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Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies
Pages 121-128

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... Dr. Wilbanks is a past president of the Association of American Geographers, a member of the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources of the National Research Council, chair of NRC's Committee on Human Dimensions of Global Change, a member of the Panel on Earth Science Applications and Societal Needs of the NRC decadal study of Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future, and a member of a current NRC panel on public participation in environmental assessment and decision making.
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From page 124...
... During his military career he planned for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for weather reconnaissance, developed the roadmap for modernization of the Air Weather Service, and directed planning for weather support for B-2 bombers. He has served as president of the American Meteorological Society (AMS)
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From page 125...
... His current work involves development of global databases of seasonal snow cover using blended satellite, modeled and observational sources. He has also been involved in research regarding the hazards of severe weather across the United States.
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... Recent grants from NASA Research, Education, Applications Solutions Network and from NASA Goddard, NSF, NOAA, USGS Earth Science and Climate Change Programs have been part of these efforts. Active in establishing partnerships in the Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium, he has also taken a leading role in establishing a new partnership model between government, industry, and tribal communities, a result of which was the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding with the USGS.
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... was a senior program officer with the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources of the National Academies. His interests are in surficial processes, hydrology, glaciology, global change, mapping science, and geographical science.
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... in history, with a focus on the history of science and early American history, from Western Connecticut State University in 2004. He began working for the National Academies in 2006 and has primarily supported the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources on Earth resource and geographical science issues.
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