ISSST 2026 Program Committee
Executive Committee
Daniel Posen, University of Toronto
Jennifer Russell, Virginia Tech
Obste Therasme, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Chris Costello, Penn State University
Derrick Carlson, U.S. National Energy Technology Laboratory
Kiara Winans, Virginia Tech
Beth Shafer, Executive Director, Sustainability Conoscente & ISSST
Program Co-Chairs
Sam Markolf, University of California - Merced
Alysha Helmrich, University of Georgia
Conference Coordinator/Program Chair in Waiting
Marie-Odile Fortier, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Diversity & Inclusion Chair
Joe Bozeman III, Georgia Institute of Technology
Rachel Woods-Robinson, University of Washington
Planning Committee
Obste Therasme, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Kirti Richa, ExxonMobil
Kiara Winans, Virginia Tech
Chris Costello, Penn State University
Nora Hennessy, Arizona State University
Opeolowa Wonulolo Olawale, WGL Energy
Experience Nduagu, ExxonMobil
TJ Ghosh, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Saura Kar, Argonne National Laboratory
Liz Wachs, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Emily Mertz, Arizona State University
Renee Obringer, Penn State University
Rebecca Ciez, Purdue University
Maggie Busse, Penn State University
Ben Rachunok, North Carolina State University
Susan Clark, University at Buffalo
Oksana Makarova, Harvard University
Chris Costello, Penn State University
Bono Shih, Penn State University
Negin Shamsi, University of Georgia
Isabelle Haddad, University of California - Merced
Eric Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology
Marie-Odile Fortier, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jennifer Russell, Virginia Tech
Derrick Carlson, U.S. National Energy Technology Laboratory
Jasmina Burek, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Qingshi Tu, University of British Columbia
Liz Moore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rob Wolfinbarger, Arizona State University
Adefarati Oloruntoba, University of Calgary
Xiaoju (Julie) Chen, ERG
Jennifer Dunn, Northwestern University