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President Trump has announced his intent to nominate three new members to the National Science Board (NSB), the policymaking body of the National Science Foundation. He will nominate Catholic University Provost and particle physicist Dr. Aaron Dominguez, Director of IBM Research Dr. Dario Gil, and Dr. Sudarsanam Babu of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to serve six year terms on the board. Dr. Roger Beachy, Professor Emeritus in Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, will be reappointed to serve another six-year term. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting nominations for members of its Science Advisory Board (SAB). The committee of approximately fifteen members advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans, Atmosphere, and NOAA Administrator on long- and short-range strategies for research, education, and application of science to resource management and environmental assessment and prediction. Nominations should be submitted electronically to noaa.sab.newmembers@noaa.gov by June 22, 2020. More information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-06/html/2020-09641.htm The U.S. Department of State, in coordination with the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, is requesting expert review of the draft World Ocean Assessment. The World Ocean Assessment is the product of the United Nations' regular process for global reporting on, and assessment of, the state of the marine environment, including socioeconomi...
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