Scientific Steering Committee (SSC)
The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) will provide scientific leadership for the CESM project, including oversight of activities of working groups, coordination of model experiments, decision making on model definition and development.
Members
CESM Project Lead and SSC Chair
Dr. Gokhan Danabasoglu, Chair (02/05/2018 - 06/30/2023)
NCAR-Climate & Global Dynamics Laboratory
P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Tel: 303-497-1604, Fax: 303-497-1700, Email: gokhan@ucar.edu
Admin Contact: Elizabeth Faircloth, Tel: 303-497-1253, Email: fair@ucar.edu
Members
Dr. Alistair Adcroft (06/01/2021 - 05/31/2025)
Program in Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University, 300 Forrestal Road, Sayre Hall, Princeton, NJ 08540-6654
Tel: 609-987-5073, Email: aadcroft@princeton.edu
Dr. Charles Koven (07/01/2020 - 06/30/2024)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., MS 84-314, Berkeley, CA 94720
Tel: 510-486-6724, Email: cdkoven@lbl.gov
Dr. Christiane Jablonowski (06/01/2019 - 06/30/2025)
University of Michigan, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, 2455 Hayward Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Tel: 734-763-6238, Email: cjablono@umich.edu
Dr. Elizabeth A. Barnes (04/01/2020 - 03/31/2024)
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, 3915 W. Laporte Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80521
Tel: 970-491-8206, Email: eabarnes@colostate.edu
Dr. Jadwiga (Yaga) H. Richter
Acting Laboratory Director, NCAR-Climate & Global Dynamics Laboratory, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Tel: 303-497-2613, Fax: 303-497-1700, Email: jrichter@ucar.edu
Dr. Jessica E. Tierney (04/01/2020 - 03/31/2024)
Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E 4th St Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: 520-621-5377, Email: jesst@arizona.edu
Dr. Ramalingam Saravanan (03/01/2021 - 03/31/2025)
Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, 3150 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Tel: 979-845-0175, Email: sarava@geos.tamu.edu
Dr. Mark Taylor (04/01/2020 - 03/31/2024)
Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, MS 1320 Albuquerque, NM 87185
Tel: 505-284-1874, Email: mataylo@sandia.gov
Dr. Nicole Lovenduski (06/01/2019 - 06/30/2025)
University of Colorado Boulder, Campus Box 450 INSTARR Boulder, CO 80309-0450
Tel: 303-492-5259, Email: nicole.lovenduski@colorado.edu
Dr. Sophie Nowicki (04/01/2018 - 03/31/2024)
SUNY Buffalo, Department of Geology, 413 Hochstetter Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260
Tel: 716-645-4335, Email: sophien@buffalo.edu
Ex-Officio Members
Dr. Eric DeWeaver
National Science Foundation, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics
4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230
Tel: 703-292-8527, Fax: 703-292-9022, Email: edeweave@nsf.gov
Brian Dobbins
NCAR-Climate & Global Dynamics Laboratory, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Tel: 303-497-2170, Fax: 303-497-1324, Email: bdobbins@ucar.edu
Dr. Thomas Hauser
NCAR-Computational & Information Systems Laboratory, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Tel: 303-492-3001, Fax: 303-497-, Email: thauser@ucar.edu
Terms of Reference
Charge: Provide scientific leadership for the Community Earth System Model (CESM) project, including oversight of activities of working groups, coordination of model experiments, making decisions on model definition and development, writing proposals for computer time to the Climate Simulation Laboratory and elsewhere, if appropriate, encouragement of external participation in the project, and promotion of CESM within NSF, DOE, and other agencies, as appropriate. Also, to provide information to the CESM Advisory Board (CAB), as requested, on the functioning and progress of CESM.
Membership: The CESM Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) will consist of a balance of scientists from outside of NCAR and from within, including the Director of NCAR's Climate and Global Dynamics (CGD) Division. There shall be a balance of scientists employed by NCAR and from outside NCAR, but in no case shall there be less than 5 scientists from outside NCAR. The Chair of the SSC will be appointed by the Director of NCAR, after consultation with the Director of the NSF-ATM Climate Dynamics Program, and others as appropriate. The term of the chair is three years, with the possibility of a one-year extension. The members will represent broad scientific disciplines related to earth-system modeling and will serve rotating terms of up to two years in duration. Reappointment is possible. Rotation of SSC membership is expected.
Appointment of Members: The members of the CESM SSC will be appointed by the Director of NCAR, after consultation with the Director of the NSF-ATM Climate Dynamics Program, and others as appropriate.
Meeting Frequency: The CESM SSC will typically meet at least two times a year, or more often as needed.