VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Serving on a committee allows you to directly impact the Society for Cryobiology's mission to promote scientific research in low temperature biology, to improve scientific understanding in the field, and to disseminate and apply this knowledge to the benefit of mankind. 

You’ll collaborate with global, like-minded members and contribute to meaningful, visible outcomes, while giving your CV a boost, and getting that feel good factor. 

Active and engaged committee members are an important pipeline for identifying future leaders of the Society Board of Governors, the 13 person elected team who safeguard and guide the Society for Cryobiology's strategic decision making. 

To express your interest to any of these committees use the contact form or reach out to the committee chair directly. Tell us a little about why you are interested in your chosen committee, and what you would hope to achieve. 

Please note that if the committee is not currently accepting members your expression of interest will be placed on the reserve list. 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Description: The membership committee is responsible for:

• assisting in the strategic and tactical planning for member acquisition and retention
• championing SfC and spreading awareness to the wider cryobiology community 

Chair: Dr. Shannon Tessier (Secretary)
Term: Renewable one year 
Meeting Frequency: Quarterly or as required
Current Members
Matt Powell-Palm Texas A&M Unviersity, USA
Baptiste Journaux University of Washington, USA
Piper Mullins Smithsonian Institution, USA
Suzannah Williams Oxford University, UK
Marc Yeste Oliveras University of Girona, Spain
Melodie Lu Lucy Biotech Ltd, Hong Kong 
Nadia Shardt Norwegian Univesrity of Science and Technology, Norway
Shangping Wang Clemson University, USA

 AWARDS COMMITTEE

Description: The Awards Committee is responsible for:

• assessing student travel grant applications and allocating funding
• judging applications for the Critser and Poster Awards, and selecting finalists for the Crystal Awar
• judging applications and selecting the winner of the Dayong Gao Young Investigator Award 
• developing new awards and recognition programs for members
• identifying sources of funding for new or existing award programs
• championing SfC grants and awards to the wider cryobiology community 

Chair: Dr. Estefania Paredes (Governor) 
Term: Renewable one year 
Meeting Frequency: Ad hoc. This committee is primarily active February - April and July annually. 
Members

 CRYOCURATOR COMMITTEE

Description: Committee members are currently sought for an exciting archival project to identify and preserve digital and physical items of significance to cryobiology history which will be safeguarded for future generations at a new cryobiology museum at USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, CO. This committee is evolving but tasks may include: 

• digitization and upload of artifacts to the online platform 
• writing artifact descriptions 
• administration relating to artifact ownership agreements 
• applying for grants 

Chair: Dr. Peter Kilbride (Governor)
Term: Renewable one year 
Meeting Frequency: Quarterly or as required

 WEBINAR COMMITTEE

Description: The Webinar Committee is responsible for: 

• organizing and operating bi-monthly webinars on a variety of cryobiology topics of interest
• committee members are expected to organize at least one webinar per year, and may take an active role in moderating webinar(s)
• promoting the SfC webinar series to the wider cryobiology community 

Chair: Dr. Dani Ballesteros (Governor)
Term: Renewable one year 
Meeting Frequency: Quarterly or as required. Meeting frequency is low. Most organization can be completed via email. 
Members
Wim Wolkers University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany 
Alexandra Stolzing Loughborough University, UK
Nima Ahmadkhani Oregon State University, OR, USA

 ICYR "International Young Cryobiology Researchers" COMMITTEE

Description: The student committee shall be responsible for:

• organizing events of interest to students and young professionals, including but not limited to organizing ICYR activities and networking opportunities at the annual meeting
• acting as a career hub for young cryobiologists, including dissemination of job and career growth opportunities 
• administering of professional development grants 
• discussing matters of importance to the student membership community and making recommendations to the Board of Governors 

Chair: Dr. Lakshya Gangwar 
Term: Permanent (Standing Committee)
Meeting Frequency: Quarterly or as required
Members
Charles Elder University of Louisville, KY, USA
Ruidong Ma University of Washington, WA, USA
Rafay Osmani University of Alberta, Canada