Andrew If the others do not mind having an engineer among all the important scientists I can have ago.
Stephen Emeritus Professor of Engineering Design School of Engineering and Electronics University of Edinburgh Mayfield Road Edinburgh EH9 3JL Scotland tel +44 131 650 5704 fax +44 131 650 5702 Mobile 07795 203 195 [email protected] http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~shs Andrew Lockley wrote: > The following individuals have expressed an interest in having some > involvement with an 'oversight board' or 'institution of > geoengineering'. I hope others will shortly volunteer. > > Eugene I. Gordon <[email protected]> (Ph.D. physics MIT) - 'I > would be glad to participate in an advisory position. I am not a > geoengineer but I have the physics background and credentials to be > helpful.' > Gregory Benford <[email protected]> (Ph.D. University of California, > San Diego) - 'I could serve on such a body. I'm a physicist at UCI, > with publications mostly in carbon sequestration and energy long term > policy' > Oliver Wingenter <[email protected]> (Chair, Department of > Chemistry, New Mexico Tech, Ph.D., Chemistry, University of > California, Irvine) - 'I am willing to serve on a geoengineering > board.' > Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> (MEng Mechanical, Birmingham > UK) - 'I am an environmental activist with board experience. I don't > see myself as a field expert, just a helper.' > > My suggestion is that we need to have 6-12 active members, including > at least 1 or 2 professionals from each of the following fields: > > Climatology/Oceanography > Atmospheric chemistry > Meteorology > Mechanical, marine or aeronautical engineering > Ecology/biology > Plus those with appropriate commercial, funding and political experience > > It would therefore be VERY USEFUL if people with relevant > qualifications and/or experience could step up to the plate. At this > stage, it seems to me that anyone in these fields would be welcome, as > there is always the opportunity for people to step down in future > should they feel that more eminent volunteers have stepped forward. > There are obviously a number of very notable individuals on the geoeng > list who are missing from this board. I really hope that they can > volunteer. > > I really hope to receive your comments, either directly or to the list. > > A > > > > > -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
