Former Committee Members

This page began in 2024. Please contact the GEM Chair or Vice Chair to add names to this list.

The terms in the following begin after the summer workshop of the first year and end with the summer workshop of the last year.

GEM Program Directors

• Chia-Lin Huang
• Tai-Yin Huang
• Vania Jordanova
• Lisa Winter

GEM Chairs

• Christine Gabrielse (2024-2026)
• Adam C. Kellerman (2022-2024)
• Vania Jordanova (2020 - 2022)
• Paul Cassak (2019 - 2020)
• Jacob Bortnik (2016 - 2019)
• Mike Wiltberger (2015 - 2016)
• Eric Donovan (2013 - 2015)
• David Sibeck (2011 - 2013)
• Michael Liemohn (2009 - 2011)
• Jimmy Raeder (2006 - 2009)
• Bob Strangeway (2003 - 2006)
• Mary K. Hudson (August 1, 2000 - July 31, 2003)
• Richard Wolf (August 1, 1997 - July 31, 2000)
• Jeff Hughes (August 1, 1994 - July 31, 1997)
• Bill Lotko (August 1, 1991 - July 31, 1994)
• George Siscoe (Ended on July 31, 1991)

Members At-Large

• Ian Cohen (2021 - 2025, At-Large-1)
• Muhammad Fraz Bashir (2022 - 2026, At-Large-2)
• Xiangning Chu (2024 - 2028, At-Large-3)
• Mike Shumko (2023 - 2027, At-Large-4)

Research Areas

Research Area Coordinators

• Solar Wind - Magnetosphere Interaction (SWMI, previously known as Dayside)
  • Tori Wilder (2022 - 2026, RAC-1A)
  • Brian Walsh (2018 - 2024, RAC-1B)

• Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet (MPS, previously known as Tail)
  • Kevin Genestreti (2021 - 2025, RAC-2A)
  • Jiang Liu (2023 - 2027, RAC-2B)
  • Chih-Ping Wang (-2023)

• Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS)
  • Lunjin Chen (2021 - 2025, RAC-3A)
  • Solene Lejosne (2023 - 2027, RAC-3B)
  • Seth Claudepierre (-2021)

• Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC)
  • Sarah Vines (2021 - 2025, RAC-4A)
  • Xiaojia Zhang (2023 - 2027, RAC-4B)
  • Hyunju Connor (-2023)

• Global System Modeling (GSM, previously known as GGCM)
  • Daniel Welling (2022 - 2026, RAC-5A)
  • John Lyon (2018 - 2024, RAC-5B)

Meeting Organizer

UNH

• Chris Mouikis (2018 - early 2026)
• Jing Liao (2022 - early 2026)
• Chia-Lin Huang (2018-2022)

Virginia Tech

• Robert Clauer ( - 2018)
• Zhonghua Xu ( - 2018)

Student Representatives

• Austin Smith (2023 - 2025)
• Hsinju Chen (2022 - 2024)
• Erik Vandegriff (2021 - 2023)

Subcommittees

• Joint GEM-CEDAR Planning Committee (2024-2025)
  • GEM Representatives
    • Christine Gabrielse (GEM Chair)
    • Allison Jaynes (GEM VC)
    • Chris Mouikis (GEM meeting organizer)
    • Jing Liao (GEM meeting organizer)
    • Austin Smith (student rep)
    • Erika Hathaway (student rep)
    • Sarah Vines (MIC)
    • Ian Cohen (Member-at-large)
  • CEDAR Representatives
    • Mark Conde (CEDAR Chair)
    • Lynn Harvey (CEDAR VC)
    • Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (GEM Liaison)
    • Gareth Perry (GEM Liaison)
    • Sophie Phillips (student rep)
    • Michelle Bui (student rep)
    • Andrew Pepper
    • Liying Qian
    • Shikha Raizada (NSF)
    • Maggie Costley (CPAESS)
    • Michelle McCambridge (CPAESS)

• Plenary Subcommittee - (2024)
  • Christine Gabrielse - Chair
  • Adam Kellerman
  • Chris Mouikis
  • Hsinju Chen (student rep)
  • Austin Smith (student rep)
  • Sarah Vines (MIC)
  • Solene Lejosne (IMAG)
  • Jiang Liu (MPS)
  • Brian Walsh (SWMI)
  • Dan Welling (GSM)

• Diversity Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee (2024)
  • Adam Kellerman
  • Christine Gabrielse - Chair
  • Chris Mouikis
  • Austin Smith
  • Hsinju Chen
  • Mike Shumko
  • Leonardo Regoli
  • Katherine Davidson
  • Rebecca Harvey
  • Frances Staples
  • Hong Zhao
  • Ashley Greeley
  • Jing Liao

• GEM Workshop Focus Group Best Practices Development (2024)
  • Christine Gabrielse - Chair
  • Adam Kellerman
  • Dan Welling
  • Fraz Bashir
  • Joe Borovsky
  • Sarah Vines

• GEMEE Mentoring Program Organizers
  • Hyunju Connor (20??-2023)
  • Muhammad Fraz Bashir (2024-)