NOAA Science Council Members
The NOAA Science Council authors and oversees the official policies that ensure all NOAA research and development meets the highest scientific and ethical standards.
Principal Members
Steve Thur, Ph.D.
- Chair
José Garcia-Rivera, Ph.D
- Vice Chair
Michael Ford
- National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Representative
Evan Howell, Ph.D.
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Representative
Sean Corson
- National Ocean Service (NOS) Representative
Monica Youngman
- National Weather Service (NWS) Representative
Jennifer Mahoney
- Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Representative
Edward Bradley
- Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) Representative
Executive Secretariat
Elizabeth Akede
- Lead Executive Secretariat
Advisory Members
Dave Turner, Ph.D.
- Council of NOAA Fellows Representative
Casey Stewart
- Science Advisory Board Executive Director
Brendan Sylvander
- Research and Development Enterprise Committee Chair
Alison Krepp, Ph.D.
- Social Sciences Committee Co-Chair
JiSun Lee
- Social Sciences Committee Co-Chair
Fiona Horsfall, Ph.D.
- Line Office Transition Managers Committee Chair
Benjamin Hope
- NOAA Libraries Advisory Committee Chair
Gina Eosco, Ph.D.
- NOAA Libraries Advisory Committee Vice Chair
Richard Lashford
- NOAA Chief Financial Officer Representative
Vacant
- NOAA Chief Information Officer Representative
Vacant
- Observing Systems Decision Board (OSDB)
Vacant
- NOAA Oceans and Coast Council (NOC-C) Liaison
John McLaughlin
- Office of Education Liaison
Julie Carruthers, Ph.D.
- NOAA Scientific Integrity Liaison
Jeremy Weirich
- NOAA National Oceanographic Partnership Program Committee Chair
Michael Kruk
- Technology Partnership Office Liaison
Tony LaVoi
- Chief Data Officer
Vacant
- Earth Systems Integration Board (ESIB) Liaison