2025 Election Information: Results

We are pleased to introduce the newly elected colleagues who will join our leadership team in advancing the mission of the American Crystallographic Association. Each of these individuals was selected by our membership to serve collaboratively, strengthen our community, and help guide the work ahead. We extend our appreciation to all candidates for their willingness to contribute—the ACA thrives because of the dedication, partnership, and collective effort of its members.

 

OfficePositionSuccessful Candidate
Council Vice President 2026/President 2027 Ashfia Huq
Council Canadian Representative to Council 2026-2028 Brian Patrick
Communications Committee Member (26-29) Gabrielle Budziszewski
 Education Committee Member (26-29) Melissa Carrillo
Meeting Committee Member (26-29) Josh Carter
Engagements in Structural Sciences Committee Member (26-29) Krystle McLaughlin

 

 National Division BusinessSuccessful Result/Candidate
USND  Bylaw Amendment Vote Passed
USND  Officer at Large (2026-2028) Cora Lind-Kovacs
USND  Officer at Large (2026-2028) Brian Toby
CAD DIVISION Chair 2026-27 Louise Dawe

 

SIG

OFFICE

Successful Candidate

Best Practices for Data Analysis & Archiving SIG

Secretary Treasurer 2026-2027

Sabine Botha

Best Practices for Data Analysis & Archiving SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Daniel Paley

Biological Macromolecules SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

James Moody

Cryo-EM SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Juan  Du

Cryo-EM SIG

Secretary Treasurer 2026-2027

Edward Eng

General Interest SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Kara Zielinski

General Interest SIG

Secretary Treasurer 2026-2027

Susanna Haung

Industrial SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Margarita Tararina

Industrial SIG

Secretary Treasurer 2026-2027

Ellene Mashaladis

Light Sources SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Melissa Carrillo

Materials SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Megan Butala

MicroED SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

M. Jason de la Cruz

MicroED SIG

Secretary Treasurer 2026-2027

Dmitry Eremin

Neutron Scattering SIG 

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Danielle Yahne

Powder Diffraction SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Sikhumbuzo Masina 

Small Angle Scattering SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

James Byrnes

Small Angle Scattering SIG

Secretary Treasurer 2026-2027

Sarah Uttormark

Service SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Alexander Erickson

Service SIG

Secretary Treasurer 2026-2027

William Hearne

Small Molecules SIG

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Nobuyuki Yamamoto

Young Scientist Interest Group (YSIG)

Chair Elect 2026 (Chair 2027)

Alexis Davidson