Members
The members of the NAC Science committee are leading authorities in their respective fields and are drawn from industry, academia, independent researchers, and Government institutions. They are appointed by the NASA Administrator for two-year terms, with re-appointment or replacement at the discretion of the Administrator.
The current members of the NAC Science Committee are:
- Dr. Bradley Peterson, Ohio State University (Chair)
- Dr. Carle Pieters, Brown University (Vice Chair)
- Dr. Susan Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Dr. Jill Dahlburg, Naval Research Laboratory
- Dr. Douglas Duncan, University of Colorado
- Dr. Scott Gaudi, Ohio State
- Dr. Tamara Jernigan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
- Dr. Robert Lindberg, University of Virginia
- Dr. Mark S. Robinson, Arizona State University
- Dr. Steven W. Running, University of Montana
- Dr. Walter Secada, University of Miami
- Dr. David Spergel, Princeton University (ex officio, Chair, SSB)
- Ms. Elaine Denning, NASA (Executive Secretary)