Scientific Theme: Advanced Modeling and Observing Systems

CIRES’ Leadership
Konrad Steffen: Director
William M. Lewis, Jr.: Associate Director
Jon Rush: Associate Director for Administration
Suzanne van Drunick: Assistant Director for Science
Appendices: Governance and Management
Appendices
Governance and Management
Divisions:
Cryospheric and Polar Processes: Roger Barry, Associate Director
Environmental Biology: Carol Wessman, Associate Director
Environmental Chemistry: Fred Fehsenfeld, Associate Director
Environmental Observations, Modeling and Forecasting: Michael Hardesty, Associate Director
Solid Earth Sciences: John Wahr, Acting Associate Director (Associate Director Roger Bilham is on sabbatical)
Weather and Climate Dynamics: Randall Dole, Associate Director
Fellows Committees
Council of Fellows
CIRES‘ Council of Fellows constitutes the ―Board of Directors‖ and chief governing body of CIRES. It is
comprised of individuals with an outstanding record of achievement and ability in diverse areas of environmental
sciences. They are primarily university faculty, senior research scientists or government scientists who form the core
leadership of the institute. Their responsibilities are to (1) provide leadership at all levels in environmental science,
(2) maintain an active scientific research/education program, (3) support the CIRES infrastructure through indirect
cost recovery and in-kind contributions, (4) participate in CIRES management, and (5) contribute interdisciplinary
expertise and participate in collaborative work. As a group, they personify the concept of collaboration that is the
founding principle of the NOAA Cooperative Institutes Program. Ex-officio individuals include representatives of
the Members‘ Council and CIRES administration. Fellows meetings are held monthly during the academic year.
The Council of Fellows met eight times during FY06-07: August 31, 2006; September 14, 2006; October 19, 2006;
November 16, 2006; January 25th, 2007; February 22, 2007; March 22, 2007; and April 19, 2007.
Richard Armstrong (Senior Research Scientists, National Snow and Ice Data Center)
Susan K. Avery (Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate School; Professor, Electrical and
Computer Engineering)
Ben B. Balsley (Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Roger G. Barry* (Director, NSIDC; Professor of Geography)
Roger Bilham (Professor of Geological Sciences)
John Cassano* (Assistant Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences)
Thomas N. Chase* (Assistant Professor of Geography)
Xinzhao Chu* (Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering)
Shelley D. Copley* (Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology)
Randall M. Dole (Director, Climate Diagnostics Center)
David Fahey (Research Physicist, Chemical Sciences Division)
Christopher W. Fairall (Supervisory Physicist, Physical Science Division)
G. Lang Farmer (Professor of Geological Sciences)
Fred C. Fehsenfeld (Senior Scientist, Chemical Sciences Division)
Graham Feingold (Scientist, Physical Science Division)
Noah Fierer* (Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department)
Timothy J. Fuller-Rowell (Senior Research Scientist, CIRES/Space Environment Center)
Vijay K. Gupta* (Professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering)
R. Michael Hardesty (Chief, Atmospheric Lidar Division, Chemical Science Division)
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