78th Tobacco Science Research Conference

September 14-17, 2025 Knoxville, Tennessee USA

Editorial committee

The TSRC Editorial Committee plays a key role in the success of each individual conference. The committee is responsible for the following activities relative to the upcoming conference:
  • Selection of the symposium topic and symposium speakers
  • Soliciting, reviewing and approving all oral and poster presentations
  • Setting the overall technical program/presentation sequence
  • Soliciting for, and nominating new committee members
  • The Editorial Committee is composed of four members, which traditionally includes one from a major tobacco products manufacturing company, one from the supplier base and one from academia; though this composition is not currently a requirement. Members are elected to a 4-year term, the last year acting as Committee Chair. The current members are:
  • Christopher Junker - RAI Services Company (78th Chair)
  • Andrew Cheetham - McKinney Specialty Labs (79th Chair) Katarina Aleksa - Labstat International (80th Chair)
  • Jennifer Smith - Altria (81th Chair)
  • If you would like to be considered for a future position on the TSRC Editorial Committee, please contact the current Chair via e-mail, Editorial@TSRCinfo.com.