Call for Nominations
Responding to Oil Spills in Arctic Environments
U.S. National Research Council
Submission deadline: Friday, 6 July 2012
To submit a nomination, please complete the form available at:
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/938196/Oil-in-Ice
For questions regarding the study or nomination process, please contact:
Deborah Glickson
Email: dglickson [at] nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-2024
The Ocean Studies Board of the U.S. National Research Council (NRC) is
soliciting nominations for individuals to serve on its new study
committee, Responding to Oil Spills in Arctic Environments, co-led by
the Polar Research Board and the Transportation Research Board.
The Statement of Task for the committee specifies that the National
Research Council will assess the current state of the science regarding
oil spill response and environmental assessment in the arctic region
(with a specific focus on the regions north of the Bering Strait), with
emphasis on potential impacts in U.S. waters. As part of its report, the
NRC-appointed committee will further develop existing decision tools and
approaches that utilize a variety of spill response technologies under
the types of conditions and spill scenarios encountered at high
latitudes. The report will also review new and ongoing research
activities (in both the public and private sectors), identify
opportunities and constraints for advancing oil spill research; describe
promising new concepts and technologies for improving the response,
including containment approaches to reduce spill volume and/or spatial
extent; and recommend strategies to advance research and address
information gaps. The committee will also assess the types of baselines
needed in the near-term for monitoring the impacts of an oil spill and
for developing plans for recovery and restoration following an oil spill
in U.S or international waters where a spill could potentially impact
U.S. natural resources.
Nominations are particularly sought in the following areas of expertise:
oil spill response and recovery technologies, physical oceanography, ice
conditions, arctic ecology and natural resources, marine engineering,
maritime transportation, and maritime safety and risk assessment.
Submission deadline: Friday, 6 July 2012
To submit a nomination, please complete the form available at:
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/938196/Oil-in-Ice.
For questions regarding the study or nomination process, please contact:
Deborah Glickson
Email: dglickson [at] nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-2024
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