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