The Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) Initiative Governing Committee (IGC) has established a Scientific and Advisory Committee (SAC). The SAC comprises renowned international coral scientists, managers, and engineers, assists the IGC by providing guidance and recommendations on CORDAP’s overall strategy, funding program priorities, resource allocation, and deliverables.
The SAC monitors project performance, reviews the results of the overall platform program, and delivers its evaluation and recommendations to the IGC.
The SAC members will start developing the platform’s strategic plan. Following approval by the Initiative Governing Committee (IGC), the SAC membership is comprised of the following individuals:
Prof. Anastazia Banaszak, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico (Vice-Chair)
Prof. Callum Roberts, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Prof. Carlos M. Duarte, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
Dr. Daniel Lauretta, CONICET, Argentina
Mr. David Mead, AIMS and RRAP, Australia (Chair)
Prof. David Obura, CORDIO, Kenya
Dr. Elizabeth McLeod, The Nature Conservancy, USA
Dr. Hiroya Yamano, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Dr. Ian McLeod, James Cook University and AIMS, Australia
Dr. Joanie Kleypas, NCAR, USA
Dr. Mark Gibbs, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Assoc. Prof. Michelle Devlin, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Dr. Muhammad Abrar, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia
Assoc. Prof. Nur Eda Topcu Eryalcin, Istanbul University, Turkey
Assoc. Prof. Raquel Peixoto, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
Dr. Sean Porter, South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa
Prof. Serge Planes, CRIOBE, French Polynesia, France
Dr. Tali Vardi, NOAA Fisheries Office of Science & Technology Coral Restoration Consortium, USA
Learn more about CORDAP’s Scientific and Advisory Committee.
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