RICHARD NORGAARD - CHAIR

Professor, Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley

A pioneer in the field of ecological economics, Dr. Norgaard's recent research addresses how complex environmental problems challenge disciplinary scientific understanding and the policy process. He serves on the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and as a member of UNEP's International Panel on Sustainable Resource Management. He was a member of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee of the Science Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He has served on the Board of the American Institute of Biological Sciences and as President of the International Society for Ecological Economics. Dr. Norgaard was a member of the CALFED Independent Science Board, and before that the Water Management Science Board. He earned his doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago. Currently, he works as a Professor, Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley. Curriculum Vitae

TRACY COLLIER - VICE-CHAIR

Science Advisor, NOAA Oceans and Human Health Program, Silver Spring, MD

Dr. Tracy Collier recently retired as Director of the Environmental Conservation Division of NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center, and he currently works as Science Advisor to NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Program. He has over 125 publications in the field of environmental toxicology, and holds two faculty positions: Adjunct Professor, Dept. Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology at Washington State University; Affiliate Faculty, Dept. Molecular and Environmental Toxicology at Oregon State University. Dr. Collier was named the 2006 NOAA Fisheries Employee of the Year for his work as a Division Director as well as his efforts to conduct emergency assessments of seafood safety following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. He also received a silver medal for exceptional federal service from the Department of Commerce for his assistance in the Hurricane Katrina Emergency Response. He was recently appointed to the pool of experts for GESAMP (Group of Experts on Scientific Aspects of Marine Protection), advising the United Nations. Curriculum Vitae

BRIAN ATWATER

Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey (since 1974)

Affiliate Faculty, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (since 1986)

Brian Atwater used coastal geology to help identify and define earthquake and tsunami hazards in the Cascadia region of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. The work has included comparative studies in Alaska, Chile, and Japan. His USGS monograph on great earthquakes in Washington State won the Kirk Bryan award of the Geological Society of America. He also produced a widely used public-safety booklet, "Surviving a Tsunami-Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan." In "The Orphan Tsunami of 1700-Japanese Clues to a Parent Earthquake in North America," he and coworkers in Japan and the United States present the scientific detective story behind the discovery of a giant Cascadia earthquake and its transpacific tsunami. Atwater's earlier research dealt with sea levels and glaciation in central California and ice-age floods from Montana. As a doctoral student in the late 1970s he mapped surficial geology of the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta and also investigated the vegetation of the Delta's remnant tidal wetlands. He is now a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, and an affiliate professor at the University of Washington. He has advised earthquake and tsunami scientists in Indonesia, Thailand, India, and Sri Lanka, and he has also worked in Indonesia as a Fulbright scholar. Curriculum Vitae

ELIZABETH CANUEL

Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, School of Marine Science, The College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA

Dr. Canuel's major research interests include the biogeochemistry and cycling of organic carbon in aquatic and sedimentary systems, with emphasis on applications of lipid biomarkers, stable isotopes, studies of sediment diagenesis, and influence of humans on the carbon cycle in coastal ecosystems. Currently, she works as a Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary (W&M), Gloucester Point, VA. Prior to joining the faculty of the College of W&M, she was a NRC postdoctoral fellow at U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park. (1992-1994). A member of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), Estuarine Research Federation (ERF), Geochemical Society, and European Association of Organic Geochemists (EAOG), she has authored 50-plus peer-reviewed publications and is co-author of the forthcoming book, "Chemical Biomarkers in Aquatic Ecosystems." Dr. Canuel received her B.S. (1981), Stonehill College; Ph.D. (1992), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Curriculum Vitae

EDWARD HOUDE

Professor, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD

Dr. Houde is Professor in the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. Research interests include fisheries science and management, larval fish ecology, and fisheries oceanography. He has served as Director of the National Science Foundation's Biological Oceanography Program. Dr. Houde is the recipient of the Beverton (Fisheries Society of the British Isles) and Sette (American Fisheries Society, Marine Fisheries Section) Awards for career achievement, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has served on numerous committees and panels, including the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council, the National Marine Fisheries Service's Ecosystem Principles Advisory Panel, and as Chair of the National Academy of Science's Committee on Marine Protected Areas. Dr. Houde co-chaired the Technical Advisory Panel that developed a Fisheries Ecosystem Plan for Chesapeake Bay. He is the U.S. Co-Delegate to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Dr. Houde received his Ph.D. in Fisheries Science from Cornell University. Curriculum Vitae

JUDY MEYER

Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

A nationally recognized expert on aquatic ecology and rivers, Dr. Meyer's research interests include organic carbon, ecosystem processes in streams, urban rivers, water quality, and aquatic food webs. She is a past president of the Ecological Society of America and past Director of the River Basin Science and Policy Center at the University of Georgia. She is the 2003 recipient of the Award of Excellence in Benthic Science from the North American Benthological Society and the 2010 Naumann-Thienemann Award from the International Limnological Society. She has chaired Selection Committees for the CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration and Science Programs' grant selection process. She has served on the Board of Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the National Academy of Sciences and is currently on several committees of EPA's Science Advisory Board. Dr. Meyer previously served on the CALFED Independent Science Board. She earned her doctorate at Cornell University and is Professor Emeritus, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Curriculum Vitae

JEFFREY MOUNT

Founding Director, University of California, Davis, Center for Watershed Sciences

Dr. Mount's research program focuses on the geology, geomorphology and restoration of lowland river systems. He is also involved in the integration of science and policy in the management of California's rivers. Author of the acclaimed book, "California Rivers and Streams", Dr. Mount currently holds the Roy. J. Shlemon Endowed Chair in Applied Geosciences at the University of California, Davis, and is the Founding Director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on the Klamath River and chaired the CALFED Independent Science Board. He received his doctorate in Earth Sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Curriculum Vitae

VINCENT RESH

Professor of Entomology, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley

Since 1975, Dr. Vincent Resh has worked at the University of California, Berkeley, as a professor and is currently in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management. His research experience includes over 300 published research studies in wetlands, streams, and large rivers on topics ranging from riverine ecology and habitat restoration to design of monitoring programs. In addition, he has served as a long-term consultant on advisory boards of international, intergovernmental agencies. Recently he has led scientific advisory committees on complex and controversial issues, and has been an advisor on monitoring programs throughout Africa, Asia, and, to a lesser extent, South America. Dr. Resh has been honored recently with a Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Lyon, France in 2009 as well as the 2005 "Award of Excellence" from the North American Benthological Society, and the 2005 "Award of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to Entomology" from the Entomological Society of America, Pacific Branch. Curriculum Vitae

JOHN WIENS

Emeritus University Distinguished Professor, Colorado State University; Chief Conservation Science Officer, Point Reyes Bird Observatory

Dr. John Wiens is a leader in the field of landscape ecology. An Emeritus University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University and Chief Conservation Science Officer at PRBO Conservation Science (Point Reyes Bird Observatory), he grew up in Oklahoma as an avid birdwatcher. This led to degrees from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.S., Ph.D.). He served on the faculties of Oregon State University, the University of New Mexico, and Colorado State University, where he was a Professor of Ecology. In 2001 he left academia to join The Nature Conservancy as Lead/Chief Scientist, working to integrate scientific research into conservation practice. His research, which has emphasized landscape ecology and the ecology of birds, has led to over 200 scientific papers and seven books. Curriculum Vitae