SODCO Advisory Board

The SODCO Advisory Board (SAB) is charged with formulating long-range scientific and policy recommendations pertaining to U.S. SciOD, evaluating SODCO operations and accomplishments, reviewing community proposals and applications related to SciOD, providing advice to SODCO, and stimulating and coordinating broad participation by an active SciOD community within the U.S. through outreach and community-building activities.

SAB Terms of Reference

SAB MEMBERS

Sean Gulick

The University of Texas at Austin

Research Professor

SAB Chair

sean@ig.utexas.edu

Melissa Berke

University of Notre Dame

Associate Professor

SAB Member

Justin Dodd

Texas A&M University

Associate Professor

SAB Member

Irina Filina

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Associate Professor

SAB Member

ifilina2@unl.edu

Peter Flemings

The University of Texas at Austin

Professor

SAB Member

pflemings@jsg.utexas.edu

Robert Hatfield

University of Florida

Assistant Professor

SAB Member

rhatfield1@ufl.edu

Barbara John

University of Wyoming

Professor Emerita

SAB Member

Kevin Johnson

University of Hawaii

Professor Emeritus

SAB Member

kjohnso2@hawaii.edu

Lawrence Krissek

Ohio State University

Professor Emeritus

SAB Member

krissek.1@osu.edu

Melody Lindsay

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Senior Research Scientist

SAB Member

mlindsay@bigelow.org

Donald Penman

Utah State University

Assistant Professor

SAB Member

donald.penman@usu.edu

Stephen Phillips

U.S. Geological Survey

Research Geologist

SAB Member

scphillips@usgs.gov

Allyson Tessin

Kent State University

Assistant Professor

SAB Member

atessin@kent.edu

Elizabeth Trembath-Reichert

Arizona State University

Associate Professor

SAB Member

Trevor Williams

University of South Florida

Associate Professor

SAB Member

trevorjwilliams@usf.edu

ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS

Winter 2026 SAB Meeting

March 9-11, 2026

College Station, TX

Minutes and outcomes

Summer 2026 SAB Meeting

August 25-27, 2026

New York, NY