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Without the financial support of sponsor organisations, the SCAR Science Horizon Scan would not have been possible. Equally important were the dedicated volunteers who drove the activity, led by Prof Mahlon "Chuck" Kennicutt.
International Steering Committee
- International Steering Committee (printable version) - as at February 2014
* SSG = Standing Scientific Group
Contact |
Country |
Discipline / Topic |
Association |
| Renuka Badhe | SCAR | Ecology | SCAR Executive Officer |
| David Bromwich | USA | Meteorology, climatology | Chief Officer, SCAR Physical Sciences SSG* |
| Steven Chown 2009 Muse Prize Winner |
Australia (formerly South Africa) | Terrestrial ecology, Antarctic Conservation Strategy | Chief Officer, SCAR's Standing Committee on the Antarctic Treaty System |
| Chris Elfring | USA | Long-range and strategic planning | Director of Polar and Climate Boards, US National Academies |
|
Helen Fricker |
USA | Satellite imagery, subglacial aquatic environments | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Graham Hosie | Australia | Marine ecology | Chief Officer, SCAR Life Sciences SSG* |
|
Mahlon (Chuck) Kennicutt II |
USA | Oceanography, environmental science, science and policy, ATCM Representative | Past President of SCAR |
| Yaedong Kim | Korea | Geophysics, National Antarctic Programme, ATCM Representative | Vice President of SCAR; Delegate to SCAR from Korea |
| German Leitchenkov | Russia | Geosciences, geology, marine mapping | St Petersburg State University |
| Karin Lochte | Germany | Marine ecology, National Antarctic Programme | Vice President of SCAR; Delegate to SCAR from Germany |
|
Jerónimo López-Martínez |
Spain | Geology | President of SCAR |
| W Berry Lyons | USA | Limnology, LTER scientist | Chief Officer, SCAR Geosciences SSG* |
| Sergio Marenssi | Argentina | Geology, National Antarctic Programme | Vice President of SCAR; Delegate to SCAR from Argentina; ATCM Representative |
| Shailesh Nayak | India | Geology | Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, India; Delegate to SCAR from India |
| Lloyd Peck | UK | Ecologist, experienced horizon scanner | British Antarctic Survey |
|
Steve Rintoul |
Australia | Oceanography | CSIRO, SOOS and IPCC |
| Lou Sanson | New Zealand | National Antarctic Programme, COMNAP / ATCM | Director-General, Department of Conservation |
| Kazuyuki Shiraishi | Japan | Paleo-geology, plate tectonics deep-time, National Antarctic Programme | Director General, National Institute of Polar Research, Japan; Delegate to SCAR from Japan |
| Martin Siegert 2013 Muse Prize Winner |
UK | Glaciology, sub-ice geology | PI of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth Project |
|
Jefferson Simões |
Brazil | Glaciology | Delegate to SCAR from Brazil |
| Michael Sparrow | SCAR | Oceanography / climate | SCAR Executive Director |
| Bryan Storey | New Zealand | Geology, tectonics, earth system science | Chair LOC for SCAR 2014 Biennial Meetings; Director of Gateway Antarctica; Vice President of SCAR; Delegate to SCAR from New Zealand |
| William Sutherland | UK | Ecology, horizon scan expert | University of Cambridge |
|
José Xavier |
Portugal / UK | Marine Ecology | APECS; British Antarctic Survey |
| Huigen Yang | China | Astronomy and astrophysics, upper atmosphere physics, National Antarctic Programme | Director of Polar Research Institute of China; NAP; IASC; Delegate to SCAR from China |
Sponsors
Without the financial support of the following organisations, the SCAR Science Horizon Scan would not have been possible:
Platinum (>US $100,000)
Gold (> US $25,000 to US $100,000)
Silver (> US $10,000 to US $25,000)
Bronze (US $10,000 or less)
Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems - Cooperative Research Centre
Canadian Polar Commission
Chilean Antarctic Institue (INACH)
Climate and Cryosphere (CliC)
Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium
Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)
National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
Programma Nazionale Ricerche in Antartide, Italy
Polar Research Institute of China
Contacts
If you have any questions or wish for more details, please contact a member of the Horizon Scan International Steering Committee, especially a member from your own country or region. If you have any feedback or queries, please contact the Chair of the Horizon Scanning Committee, Prof Mahlon "Chuck" Kennicutt.