2023 Board Members
Elected Officers
President
Dr. Babu Chalamala
Sandia National Laboratories
January 2023-December 2023
president@nmas.org
President-Elect
Dr. Diane Peebles
Sandia National Laboratories
January 2023-December 2023
president-elect@nmas.org
Vice President
Director, Community Relations
Dr. David Schultz
Sandia National Laboratories
January 2023-December 2023
vice-president@nmas.org
Treasurer
Dr. Debra N. Thrall
Science Educator (Retired)
January 2022-December 2023
treasurer@nmas.org
Secretary
Malva Knoll
Science Educator (Retired)
January 2021-December 2023
secretary@nmas.org
Past President
Dr. Anton Sumali
Sandia National Laboratories
January 2023-December 2023
past-president@nmas.org
Director-at-Large, NYSC Director
Margaret Showalter
Science Educator
January 2022-December 2023
nysc@nmas.org
Director-at-Large
Dr. Zhiming Liu
Eastern New Mexico University
January 2022-December 2024
director1@nmas.org
Appointed Members
Director, Junior Academy of Science
SWARM, AAAS, NAAS Delegate
Lynn Brandvold
NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources (Retired)
nmjas@nmas.org
Director, NMAS Education Awards
Lecture Committee, NMMNHS Museum Liaison
Jayne Aubele
NM Museum of Natural History & Science
education@nmas.org
Liaison for UNM
Prof. Mubarak Syed
University of New Mexico
unm-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for NMHU
Dr. Rod Rock
New Mexico Highlands University
nmhu-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for NMSU
Dr. Cecilia Hernandez
New Mexico State University
nmsu-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for SFCC
Prof. Stephen M. Gómez
Santa Fe Community College
sfcc-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for LANL
Dr. Anna Llobet
Los Alamos National Laboratories
lanl-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for AFRL
Dr. Oscar Martinez Jr.
Air Force Research Laboratory
afrl-rep@nmas.org
Publications
New Mexico Journal of Science – Editor
Vladislav Sevostianov
Princeton University
journal@nmas.org
NMAS Newsletter – Editor
David Schultz
newsletter@nmas.org
Website – Editor
Ellen Loehman
Science Educator (Retired)
webmaster@nmas.org
Directors Emerti
David Duggan
Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. David Hsi
New Mexico State University
Professor Emeritus, Plant Pathology
Harry Pomeroy
Clovis Municipal Schools (Retired)
Mona Pomeroy
Clovis Municipal Schools (Retired)
Dr. Maureen Romine
New Mexico Highlands University