Meet the Team
Officers
Councilors
Alternate Councilors
Members-at-Large
Appointees
Committees
Officers
![Marina Ruths_Portrait Marina Ruths_Portrait](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Marina-Ruths_Portrait-qk3avuqtn8n28xhcisknnf5lzkmb7u0wvi88s0tqi8.jpg)
Marina Ruths
Chair
![Jim_Schneider Jim Schneider](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Jim_Schneider-q6ls11fuvc52xpyt8urfzn6jaun3i3jtwjfgajhk6o.png)
Jim Schneider
Chair Elect
![Rosa Espinosa-Marzal Rosa Espinosa-Marzal](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Rosa-Espinosa-Marzal-q6ls1wgj4vbjkupr7q64rxcqwke7k3yz0syh4o7khc.jpeg)
Rosa Espinosa-Marzal
Vice Chair
![lauren photo Lauren Zarzar - Past Chair](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/lauren-photo-q6lruo38jrf48v7yg3mh3922cu1jby9bp08z70xmcw.jpg)
Lauren Zarzar
Past Chair
![MAIlies MAIlies](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/MAIlies-q6lrteyzfppcrl1hrk4drkfxuc7x2ha7isxo5qsink.png)
Marc A. Ilies
Secretary
![Rosalynn Quinones-Fernandez Rosalynn Quinones-Fernandez](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Rosalynn-Quinones-Fernandez-q6lrrtmtutiv3dcs2dc51gwtlu2j0xykyx51vv5j74.png)
Rosalynn Quinones-Fernandez
Treasurer
![Dan-miller Dan-miller](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Snip20230425_52-q6lpx8qdradopq2eul9hf9reta8jsrn1tdkw49vfxs.png)
Dan Miller
Program Chair
![Rohini-Gupta Rohini Gupta](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Rohini-Gupta-qhfz2ol7ob0pvg2qdtadsclpvs61r9uralz246zy60.jpg)
Rohini Gupta
Program Vice Chair
![Matt Helgeson Matt Helgeson](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Matt-Helgeson-q6lrrpvh3hdpsxi8obpmrhuz8al265jnmej3yrb3w0.jpg)
Matt Helgeson
Awards Committee Chair
![MeaganElinski Meagan Elinski](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/MeaganElinski-qhfya65isxl1dv5g1e0kwt53njkov72hqk90dsra0g.jpg)
Meagan Elinski
Membership
Councilors
![Jennifer Hollingsworth Jennifer Hollingsworth - Councilor](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/hollingsworth-q6ls1bs2yij8hfjskh8c92klu384urovlylskl28a8.jpg)
Jennifer Hollingsworth
Councilor
![Deborah Leckband Deborah Leckband](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Snip20230425_54-q6lpp93rnzfy11o7i4xn8acd1dm8ddx6ptyb9lpwts.jpg)
Deborah Leckband
Councilor
![Davita Watkins Davita Watkins](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Davita-Watkins-q6lrq8ao9xcdf5o2d6jwbddpdbx4zemyf1cflzijqo.jpg)
Davita Watkins
Councilor
Alternate Councilors
![Michael Bevan Michael Bevan](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Snip20230425_57-q6lpvc45wdrr66u2z9lpv92rg5mr6v2n7xyg32p6k0.png)
Michael Bevan
Councilor
![thumbnail_Ajay thumbnail_Ajay](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/thumbnail_Ajay-q6lrrjalrn4pjnrsqqv8s1ir2lhho9tj9hypltkv3k.jpg)
Ajay Mallia
Councilor
![thumbnail_simona thumbnail_simona](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/thumbnail_simona-q6lrreletgy9xlymi6u3xkpg3o4nlsavkupa7frtyo.png)
Simona Murph
Councilor
Members-at-Large
![Rosalynn Quinones-Fernandez Rosalynn Quinones-Fernandez](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Rosalynn-Quinones-Fernandez-q6lrrtmtutiv3dcs2dc51gwtlu2j0xykyx51vv5j74.png)
Rosalynn Quinones-Fernandez
Member-at-Large
![Christopher Sims Christopher Sims](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Christopher-Sims-1-qdh0r3yror9wd9801sax08onlzbs06u6ec4ybok580.jpg)
Christopher Sims
Member-at-Large
![Mangolini-Filippo Filippo Mangolini](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Mangolini-Filippo-qh26803qkv3ju34x73iy097rmw7mp1dogu556z8oz4.jpg)
Filippo Mangolini
Member-at-Large
Appointees
![Raymond Tu Raymond Tu](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Raymond-Tu-q6lpuw4u8hkg07tjeoa9fll6w2y1ylwl4o70llvge0.png)
Raymond Tu
Summer Symposium Chair
![Deborah Leckband Deborah Leckband](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Snip20230425_54-q6lpp93rnzfy11o7i4xn8acd1dm8ddx6ptyb9lpwts.jpg)
Deborah Leckband
Awards Committee Vice Chair
![Rosalynn Quinones-Fernandez Rosalynn Quinones-Fernandez](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Rosalynn-Quinones-Fernandez-q6lrrtmtutiv3dcs2dc51gwtlu2j0xykyx51vv5j74.png)
Rosalynn Quinones-Fernandez
Regional Meetings Coordinator
![thumbnail_Ajay thumbnail_Ajay](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/thumbnail_Ajay-q6lrrjalrn4pjnrsqqv8s1ir2lhho9tj9hypltkv3k.jpg)
Ajay Mallia
Newsletter Editor
![Christopher Sims Christopher Sims](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Christopher-Sims-1-qdh0r3yror9wd9801sax08onlzbs06u6ec4ybok580.jpg)
Christopher Sims
Website Editor
![Zahra Niroobakhsh Zahra Niroobakhsh](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Zahra-Niroobakhsh-q6lrq3lhbr5xt3uw4mirgwkeeekawx4aqe307lpils.jpg)
Zahra Niroobakhsh
Poster Awards Program Chair
![Chris Wirth Chris Wirth](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Chris-Wirth2-q6lrq1psy33d5vxmflpibx1h7mtkhiwu24s191say8.jpg)
Chris Wirth
National Awards Program Chair
![Eric Borguet Eric Borguet](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Borguet-200x300-1-qdh2hvms2h77nu1pix21iegro9y60k0wd0g80vhpps.jpg)
Eric Borguet
COLL-PUI Award Chair
![Nancy Falk Nancy Falk - Member at Large](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Nancy-Falk-q6ls0p7yehocqsgk87hal89jkubbq17biuy51xzofk.jpeg)
Nancy Falk
Student-Industry Symposium Chair
Committees
The executive committee consists of the officers, councilors, alternate councilors, three at-large members, the awards committee vice chair, and the current chair of the Colloid and Surface Science Symposium.
![Raymond Tu Raymond Tu](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Raymond-Tu-q6lpuw4wo75vothakkp26v3xcltik0b7hqv6xdcvhs.png)
Raymond Tu
Symposium Chair
![Reghan-Hill Reghan Hill](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Reghan-Hill-q6ls0kirgbhx4qndzng5qrg8lwyhnjonu7opnk6nao.jpg)
Reghan Hill
![Daeyeon Lee Daeyeon Lee](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Daeyeon-Lee-1-q6lrq5h5pf8igbs5tnc0lw3bl6b1cbbrendz65mq9c.jpg)
Daeyeon Lee
![Jacinta-Conrad Jacinta Conrad](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Jacinta-Conrad-q6ls0meftzkhryknoo9evqz5sop82xw4igzom43uy8.jpg)
Jacinta Conrad
![Matt Helgeson Matt Helgeson](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Matt-Helgeson-q6lrrpvh3hdpsxi8obpmrhuz8al265jnmej3yrb3w0.jpg)
Matthew Helgeson
Awards Committee Chair
![Deborah Leckband Deborah Leckband](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Snip20230425_54-q6lpp93rnzfy11o7i4xn8acd1dm8ddx6ptyb9lpwts.jpg)
Deborah Leckband
Awards Committee Vice Chair
![Kyle_Bishop Kyle_Bishop](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Kyle_Bishop-qlltvak07dfwvvf95a6ilh2tkuxktwgd1s4y1y0x4o.jpeg)
Kyle Bishop
LaMer Award Chair
![somasundaran somasundaran](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/somasundaran-e1612392805553-p2caaa3x3mq0z04wjwtnav646msigi0fx5jo7nk8kw.jpg)
Ponisseril Somasundaran
Unilever Award Chair
![Matthew_Lynch_picture_sm Matthew Lynch](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Matthew_Lynch_picture_sm-q6ls1yc52tsojgz9qukl5ncxmt9he3rtbzl9rgnd14.jpg)
Matthew Lynch
Applied Materials & Interfaces Award Chair
![Eric Borguet Eric Borguet](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Borguet-200x300-1-qdh2hvmpmrlrz8dyd0n8r4y17r2pf5m9zxs1p40am0.jpg)
Eric Borguet
COLL-PUI Award Chair
![Maria Santore Maria Santore](https://www.colloidssurfaces.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Snip20230425_56-q6lpou2a6x9x6omas20td4m92oswctuuyoud9eushk.jpg)
Maria Santore
ACS Fellows Nominations Chair