Society Awards and Honors
2006 Elected Positions and Offices
PNNL's Kelly O. Sullivan Elected to Board of Directors of Sigma Xi
PNNL's Kelly O. Sullivan, director of institutional partnerships at PNNL, has been elected to the board of directors of Sigma Xi, the international honor society of science and engineering. She will serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2007, and represent Sigma Xi area groups, as well as chapters at industries and state and federal laboratories. Sullivan is affiliated with the Tri-Cities Washington Chapter of Sigma Xi and serves on the society's Strategic Planning Committee.
She joined PNNL in 2001 and is responsible for developing and maintaining collaborations and partnerships with colleges and universities that help the laboratory achieve its missions. Prior to coming to PNNL, Sullivan was a chemistry professor at Mankato State University in Minnesota and at Creighton University in Nebraska. She directed the Creighton Chemistry Players, a team of faculty and students who brought the excitement of chemistry to children and adults through theatre and music. Her research interests focus on the electronic structure of small molecules and ions. Sullivan serves on several national advisory boards to various education-related initiatives and is a speaker on career development for women scientists.
She received a B.S. from Christian Brothers College and a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. She is a member of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, the American Chemical Society, the Association for Women in Science, the American Geophysical Union, and other professional societies. (announced 12/1/2006)