about nams

We provide access to the latest in membrane research via workshops, webinars, and conferences. 

Our mission is to serve the synthetic membrane community by fostering the development and dissemination of knowledge in membrane science and technology, and promoting the collaborative efforts of researchers, technologists, and end-users.

what we do

Connect & Support innovators in membrane science

NAMS provides a forum for membrane researchers from across industry, academia, and government to exchange ideas and troubleshoot challenges. We offer workshops in specific topical areas, as well as student programming on careers in membrane science. Our focus is empowering membrane science students and professionals by providing an International platform to promote their work.

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Board of Directors

  • J.R. Johnson

    President

    Vice-President of Research and Development
    Avnos Inc.

  • Lucy Mar Camacho

    Vice President

    Professor of Environmental Engineering
    Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  • Ryan Lively

    Secretary

    Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Christina Carbrello

    Treasurer

    Development Engineer
    MilliporeSigma

Board members

  • Ayse Asatekin

  • Christine Duval

  • Yifu Ding

  • Evan Hatakeyama

  • Marie-Eve Langevin

  • Hee-Jeung Oh

  • Abhishek Roy

  • Zachary Smith

  • Ranil Wickramasinghe

committees

  • Oversight
    Defacto members: President (Chair), Ryan Lively; Vice-President, Marie-Eve Langevin; Treasurer, Lucy Mar Camacho; Secretary, Jamie Hestekin

  • Establish and manage the NAMS Awards Program
    Current members: Evan Hatakeyama (Chair), Marie-Eve Langevin, Yifu Ding, Ayse Asatekin

  • Oversees NAMS finances including oversight of investment portfolio
    Current members: Lucy Mar Camacho (Chair), John Pellegrino, Ryan Lively

  • Oversee selection process for future annual meetings, including recruitment of hosts. Provide support for organizers of annual meetings, including liaison with conference management service
    Current members: John Pellegrino (Chair), JR Johnson (Fundraising Chair), Scott Husson, Manish Kumar

  • Tracks membership, recruits/retains members, advocates to NAMS Board for activities to meet members' needs.
    Current members: Tina Carbrello (Chair), Lucy Mar Camacho, Manish Kumar, Ayse Asatekin, Christine Duval

  • Discuss ways to better market membranes.
    Current members: Jamie Hestekin (Chair), Ayse Asatekin, Manish Kumar

  • Oversees Industry-Student Mentoring Program
    Current members: Zachary Smith (Chair), Evan Hatakeyama, Tina Carbrello

  • Ensure impartial and accurate voting procedures
    Defacto members: President (Chair), Ryan Lively; Vice-President, Marie-Eve Langevin; Treasurer, Lucy Mar Camacho; Secretary, Jamie Hestekin
    Additional members: Tina Carbrello

  • Recruit Board candidates before and during Annual Meeting
    Current members: Ryan Lively (Chair), Ayse Asatekin, Zachary Smith

  • Oversees NAMS Fellows program
    Current members: John Pellegrino (Chair), Ranil Wickramasinghe

  • Establishing and maintaining guidelines for interaction with other Societies.
    Current members: Ranil Wickramasinghe (Chair), Ryan Live

  • Develop workshops for annual meetings and other appropriate forums; Provide support for workshop presenters
    Current members: John Pellegrino (Chair), Yifu Ding, Christine Duval

  • The IAC’s purpose is to insure continual industrial input directly to NAMS Board of Directors. Input includes meeting technical topic areas, activities, and professional development.
    Current members: Ryan Lively, Jay Liu, Bing Liu, CJ Kurth, Melissa Rickman, Elizabeth Jackson

  • WA-MS is an advisory organization with representatives from all major international membrane societies. The primary goal is to coordinate and advertise major meeting dates as well as educational outreach to promote the discipline.
    Curret members:
    Uwe Beuscher, Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Jamie Hestekin, Lucy Mar Camacho, Ranil Wickramasinghe, and Tina Carbrello.

help shape the future

the Development of new membranes can improve healthcare, sustainability, and water security.

Our society offers networking opportunities with experts from academia, industry, and government to share ideas, opportunities, and challenges — all to promote membrane innovation.