Committees

Climate Change External Research and Technical Advisory Board (ERTAB)

ERTAB Committee Member Roster

Dr. James Coleman (ERTAB Chair)
Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences
Virginia Commonwealth University
Dr. Fred Choobineh
Director, Nebraska EPSCoR
University of Nebraska
Dr. Michael Campana
Professor of Hydrogeology and Water Resources
Oregon State University
Dr. Jim Gosz
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Education
College of Natural Resources
Dr. Jeffrey Gray
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
University of Alabama
Dr. Lai-Yung (Ruby) Leung
Climate Physics Laboratory Fellow
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
Mr. Mark McCaffrey
Associate Scientist III, Programs & Policies
National Center for Science Education
Dr. Young-Doo Wang
Director and Professor, Environmental and Energy Policy Program
University of Delaware

Committee Member Charge

ERTAB is made up of six national experts in the project’s component areas (climate modeling, ecological change, water resources, policy and outreach, cyberinfrastructure, and education), a former Nevada NSF EPSCoR Project Director, and an NSF EPSCoR State Director from Nebraska. ERTAB will (1) make five on-campus external site visits (one for each year of the grant) to advise the Management Team; (2) evaluate program progress and suggest corrective actions; and (3) review progress toward achieving outcomes of the Strategic Plan.