Neal D. Shinn, a manager at the US Department of Energy Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, is president-elect of AVS, the Science and Technology Society, for 2006. He succeeds Christie Marrian (see Physics Today, March 2005, page 82), who is now the society’s president. Shinn will become president in 2007.
In a prepared statement, Shinn said AVS sets itself apart from other scientific societies and must continue to do so by creating and nurturing professional communities for interdisciplinary science and emerging technologies.
“To remain a vibrant society, [we] must stimulate and challenge attendees [in our symposia] … and also be a vehicle for AVS members to establish technical leadership with international impact,” Shinn said in his statement. “AVS is well positioned to champion the opportunities for science and technology to solve global challenges in energy, water and health care.”
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