Dear CES members,

We are pleased to announce the results of the 2024 CES election. The following members were elected as officers:

President-Elect:

Dr. Kaiji Chen, Emory University

Directors:

·         Dr. YONG WANG, Peking University

·         Dr. Jianhao Lin, Sun Yat-sen University

·         Dr. Xingfei Liu, University of Alberta

·         Dr. Xi Yang, University of North Texas

·         Dr. Jihui Chen, Illinois State University

·         Dr. Jeffrey McCullough, University of Michigan

·         Dr. Changwen Zhao, Sun Yat-sen University

On behalf of the Nomination and Election Committee, I’d like to extend our congratulations to the new officers! We look forward to the exciting CES events under the leadership of the current CES President, Feng (Susan) Lu, and the newly elected board directors. In the meantime, I’d like to express our sincere appreciation to Shu-Ming (Carl) Lin and his team of board directors for their outstanding work in the past year.

Thank you CES members for your voting participation and support. We hope to see you at 2024-2025 CES events!

Sincerely,

Election Committee Members:

Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma, Regent Chair and President (2022-2023) of CES, Voting Member

Guodong (Gordon) Gao, Johns Hopkins University, President (2021-2022) of CES, Voting Member

Li Qi, Agnes Scott College, President (2020-2021) of CES, Voting Member

Shu-Ming (Carl) Lin, Bucknell University, President (2023-2024) of CES, Non-voting Member

Feng (Susan) Lu, Purdue University, President (2024-2025) of CES, Non-voting Member