Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board (2005)
Chapter: Front Matter
Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board
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COMMITTEE ON A SCIENCE PLAN FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD
LYNDA SHAPIRO (Chair),
University of Oregon, Charleston
KEVIN ARRIGO,
Stanford University, California
DON BOWEN,
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Nova Scotia, Canada
ROGNVALDUR HANNESSON,
Norges Handelshoyskole, The Norwegian School of Economics and Business, Norway
STEVEN HARE,
International Pacific Halibut Commission, Seattle, Washington
DAVID KARL,
University of Hawaii, Honolulu
BRENDA KONAR,
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
ROBIE MACDONALD,
Institute of Ocean Sciences, British Columbia, Canada
WIESLAW MASLOWSKI,
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
JULIAN MCCREARY,
University of Hawaii, Honolulu
CALEB PUNGOWIYI,
Robert Aqqaluk Newlin, Sr. Memorial Trust, Kotzebue, Alaska
VLADIMIR RADCHENKO,
Sakhalin Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
Staff
CHRIS ELFRING, Director,
Polar Research Board
SHELDON DROBOT, Study Director,
Polar Research Board
SARAH CAPOTE, Senior Program Assistant,
Ocean Studies Board
OCEAN STUDIES BOARD
NANCY RABALAIS (Chair),
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin
LEE G. ANDERSON,
University of Delaware, Newark
WHITLOW AU,
University of Hawaii, Manoa
ARTHUR BAGGEROER,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
RICHARD B. DERISO,
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, La Jolla, California
ROBERT B. DITTON,
Texas A&M University, College Station
EARL DOYLE,
Shell Oil (retired), Sugar Land, Texas
ROBERT DUCE,
Texas A&M University, College Station
PAUL G. GAFFNEY, II,
Monmouth University, Long Branch, New Jersey
WAYNE R. GEYER,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
STANLEY R. HART,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
RALPH S. LEWIS,
Connecticut Geological Survey (retired), Hartford
WILLIAM F. MARCUSON III,
US Army Corp of Engineers (retired), Vicksburg, Mississippi
JULIAN MCCREARY JR,
University of Hawaii, Honolulu
JACQUELINE MICHEL,
Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina
JOAN OLTMAN-SHAY,
Northwest Research Associates, Inc., Bellevue, Washington
ROBERT T. PAINE,
University of Washington, Seattle
SHIRLEY A. POMPONI,
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort Pierce, Florida
FRED N. SPIESS,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
DANIEL SUMAN,
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Florida
Staff
SUSAN ROBERTS, Director
DAN WALKER, Scholar
JENNIFER MERRILL, Senior Program Officer
CHRISTINE BLACKBURN, Program Officer
ALAN B. SIELEN, Visiting Scholar
ANDREAS SOHRE, Financial Associate
SHIREL SMITH, Administrative Coordinator
JODI BACHIM, Research Associate
NANCY CAPUTO, Research Associate
SARAH CAPOTE, Senior Program Assistant
PHIL LONG, Program Assistant
POLAR RESEARCH BOARD
ROBIN BELL (Chair),
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York
MARY ALBERT,
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire
AKHIL DATTA-GUPTA,
Texas A&M University, College Station
GEORGE DENTON,
University of Maine, Orono
RICHARD GLENN,
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, Barrow, Alaska
JACQUELINE GREBMEIER,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
HENRY P. HUNTINGTON,
Huntington Consulting, Eagle River, Alaska
DAVID KARL,
University of Hawaii, Honolulu
MAHLON C. KENNICUTT II,
Texas A&M University, College Station (ex officio)
AMANDA LYNCH,
University of Colorado, Boulder
W. BERRY LYONS,
Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus, Ohio
ROBIE MACDONALD,
Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, Institute of Ocean Sciences, British Columbia
MILES MCPHEE,
McPhee Research Company, Naches, Washington
CAROLE L. SEYFRIT,
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
JOHN WALSH,
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
PATRICK WEBBER,
Michigan State University, East Lansing (ex officio)
TERRY WILSON,
Ohio State University, Columbus (ex officio)
WARREN ZAPOL,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Staff
CHRIS ELFRING, Director
PAUL CUTLER, Senior Program Officer
SHELDON DROBOT, Program Officer1
ANDREAS SOHRE, Financial Associate
DIANE GUSTAFSON, Administrative Coordinator
RACHAEL SHIFLETT, Senior Program Assistant
Acknowledgments
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
PATTY BROWN-SCHWALENBERG, Chugach Regional Resources Commission, Anchorage, Alaska
SUSAN HILLS, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
SETH MACINKO, University of Rhode Island, Kingston
PETER MCROY, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
BRENDA NORCROSS, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
JAMES OVERLAND, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Donald Siniff, University of Minnesota. Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.
