Leadership, Board, Council
CIMSS Leadership
CIMSS Board of Directors
The Board of Directors reviews the policies, research themes, and
priorities of CIMSS, including budget and scientific activities and also
provides for the periodic external review of the scientific activities
of CIMSS.
Steven Ackerman
Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, UW-Madison
Tristan L’Ecuyer
Director, CIMSS
R. Bradley Pierce
Director, Space Science and Engineering Center, UW–Madison
Greg Tripoli
Chair, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW–Madison
Steven Volz
Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, NOAA/NESDIS
Harry Cikanek
Director, Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NOAA/NESDIS
Jeff Key
Chief, Advanced Satellite Products Branch, NOAA/NESDIS
Jack A. Kaye
Assoc. Director for Research, NASA Goddard Headquarters
Peter Hildebrand
Director, Earth-Sun Exploration Division of the Sciences and Exploration
Directorate, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
David F. Young
Director, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center
CIMSS Scientific Advisory Council
The Science Council advises the CIMSS Director in establishing the broad
scientific content of CIMSS programs, promoting cooperation among CIMSS,
NOAA, NASA and other agencies, maintaining high scientific and
professional standards, and preparing reports of CIMSS activities.
Tristan L’Ecuyer
Director, CIMSS, Professor, UW–Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Jun Li
Distinguished Scientist, CIMSS
Chris Velden
Senior Scientist, CIMSS
Trina McMahon
Professor, UW–Madison Engineering
Annemarie Schneider
Professor, UW–Madison, SAGE
Chris Kummerow
Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State Univ.
Mitch Goldberg
GOES-R Program Scientist, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA
Christopher Brown
Satellite Meteorology and Climate Chief, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
Steve Platnick
Aqua Deputy Project Scientist, EOS Sr. Project Scientist (acting), NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center