Council

The Council serves as the primary governing body of the American Crystallographic Association (ACA). Meeting approximately one per month, the Council establishes policies and holds ultimate responsibility for the association’s actions. Its elected members include the president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, each serving a three-year term beginning on January 1st, along with the Canadian representative and the USND President.  

The Council comprises elected officers and ex-officio members. Ex-officio members include the Executive Director, appointed by the Council as a non-voting participant, and a representative from the Young Scientist Scientific Interest Group (YSIG), appointed annually by the YSIG as a voting participant. Additionally, a representative from the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) may attend Council meetings as a non-voting participant.

		President: Gerald Audette York University
		Vice President: Danielle Gray University of Illinois
		Past President: Allen Oliver Notre Dame
		Secretary: Kushol Gupta University of Pennsylvania
		Treasurer: Stephan Ginell Hauptman-Woodward Research Institute
		US National Division Representative: Nicholas Sauter Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
		Canadian Representative: Sara Andres McMaster University
		YSIG Representative: Kenneth Childers Western Washington University
		IUCr Representative: Thomas Proffen Neutron Scattering Sciences Div, Oak Ridge National Lab
		Executive Director: Kristin Stevens