Appendix D
Acknowledgments
This report was greatly enhanced by discussions with participants at the committee’s meetings and workshops as part of this study. The committee would like to acknowledge, especially, the efforts of Andy Webb, U.S. Department of the Interior; Jackie DesChamps, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Daniel Kaufman, Maura Flight, Cat Foley, and Courtney Arthur, Industrial Economics, Inc.; Bill Brown, Rodney Cluck, Jill Lewandowski, Briana Smith, and Jessica Bravo, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Mona Khalil, U.S. Geological Survey; Bryan Hubbell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Todd Bridges, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Gary Matlock and Evan Howell, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Robert Stephenson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Terry Quinn, National Science Foundation; Jack Kaye and Laura Lorenzoni, National Aeronautic and Space Administration; Tina Morrison, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Robert Suydam, North Slope Borough; Jürgen Weissenberger, Equinor; David Hedgeland, BP; Wendy Brown, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers; Mark Tasker, Joint Nature Conservation Committee (Emeritus); Mandy Shoemaker, U.S. Navy; and Mike Weise, Office of Naval Research.
This Consensus Study Report was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published report as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
KAARE SIKUAQ ERICKSON, Ikaaġun Engagement
MARY H. FEELEY, ExxonMobil Exploration Company (retired)
DANIEL FERGUSON, University of Arizona
JACQUELINE M. GREBMEIER, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
BONNIE J. McCAY (NAS), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
LYNN SCARLETT, The Nature Conservancy
DAVID STOMS, California Energy Commission
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations of this report nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this report was overseen by JAMES BELLINGHAM (NAE), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and DAVID DZOMBAK (NAE), Carnegie Mellon University. They were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the authoring committee and the National Academies.