CIMERS is governed by an Executive Board representing OSU's Office of Research and numerous OSU colleges and programs, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon Sea Grant, and NOAA laboratories and fisheries science centers. In addition, CIMERS benefits from the advice and guidance of its Science Advisory Council on emerging OSU research initiatives and NOAA mission goals to ensure CIMERS research addresses issues of key importance.
CIMERS Executive Board
CIMERS is administered jointly through the OSU Research Office with oversight from an Executive Board comprised of members from participating organizations under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between OSU and NOAA/NMFS. The Executive Board provides “One-NOAA” oversight and direction to CIMERS, and communicates NOAA policies, priorities, coordination opportunities and performance matters. They review and comment on the CIMERS annual report and approve appointments of the Science Advisory Council (SAC). In exercising its review and evaluation capacities, the Executive Board includes the CIMERS Director in its deliberations and may invite representatives from the SAC or any other relevant participants. The Executive Board is chaired by the Vice President for Research at OSU and is comprised of representatives from NOAA line offices and programs that have research interests in the Northeast Pacific and leadership from relevant colleges at OSU. The NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Cooperative Institute Program Director is a special advisor to the Board in a non-voting ex-officio status. The Director of CIMERS or his designee also serves as a non-voting member of the Executive Board.
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Irem Tumer, Vice-President for Research and Innovation, OSU
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Robert Cowen, Director, Hatfield Marine Science Center, OSU
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Robert Foy, Director, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
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Michelle McClure, Director, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA
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Kevin Werner, Director, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
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Rebecca Smyth, West Coast Regional Director, Office for Coastal Management, NOAA
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Tuba Ozkan-Haller, Dean, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, OSU
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Francis Chan, Director, CIMERS, OSU (ex officio)