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Academy Council

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

President (2025-2026)
 

Luis Palacio, PE, PhD

Executive Director / CEO Diversity & Innovation Institute

president@indianaacademyofscience.org

President-Elect (2025-2026)
 

Jennifer Kowalski

Professor of Biological Sciences, Butler University

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 (2025-2026)

Samina Akbar

Professor of Microbiology, Marian University

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

Council Member-at-Large (2024-2026)

Erin Gerecke

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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