IEEE names Stephen Welby as next Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer - October 12, 2017
Technical professional organisation IEEE has announced the appointment of Stephen Welby as its executive director and chief operating officer (COO), effective January 2, 2018. Most recently, Welby served as the US assistant secretary of defence for research and engineering. In his role of chief technology officer… Read More
Frontiers in Materials names Prof. Nicola Pugno as new Field Chief Editor - October 11, 2017
Frontiers in Materials has named Professor Nicola Pugno as its new Field Chief Editor. Professor Pugno will lead an international Editorial Board of experts and oversee the strategic development of the journal, taking it from one strength to the next. Professor Pugno is a Professor… Read More
Brill appoints Peter Coebergh as CEO and Olivier de Vlam as CFO, effective May 2018 - October 10, 2017
International scholarly publisher Koninklijke Brill N.V. (Brill) has announced that its Supervisory Board intends to appoint Peter Coebergh as CEO. He will succeed Herman Pabbruwe following his scheduled retirement at the AGM on May 17, 2018. At the same time, the Supervisory Board intends to appoint… Read More
HighWire Press appoints Chris Aiello as Director of Business Development - October 10, 2017
HighWire Press Inc., the premier technology platform provider for world-leading publishers and societies, has announced the appointment of Chris Aiello as Director of Business Development. In his new position, Chris will be responsible for contributing to HighWire's continued international growth. He brings a range of valuable… Read More
LIBER announces two new Executive Board members - October 9, 2017
The Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) has announced that two new library professionals — Agnès Ponsati Obiols, Digital Library and Information Systems Director at the Spanish National Library, and Bertil Dorch, Director of the University Library of Southern Denmark — have joined the Executive Board.… Read More
ARL membership elects ARL Board of Directors 2017–2018 - October 6, 2017
Mary Ann Mavrinac, vice provost and the Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly dean of the University of Rochester Libraries, began a one-year term as president of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on October 4, 2017, during the Association's Fall 2017 Meeting in Washington, DC.… Read More
Prof. Hayley Jane Fowler named new Specialty Chief Editor for Frontiers in Environmental Science - October 3, 2017
Frontiers in Environmental Science has named Professor Hayley Jane Fowler, Newcastle University, as the new Specialty Chief Editor of its Interdisciplinary Climate Studies specialty section. A well-recognised expert in the field of Climate Studies, Professor Fowler, specialises in the analysis of the impacts of climate… Read More
ASTM International appoints Joannie Chin to its Board of Directors - October 2, 2017
ASTM International, a global standards organisation, has appointed Joannie Chin, a materials scientist and the deputy director of the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to its board of directors. Chin will complete the term of her former colleague, Laurie Locascio,… Read More
Macmillan Learning names Susan Winslow as General Manager - October 2, 2017
Macmillan Learning, an educational solutions company, has named Susan Winslow as General Manager of their academic business. Winslow will oversee the higher education and AP high school division including the content, digital product development, custom services, marketing, communications, training and professional development teams. Winslow will report… Read More
Ecological Society of America names Richard Pouyat as President for 2017-2018 term - September 25, 2017
Ecological Society of America (ESA) has recently named Rich Pouyat, National Program Leader for Air and Soil Quality Research, United States Forest Service, as its President during the Society's annual meeting. Elected by the members of ESA for a one-year term, Pouyat presides over the… Read More
