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SRS Council

The Senior Research Scientist Council is responsible for representing the interest of the science and technology community at JPL to management and undertaking tasks of importance to the research community.

Current Council

The Senior Research Scientists Council was established in 2005 for the purpose of:
  1. Representing the interests of the JPL science and technology community to the JPL management
  2. Undertaking studies and activities of importance to the JPL science and technology community
  3. Advising the Chief Scientist and Chief Technologist on matters relating to the research program of the laboratory
  4. Acting as an advocacy body for the health of research at JPL

The JPL Senior Research Scientist Council is composed of nine members elected by the Senior Research Scientists at JPL to serve for three years and they are listed below:

Current Members of the SRSC
Name Date Elected Term End Date
Bell, L. Douglas 09/2011 09/2014
Chien, Steve (Chair*) 09/2010 09/2013
Chutjian, Ara 09/2010 09/2013
Green, Robert 10/2012 09/2015
Halpern, David 10/2012 09/2015
Lopes, Rosaly 09/2010 09/2013
Meier, David 10/2012 09/2015
Pappalardo, Robert 03/2011 09/2014
Sotin, Christophe 09/2011 09/2014

*The Council Chair position was elected in 09/2012 and is scheduled for re-election in 09/2013.



Historical Information

The first elected 9 members of the SRSC were announced on July 20, 2005 by the former Chief Scientists, Thomas A. Prince. Lute Maleki was the first Chair of the Council and his accepting the Chairship was announced on November 7, 2005. The first meeting of the Council was held on December 2, 2005. The following lists are the former Chairs and Members of the Council.

Former Chairs of the SRSC
Name Start Date End Date
Maleki, Lute 12/2005 03/2007
Kanik, Isik 04/2007 10/2009
Bar-Cohen, Yosi 11/2009 09/2011
Chien, Steve 10/2011 09/2012


Former Members of the SRSC
Name Start Date End Date
Bar-Cohen, Yosi 01/2009 09/2011
Bellan, Josette 07/2005 09/2012
Chutjian, Ara 07/2005 09/2010
Coleman, Max 10/2009 09/2012
Johnson, Torrence 07/2005 12/2006
Maleki, Lute 07/2005 03/2007
Matthies, Larry H. 07/2005 03/2011
Nelson, Robert M. 07/2005 09/2012
Pogorzelski, Ronald 07/2005 12/2006
Webster, Christopher 07/2005 01/2007
Weissman, Paul R. 07/2005 09/2011
Golombek, Matthew P. 02/2007 09/2010
Kanik, Isik 02/2007 09/2010



Council Documents

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