Close-up microscopic view of a plant stem

About GLMS

GLMS Mission Statement

The mission of GLMS is to foster education, career development and scientific insights in light and electron microscopy and their analytical applications.

Welcome to the Great Lakes Microscopy Society

Current Board Members

Tao Ma

President

Tao Ma

University of Michigan

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President-Elect

Vacant


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Vickie Kimler

Past-president

Vickie Kimler

Wayne State University (retired)

Carol Heckman

Secretary

Carol Heckman

Bowling Green State University

Ellen Keene

Program Coordinator

Ellen Keene

DuPont

Alyssa Fielitz

Webmaster

Alyssa Fielitz

Dow Chemical Company

Daria Monaenkova

Treasurer

Daria Monaenkova

Dow Chemical Company

Meeting Program Committee 

Meeting Committee Chair

Biological Sciences Director

Physical Sciences Director

Local Arrangement Chair

Vendor Liaison

Past board members

Webmaster, 2025

Arpan Arora

University of Michigan

Past-president

Clifford Todd

Dow Chemical Company

President-elect, 2018-2019

Mariam van Deventer Breed

The Jewish Community Center of Ann Arbor

President, 2016-2017

Charlie Harkins

Laser Scanning Confocal Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University (retired)

Treasurer, 2013-2019

Michael Behr

The Dow Chemical Company

President-elect, 2015

Carmel Harkins

Oakland Community College

Associate Professor, Biology Session Chair, 2015

Eric W. Linton

Department of Biology, Central Michigan University

President-elect 2013-2014, President 2015

Takeshi Sakamoto

Wayne State University