Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology SIMB Past Presidents SIMB Officers President 2021-2022 Noel Fong, Nucelis President-Elect 2021-2022 Nigel Mouncey, DOE Joint Genome Institute Past President 2021-2022 Steve Decker, NREL Treasurer 2020-2023 Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University Secretary 2021-2024 Elisabeth Elder, Georgia Southwestern State University Director Term ends 2023 Rob Donofrio, Neogen Director Term ends 2022 Katy Kao, Texas A&M University Director Term ends 2022 Priti Pharkya, Genomatica Director Term ends 2024 Ben Shen, The Scripps Research Institute Executive Director Christine Lowe, SIMB Standing Committees 2021 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), Amat Noel Fong, Nucelis Tiffany Rau, Rau Biotech 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: Katherine Chou, NREL Sara Blumer-Schuette, Oakland University Raj Boopathy, Nicholls State University Stephanie Gleason Enrico Marsili, Nanyang Technological University Ashish Sharma Science Slam: Archives Term Ends 2022 Debra Chadick Members: Paul Cino Ann Kulback Audit Committee Term Ends 2022 Jeff Schwartz, PhD, JLS Microconsulting LLC Members: Debbie Yaver, Yaver Biotech Consulting LLC C. Herb Ward, Rice University Awards & Honors Term ends 2024 Raj Boopathy Members: Mahendra Jain Sara Shields-Menard Susan Bagley Tom Jeffries Dale Monceaux Cathy Asleson Dundon Thomas Klasson Stephanie Gleason Corporate Outreach Term Ends 2023 Steve Van Dien , Persephone Biome Exhibits: Robert Berger, B/B Associates Abbie More, FrieslandCampina Sponsorship: Andreas Schirmer Yoram Barak Jonathan Sheridan Diversity Committee Term Ends 2021 Chair: Sara Shields-Menard, Nicholls State University Co-chair: Sheena Becker, Corteva Members: Noel Fong, Nucelis, Inc. Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University Vanessa Nepomuceno, University of Illinois Education and Outreach Term ends 2022 Katy Kao Members: Steve van Dien Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University Noel Fong, Nucelis, Inc. Mark Berge, MedImmune Katy Watts Elections Term Ends 2022 Kristien Mortelmans, SRI International Members: Badal Saha, USDA Ethics Committee: Term Ends 2022 Susan Bagley, Michigan Technological University (Emerita) Members: Scott Baker Neal Connors Debbie Yaver Finance Term Ends 2023 Laura Jarboe (Chair), Iowa State Univ Members: Steve Decker, NREL Jan Westpheling, UGA Elisabeth Elder, Georgia Southwest University ex officio: Noel Fong, Nucelis, SIMB president-elect; Jeff Schwartz, JLS Microconsulting Investment Advisory Richard Baltz, CognoGen Biotechnology Consulting George Garrity, Michigan State University Members: 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 2023 Chair: Steve Van Dien , Persephone Biome Co-Chairs: Adreas Schirmer, Genomatica Yoram Barak, BASF Members: Tom Kelleher, Xylome Jonathan Sheridan, Teselagen Nominations Term Ends 2021 Steve Van Dien , Persephone Biome Members: Placement Term Ends 2021 Robert Berger, B/B Associates Members: Sara Dorman, FrieslandCampina Planning Term Ends 2021 Noel Fong, Nucelis Members: Publications Term Ends 2022 Nigel Mouncey, Joint Genome Institute Members: George Garrity, Michigan State University Herb Ward, Rice University JIMB Editor-in-Chief Term Ends 2025 Ramon Gonzalez, PhD SIMB News Editor-in-Chief Term Ends 2023 Melanie Mormile, Missouri University of Science and Technology Members: Elisabeth Elder, Georgia Southwestern State University Kristien Mortelmans, SRI International Vanessa Nepomuceno, Univ of Illinois SIMB Representatives to: American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS): OPEN Presidential Ad Hoc Committees International Outreach Term Ends 2021 Susanne Kleff, Michigan State University Members: Scott Baker Tim Davies George Garrity Thomas Klasson Peter Punt Michael Resch Erick Vandamme Special Conferences Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (SBFC) Chair: Scott Baker, Pacific National Lab Co-chair: Davinia Salvachua, NREL Past Chair: Claus Felby, Novo Nordisk Foundation International Conference on Natural Product Discovery and Development in the Genomic Era 2023 Chair: Ben Shen, Scripps Research Institute Co-chair: Allison Narayan Co-chair: Kaity Ryan Recent Advances in Fermentation Technology (RAFT™) 2021 Chair: Mark Berge, Astra Zeneca Co-chair: Kat Allikian, Mythic Mushrooms Industrial Microbiology Meets the Microbiome (IMMM) Chair: Debbie Yaver, Yaver Biotech Consulting LLC Co-chair: Yoram Barak, Amat Co-chair: George Garrity, Michigan State University History of SIMB Strategic Plan SIMB Awards Board & Committee Members Constitution Bylaws SIMB Staff Donate facebook rss linkedin twitter Home Login Join SIMB Contact SIMB Privacy Statement Code of Conduct News and Updates Mailing List Store Membership Corporate Membership Meetings Publications Education Careers Resource Center About SIMB Donate SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook SIMB Blog LinkedIn Profile Twitter Copyright © 2019 Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 3929 Old Lee Highway Suite 92A Fairfax, VA 22030 t 703-691-3357 f 703-691-7991 LINKS Home Login Join SIMB Membership Corporate Membership Meetings Publications Education and Outreach Resource Center Careers About SIMB Contact SIMB Mailing List Code of Conduct Privacy Statement