The User Advisory Committee is an independent body of experts from academia, industry, and the national laboratory system that is charged with providing objective, timely advice and recommendations to EMSL leadership. The committee reports directly to the EMSL Director and serves as the official voice of EMSL's user community in its interactions with EMSL management.
The responsibilities of the User Advisory Committee include the following:
Sitting: Karl Mueller, Valérie Copié, Paul Tratnyek, Vicki Grassian Standing: Lisa Porter, Wayne Hess, Sarah Larsen, Scott Fendorf, Anne Johansen, Kerry Hipps, Theresa Windus, Patricia Irving.
- Provide a clear channel for the exchange of information and advice between EMSL users and management.
- Provide a formal vehicle for EMSL users to transmit concerns and recommendations to the EMSL Director.
- Design and oversee the EMSL User Meetings.
- Provide advice and recommendations to the EMSL Director on how to facilitate the effective use of EMSL.
- Nominate active users for future membership to the committee.
The following committee members were elected by EMSL users via an online election process held November 2006:
- Valérie Copié, Montana State University
- Scott Fendorf, Stanford University
- Vicki H. Grassian, University of Iowa
- Wayne Hess, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Kerry Hipps, Washington State University
- Patricia M. Irving, InnovaTek, Inc.
- Anne M. Johansen, Central Washington University
- Sarah C. Larsen, University of Iowa
- Martin McIntosh, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Karl T. Mueller, Penn State University
- Lisa Porter, Carnegie Mellon University
- Paul G. Tratnyek, Oregon Health & Science University
- Angela K. Wilson, University of North Texas
- Theresa L. Windus, Iowa State University
See the Committee Charter [pdf, 93kb] for more detail.
