UMC Executive Committee: 2025-26.

Chair Donald Brenner
Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor and Department Head
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
E-mail:ude.uscn@rennerb 
First Vice-Chair Michael Kessler
Louis M. Sardella Department Head and Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
E-mail:ude.uhj@krm 
Second Vice-Chair John Mauro
Dorothy Pate Enright Professor and Department Head
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802
E-mail: ude.usp@624mcj
First At-Large Member Mark Hersam
Walter P. Murphy Professor and Department Chair
Department of Materials Engineering Department
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208
E-mail: ude.nretsewhtron@masreh-m
Second At-Large Member Christine Payne
Donald M. Alstadt Chair and Yoh Family Professor
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
E-mail: ude.ekud@enyap.enitsirhc
Immediate Past Chair Izabela Szlufarska
Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engineering and Department Chair
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
Email:ude.csiw@aksrafulzs 
Treasurer Elizabeth Dickey
Department Head and Teddy and Wilton Hawkins Distinguished Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: ude.umc@yekcidce

Previous Executive Committees

UMC Executive Committee: 2024-25
Chair Izabela Szlufarska
Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engineering and Department Chair
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
Email:ude.csiw@aksrafulzs 
First Vice-Chair Donald Brenner
Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor and Department Head
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
E-mail:ude.uscn@rennerb 
Second Vice-Chair Michael Kessler
Louis M. Sardella Department Head and Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
E-mail:ude.uhj@krm 
First At-Large Member Mohsen Kivy
Professor and Department Chair
Department of Materials Engineering
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Second At-Large Member Mark Hersam
Walter P. Murphy Professor and Department Chair
Department of Materials Engineering Department
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208
E-mail: ude.nretsewhtron@masreh-m
Immediate Past Chair Veerle Keppens
Professor and Department Head
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996
Email:ude.ktu@sneppekv 
Treasurer Elizabeth Dickey
Department Head and Teddy and Wilton Hawkins Distinguished Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: ude.umc@yekcidce
UMC Executive Committee: 2023-24
Chair Veerle Keppens
Professor and Department Head
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996
Email:ude.ktu@sneppekv 
First Vice-Chair Izabela Szlufarska
Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engineering and Department Chair
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
Email:ude.csiw@aksrafulzs 
Second Vice-Chair Donald Brenner
Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor and Department Head
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
E-mail:ude.uscn@rennerb 
First At-Large Member Kyle S. Brinkman
Professor and Department Chair
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Clemson University.
Clemson, SC 29634
E-mail:ude.nosmelc@knirbsk 
Second At-Large Member Trevor Harding
Professor and Department Chair
Department of Materials Engineering Department
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
E-mail:ude.yloplac@gnidraht 
Immediate Past Chair Bryan D. Huey
Department Head, Professor
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269
Email:ude.nnocu@daehesm-yeuhb 
Treasurer Frank Ernst
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Case Western University
10900 Euclid Avenue
312 White Building
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: (216) 368-0611
Email:ude.esac@tsnre.knarf 
UMC Executive Committee: 2022-23
Chair Bryan D. Huey
Department Head, Professor
University of Connecticut
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
IMS, 97 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3136
Storrs, CT 06269-3136
Phone: 860.486.3284
Email: ude.nnocu@daehesm-yeuhb
First Vice-Chair Veerle Keppens
Professor and Department Head
The University of Tennessee
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
414F Ferris Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-2100
Email: ude.ktu@sneppekv
Second Vice-Chair Izabela Szlufarska
Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engineering and Department Chair
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706
E-mail: ude.csiw@aksrafulzs
First At-Large Member Donald Brenner
Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor
Department Head
Materials Science and Engineering,
NC State University,
911 Partners Way,
Raleigh, NC 27695
E-mail: ude.uscn@rennerb
Second At-Large Member Kyle S. Brinkman
Professor and Department Chair
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
Clemson University.
161 Sirrine Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
E-mail: ude.nosmelc@knirbsk
Immediate Past Chair Amit Misra
Professor and Department Chair
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
2300 Hayward St,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 763-2445
Email: ude.hcimu@simtima
Treasurer Frank Ernst
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Case Western University
10900 Euclid Avenue
312 White Building
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: (216) 368-0611
Email: ude.esac@tsnre.knarf