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Science, Technology & Education Advisory Committee (STEAC)

NEON leadership and governance in the field

About Our STEAC

According to its Charter and By-laws, the Science, Technology & Education Advisory Committee (STEAC) is an advisory body to the NEON Program that provides strategic advice to Battelle, the NEON Principal Investigator (PI), and NEON Program staff on the planning and operation of the NEON Program and other relevant programs. This strategic guidance encompasses, but is not limited to:

  • How the NEON Program can meet its high‐level goals, such as enabling continental‐scale ecology and forecasting
  • NEON’s science requirements
  • Significant potential enhancements of the NEON Program
  • NEON’s Strategic Engagement Plan
  • Metrics and evaluation of program progress and success
  • Prioritization of operational activities

The STEAC members serve three-year terms and are expected to attend an annual in-person meeting at NEON headquarters in Boulder, CO, each year and participate in monthly conference calls with the Chief Scientist/Observatory Director and other NEON staff as needed. When vacancies become available on the STEAC, announcements are made to the broader science and education communities as part of engagement activities, external meeting announcements, and on the NEON webpage and email newsletter, to solicit nominations.

How STEAC Members are Selected

Announcements that STEAC vacancies need to be filled, along with a roster of current STEAC members and their biographical sketches, will be made available to the broader science and education communities as part of engagement activities, external meeting announcements, and on the NEON website and email newsletter.

The Chair may form a subcommittee to vet nominations for candidates who wish to serve on the STEAC, or may decide to have them vetted by the full STEAC. The broader community will have 30 days from the initial announcement to contact the STEAC nomination committee with potential candidates. Self-nomination or peer nomination is allowed. Candidates may also be provided to the STEAC by the NEON PI, the Director of the NEON Observatory, and NEON staff. Nominations must include full name, contact information, a curriculum vitae, and a one paragraph description of the interests and skills the candidate would bring to the STEAC.

Members are selected from the pool of nominations received. Particular attention is given to nominees who are already using NEON data or planning to use NEON data, and are experts in areas of high priority for the Observatory.  STEAC members should have a solid scientific reputation in their discipline and possess the following professional attributes: 1) understand the challenges of incorporating new technology into ecology, and 2) represent thoughtful and engaged scientists who understand the mission of the National Science Foundation Biological Sciences Directorate, NEON, other research networks and, 3) hold considerable credibility within the broader scientific community.

Because the scope of NEON is broad as well as deep, the membership will represent a range of specific sub-disciplines needed to successfully advise Battelle regarding the NEON program. The STEAC membership is also intended to be inclusive, including representation from across the spectrum of diversity in gender, career stage, race and ethnicity, institution type, geography (e.g., NEON Domain representation), area of expertise, and life experience.

Overall acceptance of a candidate will be determined by a yes vote of the majority of the subcommittee or full STEAC; they will recommend the addition of the new STEAC member to the NEON PI for final approval. The invitation to join STEAC is tendered from the NEON PI and the STEAC Chair. The selection and publication of the STEAC membership for the upcoming year will be published on the NEON website by September 1 of each year. 

Current Members

Name Affiliation Bio
Meghan Avolio Johns Hopkins University link
Henry Bart Tulane University link
Sarah Bevins  USDA National Wildlife Research Ctr. Ft Collins, CO link
Mike Dietze  Boston University  link
Rich Fiorella Los Alamos National Laboratory  
Shannon LaDeau Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies link
Sparkle Malone  Yale University link
Jackie Matthes  Harvard Forest link
Kim Novick  Indiana University link
Steve Petruzza Utah State University link
Sydne Record University of Maine link
Daniel Rubenstein Princeton University link
Shawn Serbin Brookhaven National Laboratory link
Adrienne Sponberg Ecological Society of America link

STEAC Documents

STEAC Charter and By-Laws (PDF)

Date Type Title
2023-02 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Feb 2022
2023-01 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Jan 2022
2023-01 Battelle Response Battelle Response to STEAC - Fall 2022
2022-12 STEAC Report to Battelle NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Fall 2022
2022-11 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Nov 2022
2022-10 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Oct 2022
2022-09 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Sep 2022
2022-08 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Aug 2022
2022-07 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Jul 2022
2022-06 STEAC minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Jun 2022
2022-06 Battelle Response Battelle Response to STEAC - Spring 2022
2022-05 STEAC Report to Battelle NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Spring 2022
2022-04 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Apr 2022
2022-03 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Mar 2022
2022-02 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Feb 2022
2022-01 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Jan 2022
2021-11 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Nov 2021
2021-11 Battelle Response Battelle Response to STEAC - Fall 2021
2021-10 STEAC Report to Battelle NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Fall 2021
2021-09 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Sep 2021
2021-08 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Aug 2021
2021-07 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Jul 2021
2021-06 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Jun 2021
2021-06 Battelle Response Battelle Response to STEAC - Spring 2021
2021-04 STEAC Report to Battelle NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Spring 2021
2021-03 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Mar 2021
2021-02 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Feb 2021
2020-12 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Dec 2020
2020-11 STEAC Report to Battelle NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Fall 2020
2020-09 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Sep 2020
2020-08 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - Aug 2020
2020-06 STEAC Minutes STEAC Meeting Minutes - June 2020
2020-05 Battelle Response Battelle Response to STEAC - Spring 2020
2020-05 STEAC Report to Battelle  NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Spring 2020
2019-10 Battelle Response  Battelle Response to STEAC - Fall 2019
2019-09 STEAC Report to Battelle NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Fall 2019
2018-10 Battelle Response  Battelle Response to STEAC - Fall 2018
2018-09 STEAC Report to Battelle NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Fall 2018
2018-07 Battelle Response  Battelle Response to STEAC - Spring 2018
2018-04 STEAC Report to Battelle NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Spring 2018
2017-09 STEAC Report to Battelle NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Fall 2017
2017-07 STEAC Report to Battelle NEON-STEAC Meeting Report - Summer 2017
 
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