Executive Committee

The SCAR Executive Committee is responsible for working with the Secretariat and members of the community to execute decisions set forth by the SCAR Delegates. It comprises the Directors and the SCAR Executive Director.  The Directors are the President and four Vice-Presidents (each appointed for a term of four years), and the immediate Past-President (appointed for a term of two years immediately following their presidency). The Directors are elected by the SCAR Delegates.

Full list of the current and past Elected Officers of SCAR.

 

SCAR Directors

President

Prof Gary Wilson

University of Waikato
New Zealand

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Vice Presidents

Dr Carlota Escutia
– Vice President 

Universidad de Granada
Spain
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Prof Takuji Nakamura
– Vice President 

National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR)
Japan
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Marcelo LeppeDr Marcelo Leppe
– Vice President for Administration

Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Millenium Nucleus EVOTEM
Chile
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Burcu OzsoyProf Burcu Özsoy
– Vice President for Capacity Building

Polar Research Institute/The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK) and Istanbul Technical University (ITU)
Türkiye
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Executive Director

Chandy Nath web

Dr Chandrika Nath

SCAR Secretariat
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Immediate Past President

Portrait of SCAR President, Dr Yeadong Kim

Dr Yeadong Kim

KOPRI
Korea, Republic of
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