ACA Treasurer Candidate 2021: Stephan Ginell

Current positions: Consultant and Visiting Scientist Hauptman-Woodward Research Institute

Education

A.B., Physics, Kansas Wesleyan University (1971); M.S., Natural Sciences, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, SUNY at Buffalo (1975); Ph.D., Biophysics, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, SUNY at Buffalo (1980)

Professional Activities

ACA Meeting Committee (2019-present); Program Co-Chair, ACA Annual Meeting Covington, KY (2019); Co-Chair and Organizer Transaction Symposium, ACA Annual Meeting Albuquerque, NM (2014); Co-Chair and Organizer for sessions at ACA Annual Meetings (2016, 2014, 2013, 2012), ACA Communications Committee (2011-2014), ACA Nomination Committee (2009-2011), Chair/Chair-elect ACA BioMac SIG (2004-2007), Advanced Photon Source (APS) User Organization Steering Committee (2003-2005); Organizing Committee, APS Users Meeting, (2005); Co-Organizer, workshops at APS Users Meeting, (2004, 2005).

Research Interests

Structural biology, macromolecular crystallography, radiation damage in macromolecular crystals, development of techniques and methods for structural biology research using synchrotron radiation with an emphasis of pushing the limits of the experimental envelope at ultra-high resolution and cryo-temperatures to 10K.

Statement

I have the time. I have the experience. I have the passion. I would be honored to serve ACA as treasurer.

At this point in my career, I have the time to devote to what I find interesting and rewarding. One passion is ensuring that future generations of structural scientists have a vibrant professional society.

My first several ACA meetings introduced me to an engaging and involved community of crystallographers who were dedicated to their science as well as their professional society. I concur that service to the community and one’s professional society is vitally important for the growth of science and education. During the past several years as SIG chair, Communications Committee member, session chair, Transactions Symposium organizer, and most recently as Annual Meeting Program co-chair have provided me insight into the diversity of the ACA and the need for the ACA to be financially secure. To be financially secure, the ACA needs an involved membership that is diverse and that brings together both the traditional fields of crystallography as well as the newer related areas of structural science. As a member of the ACA Council, I will work to maintain the vitality of the ACA and reach out to structural scientists in varied relevant disciplines to engage with ACA.

While my expertise is in crystallography, I am knowledgeable of the financial challenges that face not-for-profit organizations, from my service as treasurer of my community homeowner’s association, fund raising for numerous ACA meeting sessions and other scientific programs, to fund raising for non-science community organizations.

If elected treasurer, I will carry out the duties of ACA treasurer and work collaboratively with the ACA staff, members of ACA Council, committees, and the SIGs to ensure that the ACA supports all facets of structural science, increases membership, and builds upon the current financial foundation for a fiscally sound future.