The Society for Archaeological Sciences

Bio: SANDRA LORENA LOPEZ VARELA (PhD University of London, 1996; RPA. In between 1996-1998, López Varela was distinguished with the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the University of Bonn, to study Maya ceramics. Currently, she is acting President of the Humboldt-Club for Mexico, serving at various international committees to activate innovative pathways to the uses of sciences and technology in anthropology around the world. Her research interests concentrate on the technology of pottery making in the past and the present, analyzing the space of production with geochemical and spatial techniques, and considering experimental studies such as use-wear analysis. In the field of ethnoarchaeology, López Varela is incorporating social impact assessment studies to measure the effects of global development policies on non-industrial technologies. After her working experience in CRM in the United States, she is adapting applied models to protect Mexico’s social and cultural heritage.

Patrick Degryse, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geology, Centre for Archaeological Sciences, K.U. Leuven Av. Celestijnenlaan 200E, bus 2408, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium; tel: +32 16326460; fax+32 16322980; email Patrick.Degryse@ees.kuleuven.be

Bio: Patrick Degryse is Research Professor in Archaeometry at the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and vice-director of the Centre for Archaeological Sciences of the K.U.Leuven in Belgium. He was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in 2003-2004 at the University of Giessen (Germany) and spent several months as visiting scholar at Oxford, Southampton, Cranfield and Isparta, and participated in archaeological-geoarchaeological field campaigns in Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Greece. He teaches in archaeometry, geology, natural science in archaeology and ancient raw materials and is editor-in-chief of the series “Studies in Archaeological Sciences” (Leuven University Press). His research interests are situated in the field of the ancient use of mineral resources and on the technology of craft production, with special emphasis on ancient glass, ceramics, natural building stones and marbles and iron. His latest work has focused on the application of radiogenic isotopes to the reconstruction of late Bronze Age and Hellenistic-Roman to Islamic glass production and trade.

Thilo Rehren, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY, United Kingdom 44(0)20 7679 4757; fax 44(0)20-7383-2572; th.rehren@ucl.ac.uk.

Destiny Crider, Research Associate, Archaeological Research Institute, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287,USA; tel: 602-965-9231(ARI); fax: 602-965-7671; sasweb@asu.edu

Destiny Crider is a doctoral candidate in Archaeology in the School of Human Evolution & Social Change at Arizona State University. She is currently a Research Associate for the Archaeological Research Institute specializing in Digital Libraries, Collection Management and is the Web Designer and Content Manager for ArchNet (http://archnet.asu.edu). She is also a Ceramic Analyst on the Cerro Portezuelo Project (materials curated by the Fowler Museum at UCLA), directed by Dr. George L. Cowgill (ASU) and Dr. Deborah L. Nichols (Dartmouth). Her dissertation research is focused upon social and economic interaction in Central Mexico in the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic periods. She is using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) for identification of pottery production areas in combination with technological and stylistic attribute analysis. In addition, current projects include the implementation of Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) studies of Central Mexican paints used on decorated pottery and Southwest turquoise sources. Her dissertation research is supported by the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI), National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant, Sigma-Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research, ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association. Destiny Crider was recently awarded a 2009-2010 ASU Faculty Emeriti Fellowship.

Adrian Burke, Département d'Anthropologie, Université de Montréal, C.P.6128, succursale Centre-ville. Montréal QC H3C 3J7 Canada. (514) 343-6909; adrian.burke@umontreal.ca

A. J. Vonarx, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, 1009 E South Campus Drive, Building #30A, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0030 U.S.A. Phone: (814)-381-9128;Fax: (520) 621-2088; ajvonarx@email.arizona.edu

A.J. Vonarx is a PhD student in Archaeology at the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. Her dissertation research explores the role of fire in architectural change, palimpsests, and cultural landscapes at Ancestral Puebloan sites in the southwestern United States. AJ s interdisciplinary research employs a variety of techniques: experimental archaeology; geoarchaeology (micromorphology and sediment chemistry); and fire science (fire chemistry, metrology, computational fluid dynamics modeling, and applied fire investigation). Through continued collaboration, she works to refine techniques for the analysis, dating, and interpretation of the thermal features, pyrotechnologies, thermally-altered materials and contexts around the world. AJ has extensive fieldwork experience in Mexico and Guatemala and been employed by radiocarbon and archaeomagnetic-dating laboratories. Secondary interests include the analysis of lime, shell, plaster, and pigments. She follows stories linking fire, cultures, and technologies and past and present - @ http://twitter.com/chicadefuego_az . In terms of "big picture" issues, she is interested in the continued development of World Heritage and Cultural Landscapes movements and encourages cooperative research between archaeological scientists, conservators, and heritage stakeholders.

Rob Sternberg, Professor, Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604-3003, USA; tel: 717-291-4134; fax: 717-291-4186, Rob.Sternberg@FandM.edu

Rob Sternberg is Professor of Geosciences in the Department of Earth and Environment, a liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His main research interests related to archaeometry are archaeomagnetism, field magnetometry, and magnetic properties of obsidians. He has worked in the field in the U.S. Southwest, Israel, Greece, Jamaica, and Italy. He has served the SAS in many capacities: meetings calendar associate editor; treasurer; Bulletin editor; president; and most recently General Secretary. He is an author for the SAS blog. He teaches a course for undergraduates on archaeometry. His favorite movie is Casablanca, and his favorite sport is baseball (go Phillies, and Yankees).

Robert H. Tykot, Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-8100 USA; tel: 813-974-7279; fax: 813-974-2668; rtykot@cas.usf.edu

Thilo Rehren, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY, UK; tel 44(0)20-7679-4757; fax 44(0)20-7383-2572; email th.rehren@ucl.ac.uk

James Burton, Department of Anthropology, Laboratory for Archaeological Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1393, USA; tel: 608-262-0367; fax: 608-265-4216; jhburton@wisc.edu

SAS Representative on The International Symposium on Archaeometry committee

Sarah Wisseman, Director, Ancient Technologies and Materials (ATAM) Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 78 Bevier Hall, 905 S. Goodwin MC 187, Urbana, IL 61801 USA; tel: 217-333-6629; fax: 217-333-8479; wisarc@uiuc.edu