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Academy Council

The Council consists of the current elected Academy officers, the Chairs of the Foundation, the DEI Committee and the Research Grants Committee, and two at-large members. The Council is responsible for all business of the Academy. The Executive Director is an ex officio member of the Council without voting rights.

President (2026-2027)

Jennifer Kowalski

Professor of Biological Sciences, Butler University

president@indianaacademyofscience.org

President-Elect (2026-2027)

Erika Sorensen-Kamakian

Associate Professor of Biology, Wabash College

preselect@indianaacademyofscience.org

Treasurer (2025-2027)

Moses Prabu

treasurer@indianaacademyofscience.org

Secretary (2024-2027)

Michelle Marincel Payne

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

secretary@indianaacademyofscience.org

Immediate Past-President (2026-2027)

Luis Palacio, PE, PhD

Executive Director of the L-Y Family Foundation

pastpres@indianaacademyofscience.org

Chair, Foundation (2025-2027)

Tom Dolan

Biology Professor Emeritus, Butler University

foundation@indianaacademyofscience.org

Chair, Senior Research Grants (2024-2027)

Philip Villani

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Butler University

grants@indianaacademyofscience.org

Chair, DEI Committee (2026-2029)

Sarah Justice

Assistant Professor of Biology, Marian University

grants@indianaacademyofscience.org

Council Member-at-Large (2026-2028)

Sarah Mordan-McCombs

member1@indianaacademyofscience.org

Council Member-at-Large (2025-2027)

Christopher W. Schmidt

Professor & Chair of Anthropology, University of Indianapolis

member2@indianaacademyofscience.org

Parliamentarian (2025-2027)

Luke Jacobus

Professor of Biology, Indiana University Columbus

parliamentarian@indianaacademyofscience.org

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