2012 Assembly of Delegates:
Mid Atlantic Representative for Committee on Nominations

Name: David Campbell

Present Position: Program Director, Division of Research on Learning
Organization: National Science Foundation

Chapter Affiliation: District of Columbia

Candidate's Statement: I would like to volunteer my time for the benefit of Sigma Xi. I have always valued my membership. I am a lifetime member and served on the Board of Directors in the past (as Mid-Atlantic Regional Director and as Comprehensive Colleges and Universities Constituency director). My present position at NSF keeps me quite busy, but I do have the time to help with the nominations process. I interact with many individuals who could be likely nominees for President-elect or Treasurer.

Biographical Information:
Present Position:
1998-2000; 2001-present: Program Director, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, National Science Foundation. I review education proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation, recommend proposals for funding, and manage awards for their duration. I work with several programs at NSF: Discovery Research K-12, Advanced Technology Education (co-lead), Climate Change Education Partnerships (co-lead), Science and Technology Centers, and Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers. Former programs I have worked with include Academies for Young Scientists, International Polar Year, Instructional Materials Development, Biocomplexity in the Environment, Centers for Teaching and Learning, and Teacher Professional Continuum. I also serve on NSF's working groups for Environmental Research and Education and for the Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD) program.

Previous positions:
1993-1997: Chair of the Biology Department, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ 1989-2001: Associate Professor (tenured), Biology Dept., Rider University 1998-2004: Sigma Xi Board of Directors 1986-1989: Assistant Professor, Biology Dept., Rider University 1983-1986: Visiting Assistant Professor, Zoology Dept., Univ. of New Hampshire 1985-2003(summers): Faculty, Field Marine Biology and Ecology course, Shoals Marine Laboratory, Cornell University 1984-1987 (summers): Visiting research scientist and faculty, Marine Science Center, Northeastern University 1985 (summer): Visiting Asst. Professor, NSF research grant to J. S. Cobb, "Investigation of factors affecting the distribution and abundance of larval lobsters" 1984, 1985: Visiting Scientist aboard R/V Westward, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA 1983, 1984 (summers): Instructor for Coral Reef Ecology course, taught in U.S. Virgin Islands for the School for Field Studies, Beverly, MA

Courses taught: Principles of Biology: Evolution, Diversity and Ecology (for majors, with laboratory); Life Science, Human Emphasis (a non-majors large lecture course); Marine Biology (for majors, with laboratory); Marine Vertebrates (upper-level majors course, with laboratory); Introduction to Field Marine Science (in Maine, Bermuda, and Honduras); Field Marine Biology and Ecology (Maine); General Ecology (upper-level majors course, with laboratory)

Research interests: Behavioral ecology of marine invertebrates

Awards & Grants: Who's Who among America's Teachers (1994) Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2nd ed. (1994) New Jersey Sea Grant award (1993) Sabbatical award, Rider University (1993) Participant, NSF faculty enhancement workshop in oceanography, (1991) New Jersey Marine Science consortium Research Grants (1988, 1990) Rider University Summer Research Fellowship (1990, 1994, 1995) Rider University Grant-in aid of research (1987) Univ. of New Hampshire research fund award (1983, 1985) State of New Hampshire Governor's Award for Outstanding Voluntary Service (awarded to medical attendants of the UNH hyperbaric chamber, 1985) National Science Foundation Honorable Mention for Graduate Fellowship (1977)

Memberships Sigma Xi (International Honor Society for Scientific Research; Lifetime Member) National Association of Underwater Instructors (Assistant Instructor certification) American Association for the Advancement of Science Beta Beta Beta (National Honor Society for Biology)

Name: Francis Dane

Chapter Affiliation: Hollins University

Candidate's Statement: I am standing for election to serve as the Mid-Atlantic Region representative on Sigma Xi's Committee on Nominations because I strongly believe that an organization's officers have a major impact on the direction of the organization. I want to help to ensure that those who stand for election to the offices of President-elect and Treasurer offer the membership of Sigma Xi a legitimate choice between qualified candidates. As a career academic (30+ years) I have considerable experience vetting individuals for a wide variety of positions that range from undergraduate scholarship recipients to university presidents and officers in international organizations. I hope to use that experience to the benefit of all members of Sigma Xi.

Name: John Nemeth

Present Position: President
Organization: CGJC Enterprises—Research and Education Consultants

Chapter Affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Candidate's CV

Name: Christopher Osgood

Present Position: Associate Dean, College of Sciences
Organization: Old Dominion University

Chapter Affiliation: Tidewater Virginia

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi, member since 1987, Sustaining Member 2011-present; past secretary of the Tidewater Chapter in the 1990s; currently the Southside Tidewater representative for the Tidewater Chapter. One undergraduate student advisee was supported by Sigma Xi to present her work at the national conference in spring, 2012. A current graduate student is the recipient of a Sigma Xi research grant. Faculty advisor to Tribeta, the undergraduate biology honors and research society, 2000-present; Virginia Academy of Sciences (VAS) member, 1995-present; currently member of the Membership Committee of VAS. Served as judge for the Virginia Junior Academy of Sciences (VJAS), 2012; Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair director, 2010-12; volunteer March of Dimes (MOD), Virginia Chapter, 1990-present; Chair of the MOD Community Grants Program, 2011-present. Member of the ODU Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP), 2010 - present. Member, ODU Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) -Writing Across the Discipline, 2012 - present.

Biographical Information: AB, Human Biology, Brown University; PhD, Biology, Brown University; Postdoctoral Scholar, Genetics, University of California-Davis; Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kentucky; Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University; currently Associate Dean, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University. Professional memberships include AAAS and ACS. Research interests, nanobiotechnology—applications and toxicology.

Name: Jacques Read

Present Position: Study Group Leader, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Organization: The American University

Chapter Affiliation: George Washington University

Candidate's Statement: I have been a member of Sigma Xi since 1961, and, although I have read American Scientist avidly ever since then, I have rarely participated in any society activities. Now that I am retired, I have the opportunity to contribute to an organization I have long admired.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Founding member and membership committee participant, Nuclear Chemistry and Technology Division, American Chemical Society - 1964-1966. Member Board of Abstractors, Chemical Abstracts, 1961-1964. Fellow, American Institute of Chemistry 1975-1980.

Biographical Information: A.B., Princeton University-1957, M.S. Yale University - 1958, Ph.D. Yale University - 1962, Post-doctoral, Nevis Synchrocyclotron Laboratory, Columbia University, 1962-1963. Summer of 1957, visiting scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Instructor, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1963-1964. Lecturer, Department of Applied Science, School of Engineering, University of California at Davis (Livermore Extension Campus) 1965-1972, an adjunct appointment with weapons research at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. Consultant, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 1973-1974. Staff, Nuclear Regulatory Commission -1974-1989. Various positions, Department of Energy - 1989-2003. Consultant, on occasion at an hourly wage, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Energy - 2008-2011.

Name: James Smith

Present Position: Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director, Center for Industrial Research Applications
Organization: West Virginia University

Chapter Affiliation: West Virginia University

Candidate's Statement: I received my Sigma Xi nomination 37 years ago. It was one of my first honors and one that I have taken very seriously over the decades. It has been my great pleasure to nominate numerous students and colleagues to this prestigious organization and one I will continue to respect and serve locally until I leave this profession. I have decades of experience in several service societies and I hope that experience will help in the nomination process you are seeking assistance with. I believe I have a good grasp of the leadership qualifications that are needed to serve this society and would be greatly honored to serve on this committee in this capacity. Thanks in advance for your consideration.

Biographical Information: James E. Smith received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University (WVU), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA in 1972, 1974, and 1984, respectively. He is currently the Director of the Center for Industrial Research Applications (CIRA) at West Virginia University, where he is also a Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Department. He has taught at the University since 1976, before which he was a Research Engineer for the Department of Energy (DOE). He was the 2009 SAE International President and Chairman of the Board of Directors which afforded the opportunity to travel to the mobility centers of the world.

During his 40-plus-year engineering career, he has been the principal and/or co-principal investigator for various projects funded by federal agencies (Tank-Automotive Armaments Command (TACOM), Department of Defense (DOD), HEW, Department of Transportation (DOT), US Navy, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and Department of Energy (DOE)), international corporations, and numerous US corporations. The work in these projects has resulted in the publication of 172 conference papers and 60 journal or bound transaction papers. This work has resulted in the granting of 32 United States Patents and numerous foreign patents on mechanical and energy-related devices.

Dr. Smith is a member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) International, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (FASME), International Society for Computers and Applications (ISCA), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), and International Society for Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).