect
vice-president@nmas.org
Past President
Dr. Babu Chalamala
Sandia National Laboratories
January 2024-December 2024
past-president@nmas.org
Treasurer
Dr. Debra N. Thrall
Science Educator (Retired)
January 2024-December 2026
treasurer@nmas.org
Secretary
Malva Knoll
Science Educator (Retired)
January 2024-December 2026
secretary@nmas.org
Director at Large
Prof. Mubarak Syed
University of New Mexico
January 2024-December 2026
unm-rep@nmas.org
Director at Large
Dr. Juchao Yan
New Mexico State University
January 2024-December 2026
director1@nmas.org
Appointed Directors
Director, Junior Academy of Science
SWARM, AAAS, NAAS Delegate
Vacant
nmjas@nmas.org
Director, NMAS Education Awards
Lecture Committee, NMMNHS Museum Liaison
Jayne Aubele
NM Museum of Natural History & Science
education@nmas.org
Liaisons Voting Members
Liaison for UNM
Prof. Mubarak Syed
unm-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for NMSU
Dr. Cecilia Hernandez
nmsu-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for NM Tech
Vacant
Liaison for NMHU
Vacant
Liaison for Eastern NM University
Dr. Juchao Yan
director1@nmas.org
Liaison for SFCC
Prof. Stephen M. Gómez
sfcc-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. Diane Peebles
president@nmas.org
Liaison for Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dr. Anna Llobet
lanl-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Oscar Martinez Jr.
afrl-rep@nmas.org
Liaison to NM PED/Legislature
Vacant
Liaison NM EPSCoR
Vacant
Committees
Annual Meeting/NM Research Symposium
Dr. David Schultz
president-elect@nmas.org
Nomination Committee
Dr. Babu Chalamala
bchalam@sandia.gov
National Youth Science Camp
Margaret Showalter
nysc@nmas.org
Web Master/Newsletter
Ellen Loehman
webmaster@nmas.org
Social Media
Vacant
Outstanding Scientist/Igor Sevastianov Award
Vacant
Publications
New Mexico Journal of Science – Editor
Vacant
journal@nmas.org
NMAS Newsletter – Editor
David Schultz
newsletter@nmas.org
Website – Editor
Ellen Loehman
Science Educator (Retired)
webmaster@nmas.org
Directors Emerti
Lynn Brandvold
NM Tech
David Duggan
Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. David Hsi
New Mexico State University
Harry Pomeroy
Clovis Municipal Schools (Retired)
Dr. Maureen Romine
New Mexico Highlands University