James L. Skinner became a member of what organization or association in 2003?
James L . Skinner James L . Skinner ( born August 17 , 1953 ) is an American theoretical chemist . He is the Joseph O . and Elizabeth S . Hirschfelder Professor Emeritus at the University Wisconsin-Madison . He is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Welch Foundation . Most recently , Skinner was the Crown Family Professor of Molecular Engineering , Professor of Chemistry , Director of the Water Research Initiative and Deputy Dean for Faculty Affairs of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago . Skinner is recognized for his contributions to the fields of theoretical chemistry , nonequilibrium statistical mechanics , linear and nonlinear spectroscopy of liquids , amorphous and crystalline solids , surfaces , proteins , and supercritical fluids . Skinner is the co-author of over 230 peer-reviewed research articles . Education . Skinner received his A . B . in Chemistry and Physics , both with highest honors , from the University of California , Santa Cruz in 1975 . He received a Ph.D . in Chemical Physics from Harvard University in 1979 where he was a recipient of an NSF Graduate Fellowship and studied under the guidance of Peter G . Wolynes . The following year Skinner spent as an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University where he worked with Hans Andersen and Michael Fayer . Career . Skinner joined the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in 1981 . He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1985 and became a Professor of Chemistry in 1986 . In 1990 Skinner was appointed as the Director of the Theoretical Chemistry Institute and became the Joseph O . and Elizabeth S . Hirschfelder Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison . From 2004 to 2007 Skinner served as the chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison . In 2015-2016 he served on the University of Wisconsin Campus Planning Committee and the Academic Planning Council . Skinner resigned his position as the Director of the Theoretical Chemistry Institute and retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in December 2016 , where he currently holds the title of Joseph O . and Elizabeth S . Hirschfelder Professor Emeritus . In January 2017 Skinner joined the Institute for Molecular Engineering ( now Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering ) at the University of Chicago as the Crown Family Professor of Molecular Engineering . He also served as the Director of the Water Research Initiative and Deputy Dean for Faculty Affairs at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering . In 2020 he moved back to his position at the University of Wisconsin . Professional service . During his career Professor Skinner has held multiple professional appointments . From 1993 to 1996 he was , consequently , the Vice-Chair , Chair-Elect , and Chair of the Theoretical subdivision of the Physical Division of the American Chemical Society and from 2000 to 2004 he was the Vice-Chair-Elect , Vice-Chair , Chair-Elect , and the Chair of the Physical Division of the American Chemical Society . From 2000 to 2003 Skinner was a Vice-Chair and then Chair of the Gordon Conference on Molecular Electronic Spectroscopy . In 2007 he was a member of the Committee of Visitors of the NSF Chemistry Division . From 2007 to 2010 Skinner was a member-at-large of the Chemical Physics Division of the American Physical Society . From 2011 to 2014 he was the Vice-Chair , Chair-Elect , and the Chair of Chemical Physics Division of the American Physical Society . Since 2008 Skinner was a vice-chair and in 2014 he was the chair of American Conference on Theoretical Chemistry . While at the University of Chicago , Skinner actively participated in the University of Chicago-Argonne National Laboratory partnership by serving on the advisory board of the Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials in 2016 . Since 2015 he is an active member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Welch Foundation . Since 2017 Skinner has been actively involved in the governance of the Telluride Science and Research Center ( TSRC ) . From 2017 to 2019 he was a member of the Board of Directors of TSRC , becoming President of TSRC in 2018 . Editorial service . Skinner has served on editorial boards of several scientific journals including Single Molecules ( 2000-2003 ) , Journal of Physical Chemistry ( 2004-2006 ) , Chemical Physics ( 2005-2009 ) , and Molecular Physics ( 2008-2014 ) . Skinner had a long-standing relationship with the Journal of Chemical Physics . In 1999 he joined the editorial board , and became an Associate Editor in 2009 . Since 2015 Skinner served as a Deputy Editor of the Journal of Chemical Physics , retiring from his editorial service in 2019 . Honors and awards . Throughout his career Skinner has received numerous awards including the ACS Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics ( 2012 ) , ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Award in Theoretical Chemistry ( 2011 ) , Hilldale Award in the Physical Sciences , University of Wisconsin-Madison ( 2015 ) , Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ( WARF ) named professorship , University of Wisconsin Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award ( 2003 ) , Pharmacia Teaching Award , Department of Chemistry , University of Wisconsin-Madison ( 2000 ) , Phi Lambda Upsilon Fresenius Award ( 1989 ) , Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award ( 1984–89 ) , National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator ( 1984-1989 ) , National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship ( 1980-1981 ) , and National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship ( 1975-1978 ) . Skinner is a member of the National Academy of Sciences ( 2012 ) , American Academy of Arts and Sciences ( 2006 ) , American Association for the Advancement of Science ( 2003 ) . He is an Alfred P . Sloan Fellow ( 1984–88 ) , Guggenheim Fellow ( 1993-94 ) , Humboldt Foundation Senior Scientist ( 1993–97 ) , Fellow of the American Chemical Society ( 2012 ) and American Physical Society ( 1997 ) . Named and Distinguished Lectures . - Kistiakowsky Prize Lecture , Harvard University , 2019 . - Rockwell Lecture , University of Houston , 2019 . - Joe L . Franklin Memorial Lecture , Rice University , 2019 . - A . D . Little Lectures , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 2019 . - Borden Lecture , University of Washington , 2019 . - Daniel Kivelson Lecture , University of California Los Angeles , 2017 . - Frontiers in Spectroscopy Lectures , Ohio State University , 2016 . - Malcolm Dole Lectures in Physical Chemistry , Northwestern University , 2015 . - Sessler Lecture , Stanford University , 2015 . - E . U . Condon Lecture , University of Colorado Boulder , 2013 . - Priestley Lecture , Pennsylvania State University , 2013 . - Vasser Woolley Distinguished Lecture , Georgia Tech , 2013 . - Hirschmann Visiting Professor Lectures , University of Pennsylvania , 2013 . - TSRC R . Stephen Berry Lecture , Telluride CO , 2012 . - University of Missouri Chancellor’s Distinguished Visitor , 2012 . - W . Albert Noyes , Jr . Memorial Lecturer , University of Rochester , 2008 . - Bryan Earl Kohler Lecturer , University of California , Riverside , 2005 . - Reilly Lecturer , University of Notre Dame , 2003 . - Norman Hascoe Distinguished Lecturer , University of Connecticut , 1998 . - Gerhard Closs Lecturer , University of Chicago , 1997 . - Davidson Lecturer , University of Kansas , 1995 . Personal life . James Skinner has been married to Wendy Skinner since 1986 . They have two sons , Colin and Duncan . External links . - Google Scholar Profile - Research Group website at the University of Wisconsin-Madison .