Record of appointments as SuperDARN Executive Council Chair:
Prof. Kathryn McWilliams / University of Saskatchewan (2019 -)
Prof. Mark Lester / Leicester University (2004 - 2019)
Dr. Raymond Greenwald / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (1993 - 2004)
The make-up and responsibilities of the Executive Council are described in the SuperDARN Principal Invesitgators' Agreement 2012 (accessible via the link to 'SD Documents' on the main menu):
3.1 Executive Council
SuperDARN is managed by an Executive Council consisting of the Principal Investigators
(PI). The Council shall elect its chairman from its membership every 3 years. The Council is
the final arbiter on all matters to do with SuperDARN and would normally operate on the
basis of consensus, although, if necessary, a vote would require a simple majority of the
Principal Investigators present at the meeting provided at least 75% of the Principal
Investigators in Appendix 1 are present.
All Principal Investigators are signatories of this document. As additional radars are
developed, or as Principal Investigators wish to relinquish their role, the Council may by
consensus elect additional or replacement Principal Investigators, respectively. The newly
elected Principal Investigators will also become signatories of this document.
The Executive Council may designate individuals as Observers to participate in meetings of
the Council. Observers might include prospective Principal Investigators and individuals
whose specific expertise or contribution merits participation in Council meetings. Observers
may participate in discussions at the Executive Council meetings, but may not vote in Council
decisions.
The Executive Council will normally meet once per year in association with the annual
SuperDARN workshop. At other times, it will operate via other communication channels such
as e-mail. Principal Investigators may be represented by alternates at meetings if they are
unable to attend. Alternates may vote should it be necessary.
Prof. Kathryn McWilliams selected as new Chair of the SuperDARN Executive Council, Vice Chairs appointed - Prof. Nozomu Nishitani and Dr. Aurélie Marchaudon
By: miker on: Mon., June 24, 2019 11:43 AM EDT (5990 Reads)
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Prior to the SuperDARN 2019 workshop held in Fujiyoshida, Japan during the first week of June, 2019, Dr. Mark Lester of Leicester University had indicated his intention to step down as Chair of the SuperDARN Executive Council. During PI discussions at the workshop it was decided to replace Dr. Lester with a new Chair and two Vice Chairs. The new Chair is Prof. Kathryn McWilliams of the University of Saskatchewan and the Vice Chairs are Prof. Nozomu Nishitani of ISEE / Nagoya University and Dr. Aurélie Marchaudon of IRAP/CNRS/IPEV.
Mark thanks all members of the SuperDARN community for their help and support and states that it was his privilege to have been the lead PI over the last 15 years. Congratulations to Kathryn, Nozomu, and Aurélie! Pictured: Prof. Kathryn McWilliams at the SuperDARN Workshop 2019 (Fujiyoshida, Japan) Photo credit: SD2019 General Organizing Committee |
