Academy Council

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The Council consists of the current elected Academy officers, the Chairs of the Foundation and the Research Grants Committee, and two at-large members. The Council is responsible for all business of the Academy. The Director is an ex officio member of the Council without voting rights.

President (2024-2025)

Samina Akbar

Associate Professor of Microbiology, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine

President-Elect (2024-2025)

Luis Palacio, PE, PhD

Executive Director / CEO Diversity & Innovation Institute

Treasurer (2025-2027)

Moses Prabu

Secretary (2024-2027)

Michelle Marincel Payne

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Immediate Past-President (2024-2025)

Bruce Kingsbury

Professor of Biological Sciences, Purdue University Fort Wayne

Chair, Foundation (2025-2027)

Tom Dolan

Biology Professor Emeritus, Butler University

Chair, Senior Research Grants (2024-2027)

Philip Villani

Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (2024-2027)

Hisako Masuda

Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Indiana University Kokomo

Council Member-at-Large (2023-2025)

Erika Sorensen-Kamakian

Associate Professor of Biology, Wabash College

Council Member-at-Large (2024-2026)

Erin Gerecke

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