American Association for Crystal Growth
History of Officers
2015-2019
Robert Biefeld, President
Joan Redwing, Vice President
Luis Zepeda, Treasurer
Mariya Zhuravleva, Secretary
2011-2015
Peter Schunemann, President
Robert Biefeld, Vice President
Dave Vanderwater, Treasurer
Joan Redwing, Secretary
2008-2011
Jeff Derby, President
Marek Skowronski, Vice President
Dave Vanderwater, Treasurer
Joan Redwing, Secretary
2005-2008
Dave Bliss, President
Chris Wang, Vice President
Dave Vanderwater, Treasurer
Joan Redwing, Secretary
2002-2005
Debbie Kaiser, President
Dave Bliss, Vice President
Rose Scripa/Dave Vanderwater, Treasurer
Eric Monberg, Secretary
1999-2002
Tom Kuech, President
Pat Morris, Vice President
Dave Bliss, Treasurer
Eric Monberg, Secretary
1996-1999
Vince Fratello, President
Peter Bordui, Vice President
Stu Sanuelson, Treasurer
Eric Monberg, Secretary
1993-1996
Joe Wenckus, President
Ted Ciszek, Vice President
Vince Fratello, Treasurer
Eric Monberg, Secretary
The American Association for Crystal Growth was founded by a group of engineers and scientists who met to organize the First International Conference on Crystal Growth (ICCG-1) in Boston, MA, in 1966. The AACG was formally organized in 1969 and later (1974) incorporated in New Jersey as a non-profit organization. Drs. Kenneth A. Jackson and Robert A. Laudise of Bell Telephone Laboratories, who served as first Co-Presidents of AACG until 1975, provided early leadership.
History
1990-1993
Dave Brandle, President
Mike DiGiuseppe, Vice President
Tom Kuech, Treasurer
Tom Surek, Secretary
1987-1990
Bill Bonner, President
Grant Eliot, Vice President
Tom Kuech, Treasurer
Tom Surek, Secretary
1984-1987
Tony Gentile, President
Bill Wilcox, Vice President
Bill Bonner, Treasurer
Tom Surek, Secretary
1981-1984
Bob Feigelson, President
Ed Giess, Vice President
Tony Gentile, Treasurer
Tom Surek, Secretary
1978-1981
Gus Witt, President
Dave Richman, Vice President
Bob Feigelson, Treasurer
Joe Wenckus, Secretary
1975-1978
Guss Witt, President
Dave Richman, Vice President
Bob Feigelson, Treasurer
Joe Wenckus, Secretary
1972-1975
Bob Laudise, Co-President
Ken Jackson, Co-President
Chuck Sahagian, Secretary/Treasurer
1969-1972
Bob Laudise, Co-President
Ken Jackson, Co-President
Chuck Sahagian, Secretary/Treasurer
Two members of the AACG have flown space shuttle missions:
>> Lodewijk van den Berg in Mission 51-B 4/85
>> Roger Crouch in Mission STS-83 4/97 (early return) and
STS 94 7/97 (redo of STS-83) The AACG banner flew with
Roger Crouch on STS-83.
To see the mission profiles of STS-83 and STS-94 visit the NASA shuttle missions web site HERE.
Visit the AACG Awards page for Past Award Winners and new of upcoming AACG Awards:
