SOUTHWEST CATALYSIS SOCIETY
2025-2026 LEADERSHIP TEAM
Thomas Senftle
Past-Chair
Rice University
Joaquin Resasco
Chair
University of Texas at Austin
Omar Abdelrahman
Chair-Elect
University of Houston
Jason Adams
Secretary
Rice University
Prasanna Dasari
Treasurer
SABIC
Tsatsral Battsengel
Director
DOW
Manish Shetty
Director
Texas A&M
Manish Sharma
Director
DOW
Hans-Joerg Woelk
Director
Heraeus
Lars Grabow
NACS RepÂreÂsenÂtaÂtive
University of Houston
PREVIOUS OFFICERS
CHAIR
Tom Senftle (2024-2025)
Tracy Lohr (2023-2024)
Praveen Bollini (2022-2023)
Alejandra R. Rivas Cardona (2021-2022)
Lars Grabow (2019-2021)
Ye Xu (2018 – 2019)
Lin Luo (2017 – 2018)
Jeffrey Rimer (2016 – 2017)
Teng Xu (2015 – 2016)
Dan Shantz (2014 – 2015)
Bert Chandler (2013 – 2014)
Andy Moreland (2012 – 2013)
George Stanley (2011 – 2012)
Mike Reynolds (2010 – 2011)
Michael Wong (2008 – 2010)
Yun-Feng Chang (2006 – 2008)
Kerry Dooley (2005 – 2006)
SECRETARY
Kevin Blann (2022-2025)
Alejandra R. Rivas Cardona (2018 – 2019)
Lars Grabow (2017 – 2018)
Willard Quon (2015 – 2017)
Jeffrey Rimer (2014 – 2015)
Kerry Dooley (2013 – 2014)
Dan Shantz (2011 – 2013)
Andy Moreland (2007 – 2011)
Michael Wong (2005 – 2007)
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TREASURER
Travis Conant (2015 – 2020)
Victor Johnston (2013 – 2015)
John Novak (2010 – 2013)
George Stanley (2005 – 2010)
DIRECTOR
Hsu Chiang (2022 - 2025)
Tom Senftle (2021 - 2023)
Tracy Lohr (2019 - 2022)
Praveen Bollini (2018 - 2021)
Nataly Garcia Vargas (2017 – 2019)
Sheima J. Khatib (2017 – 2019)
Ye Xu (2016 – 2017)
Alejandra Rivas Cardona (2016 – 2018)
Nik Soultanidis (2015 – 2017)
Lin Luo (2010 – 2012, 2014 – 2016)
Lars Grabow (2014 – 2016)
John Novak (2013 – 2015)
Jeffrey Rimer (2011 – 2013)
Connie Zhang (2011 – 2013)
Teng Xu (2011 – 2013)
Bert Chandler (2009 – 2012)
John Novak (2009 – 2010)
Scott Mitchell (2006 – 2011)
Kerry Dooley (2006 – 2009)
Mike Reynolds (2005 – 2009)
Steve Xiao (2005 – 2007)
Tracy Hanna (2005 – 2006)
NACS REPRESENTATIVE
Michael S. Wong (2020 - 2025)
Bert D. Chandler (2018 – 2020)
Mike Reynolds (2013 – 2018)
Kerry Dooley (2011 – 2013)
Brendan Murray (2005 – 2011)
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