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Appendix IX: Oversight Committee and Staff Biographies
Pages 417-426

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From page 417...
... . She was chair of the Board of Governors for Joint Oceanographic Institutions, responsible for operating the International Ocean Discovery Program's vessel JOIDES Resolution and associated research programs.
From page 418...
... Griswold Professor of Geophysics and directed the Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science & Engineering, jointly offered by MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Her research area is the dynamics of the upper mantle and lithosphere on geologic time scales, work that has taken her to distant continents and oceans for field observations.
From page 419...
... He also founded a 130-acre research park next to the campus, faculty research funds increased by 150%, and partnerships with surrounding federal agencies and with international organizations expanded greatly. The number of students studying abroad tripled and he created an annual open house day that attracts more than 100,000 visitors, founded a charitable foundation for the campus whose board of trustees launched and led a successful $1 billion capital campaign, and took to lunch every student that wanted to go.
From page 420...
... He has received numerous awards, including the Max Delbruck Medal from Germany, the Gustav Nylin Medal from the Swedish Royal College of Medicine, the Polzer Prize from the European Academy of Sciences & Arts, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and the Distinguished Scientist Award of the American Heart Association. STAFF BIOGRAPHIES MEGAN ATKINSON earned her bachelor's degree from San Diego State University (SDSU)
From page 421...
... Mr. Fulton manages the NAS's membership and program activities, including the election of members and their annual and regional meetings; the offices of the NAS president, vice president, and home secretary and its governing council; the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, the Arthur M
From page 422...
... She also volunteers as a Girl Scout leader. THOMAS HOLLAND is a web specialist, graphic designer, and information technology support specialist for the National Academy of Sciences Executive Office programs in California, including the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, the Kavli Frontiers of Science, the Arthur M
From page 423...
... and volunteers on the committee for PCMA's Southwest and Pacific Chapter, planning local events for the Orange County area. ALANA QUINN organizes exhibitions and public programs exploring the intersections of art, science, and culture at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
From page 424...
... Mr. Talasek is the creator and moderator for a monthly salon called DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)
From page 425...
... Talasek serves on the Contemporary Art and Science Committee at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. He is the art adviser for the Issues in Science and Technology magazine published by the University of Texas at Dallas, Arizona State University, and the National Academies.


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