STM People

He Manchao, Expert in Rock Mechanics of Mine Engineering, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Argentinian National Academy of Engineering, Academician of the Russian Academy of Mining Sciences, Professor of the China University of Mining and Technology(Beijing), the Vice Chairman of the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction, the Chairman of the...

Lin Liying, President of China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Co., Ltd., Member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Member of the Copyright Committee of the International Publishers Association, Deputy Chairman of Beijing Democratic Progressive Movement, and Executive Deputy Secretary General of the Open Science Promotion Consortium. She...

Helen Beynon is Research Integrity Manager for BMJ. Helen works to resolve all BMJ’s potential ethical or legal concerns that relate to editorial and production procedures. She is the first port of call for queries and concerns and progresses such cases in accordance with BMJ’s established policies. Whilst she predominantly focuses on maintaining BMJ’s high...

Tiffany McKerahan has been active in scientific journal publishing for 20 years. In her current role as IEEE’s Manager of Author Engagement & Support, she focuses on the development and implementation of author tools, procedures, and communications intended to support IEEE authors. Throughout her career, Tiffany has focused on improving the publishing experience for the...

Dr. Katherine VanDenburgh is a Senior Journal Manager at AIP Publishing, where she is responsible for the strategic direction, development, and growth of a portfolio of open access journals. In addition to her journal leadership, she contributes to enterprise-wide initiatives, most notably by leading the organization’s transfer strategy and supporting researcher education and engagement efforts....

Jessica Faucher leads product management and strategy for content platforms and Atypon at Wiley. She and her product team support the content display and distribution infrastructure for Wiley’s learning businesses and research publishing, digital commerce, ebook and test bank platforms, and the Atypon Experience Platform.

Ian Campsall is the Sr. Product Manager for the ScienceDirect Reading Experience. He has worked in publishing for more than 20 years and has spent the last 14 years in technology positions in research publishing, the last 9 of which have been at Elsevier.  He is currently focused on evolving SD into a leading cross-publisher...

Wendy Queen is the Chief Transformation Officer at Hopkins Press and the Director of Project MUSE, where she champions innovation in scholarly publishing. With a keen focus on digital transformation, she supports publishers in reaching wider audiences.    

Pierre Comizzoli started his career more than 30 years ago as a research veterinarian in French Guyana to study the seasonal reproduction of different mammalian species living in the rain forest. His next appointment was in the African Sahelo-Saharan region where he was in charge of programs monitoring health and fertility in livestock species.  Dr....

Sami Benchekroun is the Co-Founder and CEO of Morressier, a leading provider of digital infrastructure for scholarly communication. With over a decade of experience in scholarly publishing, technology, and entrepreneurship, he has dedicated his career to transforming how research is shared, evaluated, and preserved. He raised over €40 million in venture capital and successfully led...