Executive Committee
Meet the dedicated members of The Society of Rheology Executive Committee. Each official is elected by SoR members to serve a 1-3 year term, depending on the position, to advance the mission of the Society and needs of its members
We have a number of essential standing committees that comprise Executive Committee members and other dedicated members of the Society to advance the mission of the Society
Bingham Award Committee
Randy Ewoldt, Chair
Jacinta Conrad
Sara Hashmi
Saad Khan
Michael Rubinstein
Jan Vermant
Metzner Award Committee
Sujit Datta, Chair
Xiang Cheng
Julie Kornfield
Safa Jamali
Gordon Christopher
SOR Fellowship Committee
Maryam Sepehr, Chair
Will Hartt
Steve Hudson
Srinivas Raghavan
Paulo de Souza Mendes
Education & Outreach Committee
Abhinendra Singh, co-Chair
Thomas O’Connor, co-Chair
Sumana Chakrabarti
Parth Kelkar
Sara Hashmi
Matt Helgeson
Maggie Qi
Javen Weston
Membership Committee
Travis Walker, Chair
Carina Martinez
Sara Reynaud
Antonio Perazzo
Mazi Jalaal
Giovanniantonio Natale
Jiye Lee (student member)
Journal Publication Award Committee
Dimitris Vlassopoulos (Editor)
Emanuela Del Gado (Associate Editor)
Evelyne van Ruymbeke (MAL)
Simon Rogers (MAL)
Norbert Willenbacher (previous winner)
Meeting Policy Committee
Roger Bonnecaze, co-chair (VP)
Andy Kraynik, co-chair
Kalman Migler, Secretary
Rae Robertson-Anderson, Webmaster
Albert Co, Webmaster
Audit Committee
Jeffrey Martin, Chair
Brian Edwards
Paul Salipante
Lisa Biswal (ex officio)
Financial Advisement Committee
Anne Grillet, Chair
Ryan Murphy
Jonathan Seppala
Jeff Morris (president, ex officio)
Nominating Committee
Marie-Claude Heuzey, Chair
Christian Clasen
Rajesh Khare
Standing Positions
Webmasters
Albert Co, Rae Robertson-Anderson
Editor of Rheology Bulletin and Communication Coordinator
Carlos Lopez-Barron
Editor, Journal of Rheology
Dimitris Vlassopoulos
Associate Editor, Journal of Rheology
Emanuela Del Gado
Editorial Assistant, Journal of Rheology
Ania Bukowski
Social Media Director
Christine Roberts
Communications Liaison
Elise Chuqiao Chen
Director, International Outreach Program
Gerald G. Fuller
SoR Historian
Gareth McKinley
The Society forms temporary committees as needed to address timely needs of the Society. Committees comprise both Executive Committee members and other dedicated Society members.
2026 Annual Meeting Committee
Technical Program
Travis Walker
Arezoo Ardekani
Local Arrangements
Gareth McKinley
Safa Jamali
Centennial Celebration Committee
Safa Jamali, Chair
Jonathan Rothstein, Co-Chair
Gareth McKinley
Jeff Morris
Peter Olmsted
Vivek Sharma
Future of Meetings Committee
Albert Co
Members at Large (Ex Officio)
Community Development Committee
Katie Weigandt , Chair
Ria Corder
Jesse Gadley
Peter Gilbert
Ali Mohraz
Jae Park
Kelly Schultz
Maryam Sepehr
Arshiya Bhadu (student)
Rheology Venture Fund Committee
Roger Bonnecaze, Chair
Arezoo Ardekani
Rosana Pasquino
Charles Schroeder
The Society works with several other organizations, committees and foundations to promote the mission of the Society and enhance benefits to its members.
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
SoR Designee to AIP Governing Board
Eric Furst
SoR Member Representative to AIP
Jonathan Rothstein
SoR Liaison on AIP History Committee
Gareth McKinley
AIP Publishing (AIPP)
SoR Designee to AIPP Board of Managers
TBA
SoR Representatives on AIPP Publishing Partners Committee
Peter Olmsted
Simon Rogers
International Committee on Rheology
SoR Delegate to ICR
Mike Graham
Secretary to ICRG
Jerry Fuller
US National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
SoR Representative to NCTAM
Anne M. Grillet
Soft Matter Association of the Americas (SMAA)
SoR Representative
Jacinta Conrad