2016-17 Membership Directory Revised December 2016 Members of the Washington State Academy of Sciences represent a broad diversity of scientific disciplines and draw on experience in academia, government, and both non-profit and commercial sectors. Similar to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, the membership provides expert scientific and technical advice to inform public policy-making in the state of Washington. Anjan Bose Don Baer Catherine Booth-LaForce President Secretary Treasurer Board of Directors Philip Bernstein Roger Myers Anjan Bose PRESIDENT Microsoft Research Aerojet Rocketdyne (RETIRED) Washington State University Richard Catalano George "Pinky" Nelson Ron Thom PRESIDENT-ELECT University of Washington Western Washington University (RETIRED) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Sue Clark Donald Patrick Don Baer SECRETARY Washington State Univeristy University of Washington Pacific Northwest National Laboratory David Eaton Mick Smerdon Cathryn Booth-LaForce TREASURER University of Washington Washington State University University of Washington Kristina Katsaros Andy Stergachis Allan Konopka PAST-PRESIDENT Northwest Research Associates (EMERITA) University of Washington Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Thomas Marsh Usha Varanasi Washington State University University of Washington The Washington State Academy of Sciences 2016-17 Membership Directory Janice L. Abkowitz Bishnu S. Atal Section 4 Section 2 Clemant A. Finch Professor and Head, Division of Hematology, Affiliate Professor of Electrical Engineering Department of Medicine University of Washington University of Washington FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: acoustics and speech, speech coding, FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: red cell aplasia, aplastic anemia and other synthesis, and recognition marrow failure syndromes [email protected] [email protected] 425-353-2762 Box 357710, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 Box 352500, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 Eric G. Adelberger Brian F. Atwater Section 1 Section 1 Emeritus Professor of Physics Geologist, US Geological Survey University of Washington Affiliate Professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: experimental, gravitational, and nuclear of Washington physics FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: geological histories of earthquakes, [email protected] tsunamis, and floods 360-378-6322 / 206-543-4080 [email protected] / [email protected] 812 San Juan Drive, Friday Harbor, 98250 206-553-2927 Box 351310, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 Thomas E. Anderson Section 2 Albert L. Babb Warren Francis and Wilma Kolm Bradley Endowed Chair in Section 2 Computer Science and Engineering Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering and Chemical University of Washington Engineering FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: design of resilient and efficient distributed University of Washington computer systems FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: reactor engineering, bioengineering [email protected] [email protected] 206-543-9348 206-543-2754 646 Allen Center, Seattle, , 98112 Donald R. Baer Frederick R. Appelbaum Section 1 Section 4 Laboratory Fellow, Lead Scientist for Interface Chemistry, Executive Vice President and Deputy Director, Fred Hutchinson Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab Cancer Research Center Pacific Northwest National Laboratory President and Executive Director, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: activity of nanoparticles with environmental FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: biology and therapy of acute myeloid contaminants leukemia [email protected] [email protected] 509-371-6245 1100 Fairview Avenue N., Seattle, 98109 PO Box 999, MS K8-91, Richland, 99354 Virginia E. Armbrust David A. Baker Section 3 Section 3 Director and Professor, School of Oceanography University of Washington Professor of Biochemistry FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: genomics and ecology of marine diatoms University of Washington FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: computational biophysics [email protected] 206-616-1783 [email protected] Box 357940, University of Washington, Seattle, 98105 206-543-1295 Box 351655, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 Steven Flynn Ashby Section 1 Francois Baneyx Deputy Director for Science & Technology Section 2 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Charles W.H. Matthaei Professor of Chemical Engineering, FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: computational science University of Washington FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: protein folding and expression, [email protected] bionanotechnology and biological materials synthesis 509-375-4550 [email protected] PO Box 999, Richland, 99352 206 685-7659 Box 351750, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 1 The Washington State Academy of Sciences 2016-17 Membership Directory Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas Shirley Anne Alexander Beresford Section 2 Section 4 Professor of Food Engineering, Director of Nonthermal Professor of Epidemiology and Senior Associate Dean Processing of Food University of Washington Washington State University FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: nutrition and health disparities FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: food engineering [email protected] [email protected] 206-543-9512 509-335-6188 Box 357230, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195-7280 PO Box 646120, shington State University, Pullman, 99163 Alfred O. Berg James Bardeen Section 4 Section 1 Professor, Department of Family Medicine Professor Emeritus University of Washington School of Medicine University of Washington FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: family medicine, preventive medicine, FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: general relativity and cosmology evidence-based medicine [email protected] [email protected] Box 351560, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195-1560 206-543-3101 4579 NE 88th Pl. Seattle, 98115 Suresh Baskaran Section 2 Philip A. Bernstein Chief Science & Technology Officer, Energy & Environment, Section 2 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Distinguished Scientist FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: automotive, fuel cell, and microelectronic Microsoft Corporation applications FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: database management [email protected] [email protected] 509-375-6483 425-706-2838 P.O. Box 999 MS K9-01, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, 98052-6399 Richland, 99354 Thomas E. Besser James B. Bassingthwaighte Section 4 Section 4 Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Path Professor of Bioengineering and Radiology Washington State University University of Washington FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: agents that cause human food-borne FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: cardiovascular studies diseases [email protected] [email protected] 206-685-2012 / 206-685-2005 SEC 509-335-6075 Box 355061, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195-5061 PO Box 647040, Pullman, 99164-7040 Joseph A. Beavo Sue Biggins Section 4 Section 4 Professor of Pharmacology Senior Member and Associate Director, Division of Basic Sciences University of Washington Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: mechanism of action of cyclic nucleotides FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: genetics [email protected] [email protected] 206-543-4006 206-667-1351 Box 357280, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195-7280 1100 Fairview Ave N. MS A2-168, Seattle, 98109 Katherine Beckett Cecilia M. Bitz Section 5 Section 1 Professor, Sociology & Law, Societies, Justice Program Professor University of Washington University of Washington FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: atmospheric sciences FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: American criminal justice system [email protected] [email protected] 206-543-4461 206-543-1339 Box 353340, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 Box 351649, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 2 The Washington State Academy of Sciences 2016-17 Membership Directory James F. Blinn Theodore W. Bowyer Section 2 Section 1 Consultant Laboratory Fellow FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: computer science Pacific Northwest National Laboratory [email protected] FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: nuclear physics 15 Evergreen Lane, Mercer Island, 98040 [email protected] 509-372-6401 P. Dee Boersma PO Box 999, Richland, 99352 Section 3 Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science Norman Breslow University of Washington Section 1 FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: sea bird reproduction Professor of Biostatistics [email protected] University of Washington 206-616-2185 FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: medical statistics Box 351800, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 [email protected] Alain Bonneville 206-543-2035 Box 357232, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 Section 2 Laboratory Fellow George S. Bridges Pacific Northwest National Laboratory FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: geosciences Section 5 President [email protected] The Evergreen State College 509-371-7263 FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: juvenile and criminal justice PO Box 999 MS K7-65, Richland, 99354 [email protected] Cathryn Booth-LaForce 509-527-5132 Office of the President Section 5 Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave, lla Walla, 99362 Professor, Family and Child Nursing University of Washington Winston J. Brill FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: effects of environmental inputs on the development of children Section 3 [email protected] Emeritus Professor of Microbiology 206-543-8074 University of Wisconsin President, retired, Winston J. Brill & Associates Box 357920, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195-7920 FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: microbiology, creativity and innovation Anjan Bose [email protected] Section 2 425-898-1077 Regents Professor, Distinguished Professor of Electric Power 12529 237th Way NE, Redmond,