Bill Kuo DTC Science Advisory Board

Outline Charge of DTC Science Advisory Board (SAB) Membership of DTC SAB Operation of DTC SAB Review of DTC tasks Discussion of DTC strategic directions Election of SAB chair

DTC Charter stated… A DTC Science Advisory Board (AB) will assist the Director in shaping the strategic direction and objectives of DTC. Each appointment to the AB will be for a term of 3 years and will be subject to the concurrence of the EC. The AB provides advice to the Director on emerging NWP technologies, strategic computer resources issues, selection of code for testing and evaluation, selection of candidates for the visiting scientist program and acts as a sounding board to assist the Director. The DTC AB will be nominated by the Management Board. Membership on the AB will be representative of the U.S. WRF modeling community. The EC will provide final approval of AB nominations. The AB will meet at least biannually to perform business, either in person, by phone, and/or electronically. The AB may elect one of its members as chairperson to facilitate its business.

Current SAB Membership NameAffiliationExpertise Mike BaldwinPurdue UniversityVerification David BrightNCEP/AWCStorm-scale ensemble Shuyi ChenUniversity of MiamiHurricane Brian ColleSUNY, Stony BrookStorm-scale NWP Chris DavisNCAR/NESLHurricane, Mesoscale NWP Geoff DiMegoNCEP/EMCOperational NWP James DoyleNRL MontereyHurricane, COAMPS Bob DumaisArmy Research LabCloud-scale NWP Bill GallusIowa State UniversityConvection modeling Tom HendersonNOAA/ESRLModel software framework Cliff Mass University of WashingtonMesoscale NWP, ensemble Nelson SeamanPenn State UniversityMesoscale NWP David StensrudNSSPStorm-scale NWP, ensemble Jeff WhitakerNOAA/ESRLData assimilation

The Role of DTC SAB Review of DTC tasks, provide comments and suggestions Provide recommendation for strategic directions for the DTC Provide recommendation for new codes or new tasks for DTC to take on Review DTC Visitor Program proposals, and provide recommendations for selection Assist in the evaluation of DTC performance Additional responsibility can be added as appropriate

Operation of DTC SAB One face-to-face meeting in the fall, in conjunction with the DTC MB At least one teleconference meeting per year DTC SAB chair will be invited to participate in other DTC MB meeting and DTC EC meeting Initial appointment of SAB has variable terms to allow smooth transition. Subsequent renewal appointment will be for 3 years each. Appointments can be renewed based on mutual interest

DTC as a community facility The active involvement of the community in the DTC through the Science Advisory Board is essential to ensure DTC as a “community facility” Membership of SAB is based on technical expertise (not based on funding or sponsorship) SAB help guide the future direction of the DTC SAB helps provide linkage with research community