EPA Press Office:
EPA Announces Selection of Members to the Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON – Today, Sept. 27, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced selections for membership of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). The well-qualified experts bring a cross-selection of scientific disciplines and the experience needed to provide sound scientific advice to EPA leadership to help advance the agency’s mission.
“Everything we do at EPA is grounded in the latest and best available science and adheres to the highest standard of scientific integrity,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “The Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee will help ensure that EPA continues to receive sound, independent science-based advice. I want to thank those members leaving their positions for their outstanding service and welcome the newest members that will apply their widely-respected and trusted expertise to our work to protect public health and our environment.”
The membership solicitation process resulted in 80 nominations for the SAB and 64 nominations for the CASAC. All candidates were evaluated by the Science Advisory Board Staff Office (SABSO) and recommendations were given by SABSO to the Administrator for him to consider for his selections.
EPA also announced today that Dr. Jeremy A. Sarnat, Associate Professor, Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, has been named chair of the CASAC.
“EPA had a diverse group of nominees this year, resulting in the selection of an outstanding group of scientists and technical experts to join both the SAB and the CASAC,” said Thomas Brennan, Director of the SABSO.
New SAB Members
Dr. Jeremy Sarnat - Associate Professor, Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.
SAB Member with Dual Appointment to the Agricultural Sciences Committee
Dr. Hui Li - Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University.
SAB Members with Dual Appointments to the Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee
Dr. John Groopman - Edyth H. Schoenrich Professor of Preventive Medicine, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Associate Director for Population Sciences, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Wendy Heiger-Bernays - Emeritus Clinical Professor, School of Public Health, Boston University.
Dr. Jade Mitchell - Professor and Associate Chair, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University.
Dr. Carla Ng - Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh.
SAB Member with Dual Appointment to the Climate Science Committee
Dr. Lea Hildebrandt-Ruiz - Associate Professor, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin.
SAB Member with Dual Appointment to the Drinking Water Committee
Dr. Elizabeth Boyer - Professor of Environmental Science, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State University.
SAB Member with Dual Appointment to the Economic Analysis Committee
Dr. Joshua Graff Zivin - Pacific Economic Cooperation Chair in International Economic Relations, Department of Economics, School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego.
Chair of the CASAC
Dr. Jeremy A. Sarnat - Associate Professor, Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.
New CASAC Members
Dr. Jennifer Peel - Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University.
Dr. Mary B. Rice - Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Dr. Barbara Turpin – Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Additional information on the SAB.
Additional information on the CASAC.
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