The ESSCI Executive Board Nominations Committee has received eight nominations for the slate of the 2022 ESSCI Executive Board election. Please review the eight candidate profiles which are presented below in alphabetical order. Each profile consists of a brief vision statement as well as a biographical sketch.

Four new board members will be elected by the membership from the slate of candidates to fill four openings on the board. Members will be able to vote through an electronic election process that will be announced and sent by email to all currently active ESSCI members.

Electronic ballots will be sent to members by 4 February 2022 and votes will be collected through 18 February 2022.

Elected board members will commence their terms at the beginning of the 2022 ESSCI Spring Technical Meeting to be held at the University of Central Florida starting on 6 March 2022.


Chloe Dedic
University of Virginia
Candidate Profile

Sili Deng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Candidate Profile

Ryan Falkenstein-Smith
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Candidate Profile

Tiegang Fang
North Carolina State University
Candidate Profile

Francis (Mac) Haas
Rowan University
Candidate Profile

John Palmore Jr
Virginia Tech
Candidate Profile

Brandon Rotavera
University of Georgia
Candidate Profile

Sadaf Sobhani
Cornell University
Candidate Profile