Member Committees

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee considers applications for election and reelection of UCAR Members and Academic Affiliates, and makes recommendations to the Members at the Annual Members' Meeting. The committee also regularly reviews the UCAR Membership criteria and procedures.

The bylaws specify a committee of at least five members; the term is for three years. Committee members do not need to be a Members Representative.

Bob Weller, Chairman
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Robert Black
Georgia Institute of Technology

Kristie Boering
University of California- Berkley

Amy Clement
University of Miami

Larry Di Girolamo
University of Illinois –Urbana/Champaign

Russell Elsberry
Naval Postgraduate School

Matt Hitchman
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Eric Hoffman
Plymouth State University

John Overpeck
University of Arizona

Diane Pataki
University of California at Irvine

Nominating Committee

The Members’ Nominating Committee has the responsibility to nominate at each annual Meeting of Members candidates for UCAR Trustees and Trustees-at-Large, and to fill any vacancies that may have occurred on the Board. The Committee also proposes slates of members for all Members’ committees.

Committee members are appointed from Members Representatives and Institutional Trustees, including at least one Members Representative who is not a Trustee and at least one Institutional Trustee, whether or not such Institutional Trustee is also a Members Representative. The term is for one year.

Robert Ellingson, Chairman
Florida State University

Jim Anderson
Arizona State University

Otis Brown
Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School

Gregory Carmichael
University of Iowa

Nicole Mölders
University of Alaska-Fairbanks

Don Perkey
University of Alabama at Huntsville

Robert Rauber
University of Illinois

Steve Rutledge
Colorado State University

Anne Thompson
Pennsylvania State University

Scientific Programs Evaluation Committee

The Scientific Programs Evaluation Committee (SPEC) evaluates the quality of NCAR and other UCAR programs and, at the invitation of the NSF, may participate as observers in the NSF reviews of UCAR and NCAR management and programs, most often through subcommittees or panels as appropriate

Under the Bylaws, a SPEC must be appointed no less frequently than once every five years and may not be appointed any more often than once every three.

Dr. Mary Jo Richardson, Chairwoman
Texas A&M University

Dr. Susan Avery
University of Colorado

Dr. Katherine Gebbie
NIST

Dr. Conway Leovy
University of Washington

Dr. Berrien Moore III
University of New Hampshire

President's Advisory Committee on Univerisity Relations (PACUR)

The PACUR (formlery URC) helps maintain good communication and relationships between the Corporation and the members. The PACUR acts as an advisory body to the President, reviewing strategic UCAR plans and documents and proposing agenda items for annual members’ meetings and activities and programs for UCAR to undertake. The PACUR also reviews NCAR’s non-core funding and considers any charges of unfair competition by UCAR from the university community.

The bylaws specify a committee of at least nine individuals, with a chair appointed by the President. The term is for three years; committee members do not need to be a Members Representative.

Kerry Cook (Chair)
Cornell University

Wendy Abshire
UOP

Clara Deser
NCAR

Gordon Farquharson
NCAR

Vanda Grubisic
Desert Research Institute

Eve Gruntfest
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Jim Hansen 
Naval Research Laboratory

Greg Hakim
University of Washington                                        

Robert Hart
Florida State University

David Nolan
University of Miami

Richard Orville
Texas A&M University

Joyce Penner
University of Michigan

Alan Robock
Rutgers University

Roger Samelson
Oregon State University

Lisa White
San Francisco State University

S.T. Wu 
University of Alabama at Huntsville

Sepideh Yalda 
Millersville University

Sharon Zhong 
Michigan State University

Len Pietrafesa, Trustee Liaison
North Carolina State University