Officers

Executive Board

PositionNameAffiliationContact
PresidentAnna HowardNorth Carolina State Universityanna_howard@ncsu.edu
President-ElectSimon GhanatThe Citadelsghanat@citadel.edu
Immediate Past PresidentNatalia CardelinoMercer Universitycardelino_nh@mercer.edu
Vice-President of Programs UnitNancy MooreNC State Universitynjmoore3@ncsu.edu
Vice-President of Awards & Recognition UnitKweku BrownThe Citadelkbrown16@citadel.edu
Vice-President of Publications and Promotions UnitMorgan GreenMississippi State Universitygreen@me.msstate.edu
TreasurerCharles “Chuck” NewhouseVirginia Military InstituteNewhouseCD@vmi.edu
SecretarySally PardueTennessee Tech Universityspardue@tntech.edu
Representative for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCecelia WigalUniversity of Tennessee Chattanoogacecelia-wigal@utc.edu

Unit Officers

Programs Unit

PositionNameAffiliationContact
ChairNancy MooreNC State Universitynjmoore3@ncsu.edu
Vice-Chair & Technical Program ChairAdam BarnesUniversity of Virginiaab6uy@virginia.edu
SecretaryMorgan GreenMississippi State Universitygreen@me.msstate.edu

Awards and Recognition

PositionNameAffiliationContact
ChairKweku BrownThe Citadelkbrown16@citadel.edu
Vice-ChairLaura MoodyMercer Universitymoody_le@mercer.edu
SecretaryMichael PotterFrancis Marion Universitymichael.potter@fmarion.edu

Publications and Promotions

PositionNameAffiliationContact
ChairMorgan GreenMississippi State Universitygreen@me.msstate.edu
Vice-ChairRami HaddadGeorgia Southern Universityrhaddad@georgiasouthern.edu
SecretaryNancy MooreNC State Universitynjmoore3@ncsu.edu

Appointed Officers

PositionNameAffiliationContact
Paper Management Platform CoordinatorTodd SchweisingerClemson Universitytodds@clemson.edu
Section Website CoordinatorDavid CalamasGeorgia Southern Universitydcalamas@georgiasouthern.edu
 Newsletter EditorPriya GoeserGeorgia Southern Universitypgoeser@georgiasouthern.edu
Proceedings EditorJohn BrocatoUniversity of GeorgiaJohn.Brocato@uga.edu
Campus Representative CoordinatorKenneth BallGeorge Mason Universityball@gmu.edu
2025 Host Site CoordinatorMorgan GreenMississippi State Universitygreen@me.msstate.edu

Division Officers

Professional-Interest Divisions

Bio and Chemical Engineering

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairVinayak VijayanClemson Universityvinayav@clemson.edu
Vice-ChairAlison BankaUniversity of Georgiaalison.banka@uga.edu
SecretarySteve StrainUniversity of Memphissfstrain@memphis.edu

Civil and Environmental Engineering

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairGeoff KnowlesBryan Collegejknowles3910@bryan.edu
Vice-ChairAdaline BuerckMercer Universitybuerck_am@mercer.edu
SecretaryMostafa BatouliThe Citadelsbatouli@citadel.edu

Electrical and Computer Engineering

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairEve Knopf
Vice-ChairPhilip LeeUniversity of Kentuckyphilip.lee@uky.edu
SecretaryAdam BarnesUniversity of Virginiaab6uy@virginia.edu

Engineering Graphics

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairJames RighterThe Citadeljrighter@citadel.edu
Vice-ChairKweku BrownThe Citadelkbrown16@citadel.edu
SecretaryGafar ElaminThe Citadelgelamin@citadel.edu

Engineering Technology

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairDimitra MichalakaThe Citadeldimitra.michalaka@citadel.edu
Vice-ChairDaniel WilsonClemson Universitydwilso9@clemson.edu
SecretaryJacqueline SmithChattanooga State Community Collegejacqueline.smith@chattanoogastate.edu

Industrial Engineering

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairCecelia WigalUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanoogacecelia-wigal@utc.edu
Vice-ChairMazen HusseinTennessee Tech Universitymhussein@tntech.edu
SecretaryDaniel DunawayMississippi State Universitydunaway@ise.msstate.edu

Mechanical Engineering

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairChandan RoyMercer Universityroy_ck@mercer.edu
Vice-ChairFelix EwereNC State Universityfeewere@ncsu.edu
SecretaryCharles MargravesUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanoogacharles-margraves@utc.edu

Special-Interest Divisions

Administrative

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairCecelia WigalUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanoogacecelia-wigal@utc.edu
Vice-ChairBeth ToddUniversity of Alabamabtodd@ua.edu
SecretaryFail NajafiUniversity of Floridafnaja@ce.ufl.edu

Educational Research and Methods

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairJames RighterThe Citadeljrighter@citadel.edu
Vice-ChairChandan RoyMercer Universityroy_ck@mercer.edu
SecretaryOguzhan OrucThe Citadelooruc@citadel.edu

Instructional

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairStephanie LaughtonThe Citadelslaughton@citadel.edu
Vice-ChairKweku BrownThe Citadelkbrown16@citadel.edu
SecretaryHeath KaufmanThe Citadelhkaufman@citadel.edu

Pre-College Engineering Education

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairGeorg PingenUnion Universitygpingen@uu.edu
Vice-ChairSarah BauerMercer Universitybauer_sk@mercer.edu
SecretaryLogan SirbaughUniversity of Memphislnsrbugh@memphis.edu

Professional Skills

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairJohn Aaron Louis GrimesMississippi State Universityagrimes@bagley.msstate.edu
Vice-ChairPetah FarshadmaneshUniversity of Memphispfrshdmn@memphis.edu
SecretaryAmy BartonMississippi State Universityabarton@bagley.msstate.edu

Undergraduate Research and Design

PositionNameAffiliationEmail
ChairM. A. KarimUniversity of West Floridamkarim@uwf.edu
Vice-ChairKumar YelamarthiTennessee Tech Universitykyelamarthi@tntech.edu
SecretaryMostafa BatouliThe Citadelsbatouli@citadel.edu

Host Site Coordinators

YearHost SiteCoordinatorEmail
2026University of MemphisDaniel Kohndekohn@memphis.edu
2027Virginia Military InstituteChuck NewhousenewhouseCD@VMI.edu
2028University of GeorgiaJohn Brocatojohn.brocato@uga.edu