About MSA

Committees

MSA Committees ensure the strength of our organization by promoting clear and concise goals for our volunteers. If you are interested in starting a new committee or FIG, please contact MSA Headquarters at lkasabian@microscopy.org or submit an online committee application.

Archivist

The main function of the Archivist is to collect and make available media of all kinds that is of importance to the history of the Society. A subsidiary function is to assist with preservation of historically-important equipment. The ongoing Oral History Project has resulted in a collection of over 50 video interviews of outstanding microscopists. The most visible aspect of the Archives is the display of historical posters each year at the annual meeting, which includes yearly special or commemorative posters.

Chair
Michael Marko
Wadsworth Center for Labs & Research
Empire State Plaza
P.O. Box 509
Albany, NY 12201-0509
Email: marko@wadsworth.org

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Awards

The MSA Awards Committee ensures that experts and accomplished individuals in their field gain the proper recognition for their work through special awards and presentations.

Chair
Alasdair Steven
National Institutes Of Health
50 South Dr
Bldg 50, Rm 1517
MSC-8025
Bethesda, MD 20892-8025
Email: alasdair_steven@nih.gov

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Certification Board

The Certification Board administers the written and practical examinations to certify biological transmission electron microscopy technologists. Examinations are administered to qualified candidates twice a year. Please contact the chairman for further information.

Chair
Pat Kysar
Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Pathology Department
University of California, Davis
Medical School
(530) 752-4701
Email: pekysar@ucdavis.edu

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Education

This committee is dedicated to the development and successful implementation of educational and instructional programs for the benefit of the members of the society as well as others seeking to gain knowledge of microscopy and its associated techniques.

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Chair
Caroline A. Miller
Indiana University
Anatomy and Cell Biology
635 Barnhill Dr
MS 5065
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5120
Email: caromill@iupui.edu

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Fellowship Committee

The Fellowship Committee is responsible for overseeing the selection and recommendation of senior distinguished members of the Society for designation as MSA Fellows. The Committee will consist of three MSA members from the biological sciences, three MSA members from the physical sciences, one member of the Education Committee, and one member of the Technologists' Forum Committee. The Committee will normally be chaired by the current President Elect.

Chair:
Ernest L. Hall, PhD
Chief Scientist, Materials Characterization
Coolidge Fellow
GE Global Research
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna, NY 12309 USA
Email: hallel@ge.com

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Focused Interest Groups (FIG)

MSA FIGs are groups of MSA members who have organized, with the approval of MSA Council, to promote a specific discipline relevant to microscopy or microanalysis. Each FIG must have a minimum of 10 members to remain active. All MSA members are eligible and encouraged to participate in the existing FIGs for an Annual fee.

Any group of MSA members who wishes to organize a new Focused Interest Group may contact the FIG Chair for more information.

The Official MSA Guidelines for all FIG's
List of current FIGs

Chair
Lynn M. DiMemmo
Research Scientists II
Bristol - Myers Squibb Company
PO Box 191
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0191
Email: lynn.dimemmo@bms.com

FIG Leaders

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International

The International Committee serves the needs and interests of MSA international members. This group allows members outside of North America to have a unified voice in presenting important global issue to the MSA Council and to the organization as a whole.

Chair
Raynald Gauvin
Professor, Department of Materials Engineering
M.H. Wong Bldg, 3610 University St.
Montreal, QC H3A 2B2
raynald.gauvin@mcgill.ca

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Local Affiliated Societies

The Local Affiliated Societies Director oversees the Microscopy Society of America's program that helps the local affiliate societies hold successful meetings throughout the year. The funding programs consist of: the Tour Speaker Program, the Grant-in-Aid Program and the Special Meeting Funding Program. The Director works with the local affiliates and acts as the liaison between the local affiliates and MSA Council.

Alice Dohnalkova
Senior Research Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab
902 Battelle Blvd
Richland, WA 99354
alice.dohnalkova@pnl.gov

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Membership

The main functions of the Membership Committee are to consider new products and services designed for members, develop new methods of expanding the membership of the Society, to foster student member growth, and to retain those individuals who are currently members.

Chair
Bryan Majkrzak
PicoScientific
1236 Old Wanus Dr.
Mount Pleasant . SC 29464
bryan@picosci.com

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Nominations

This committee is charged with overseeing the smooth and orderly transition of MSA leadership, according to procedures laid out in the Society By-Laws. The Committee is chaired by the MSA Past President.

Chair:
Nestor J. Zaluzec, PhD
797 Bonnie Brae Ct.
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440
zaluzec@microscopy.com

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Placement Office

The Placement Office provides a resource for prospective employers to advertise available positions in the field of microscopy. MSA accepts postings for job positions for a fee of $500 ($200 for Sustaining Members). This is an ideal forum for prospective employers to get direct contact with the microscopy community and immediate access to members seeking employment. Space is also provided in the MSA Booth at the annual meetings for employers to list positions at no cost and for members seeking jobs to post their resumes.

Chair
Pamela Lloyd
UES, Inc.
4401 Dayton-Xenia Rd.
Dayton, OH 45432-1894
Tel: (937) 255-9413
Fax: (937) 253-6373
Email: Pamela.Lloyd@wpafb.af.mil

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Program

The Executive Program Committee takes overall responsibility for planning and coordinating all activities associated with the Microscopy & Microanalysis meeting which is the annual scientific meeting of the Microscopy Society of America and the Microanalysis Society. The Committee also includes representatives from co-sponsoring societies. The chairs and co-chairs of future meetings are included on the committee to ensure a certain continuity to the meeting organization. Suggestions for future meetings such as topical symposia and tutorials, are always welcome and should be sent to the Program Committee Vice Chair.

Chair
Teresa Ruiz
University Of Vermont
Molecular Physical & Biophysics
149 Beaumont Ave
HSRF Bldg, Room 106
Burlington, VT 05405
E-mail: teresa.ruiz@uvm.edu 		Vice-Chair
David C. Bell
Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University
dcb@seas.harvard.edu

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Publications

The Publications committee serves as the liaison to our publishers and editors, working side by side with representatives of Microscopy Today, Microscopy and Microanalysis, and the MSA Book Series. See separate listings for publications.

Chair
Janet H. Woodward, PhD
Product Specialist
Buckman Laboratories, Inc.
1256 N McLean Blvd
Memphis, TN 38108-1241
jhwoodward@buckman.com

Ernest L. Hall, PhD
Chief Scientist, Materials Characterization
Coolidge Fellow
GE Global Research
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna, NY 12309 USA
hallel@ge.com

Nestor J. Zaluzec, PhD
797 Bonnie Brae Ct.
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440
zaluzec@aaem.amc.anl.gov

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Sustaining Members

Sustaining membership in the Microscopy Society of America (MSA) is the way in which members of the Microscopy community, especially those with commercial concerns interested in its promotion and growth, provide special support. In addition to the broad benefit of promoting the professional organization in the microscopic imaging and analytical sciences, Sustaining Members are recognized prominently in all MSA publications including the Microscopy and Microanalysis Journal, the Annual Meeting Proceedings, the MSA Directory, the annual Meeting Program, and the Microscopy and Microanalysis Exhibit Supplement. Sustaining Members are also consulted regularly for advice on relevant aspects of the Society's operations.

Chair
Noel T. (Tom) Nuhfer
Carnegie-Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave
Met Engineering & Materials Science
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: tn06@andrew.cmu.edu 		Co-Chair
Stephen Mick, PhD
Gatan, Inc.
Email: smick@gatan.com

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Technologists Forum

The mission of the Technologists Forum is to promote those aspects of electron microscopy of interest to technologists. The Chair and members of this special Focused Interest Group (or FIG) function in much the same way as an MSA Committee.

Chair
Dr. John P. Chandler
Colorado School Of Mines
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
1500 Illinois St
Golden, CO 80401
Email: jpchandl@mines.edu

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