ACCESS External Advisory Board (EAB)

EAB Charter (approved 09-27-22)

Meeting Overview

  • Meetings are held four times per year (three virtual; one in person)

Objective

The role of the ACCESS External Advisory Board (EAB) is to provide expert advice and feedback to the ACCESS Executive Council (EC) on the range of topics relevant for the success of the ACCESS program and awardees. The ACCESS program comprises a set of  independently managed yet tightly cooperative Service Tracks that, while guided by individual Cooperative Agreements, are operated on behalf of the community as a collective set of coordinated services. Mandated by the NSF, the EAB is an essential element of the overall ACCESS program, representing the broad interests of the science and engineering research and education community when providing the EC with advice.

Activities of the EAB include but are not limited to:

  • Providing feedback and input to ACCESS annual program plans 

  • Reviewing proposed changes to initiatives from individual ACCESS Service Tracks 

  • Providing feedback on draft annual reports and other written documents, data, or survey results 

  • Making recommendations to the EC as it navigates its role to serve the evolving CI ecosystem over the life of the ACCESS program

  • Giving insights into emerging programs, leadership, and trends that may guide program-wide innovation

Members

 

EAB Members

Institute/Affiliation

Years Active

 

EAB Members

Institute/Affiliation

Years Active

  1.  

Dana Brunson

Internet2

2023 - Present

  1.  

Roy Chartier - Co-Chair

Digital Research Alliance of Canada

2023 - Present

  1.  

Yanni Chen

University of Notre Dame

2023 - Present

  1.  

Jeremy Fischer*

Indiana University

Feb. 2024 - Present

  1.  

Jing Gao - Chair

University of Delaware

2023 - Present

  1.  

William Lai**

Cornell University

2023 - Present

  1.  

Bronson Messer

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

2023 - Present

  1.  

Tabitha Samuel

University of Tennessee

2023 - Present

  1.  

Olga Scrivner

Rose-Hulman Institute of Science and Technology

2023 - Present

10.

Robert Sinkovits

San Diego Supercomputer Center, UC San Diego

2023 - Present

11.

Jorge Vinals

University of Minnesota

2023 - Present

12.

Jason Williams**

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

2023 - Present

Contact Information

(*) Resource Provider (RP) Forum Chair
(**) Researcher Advisory Committee Representative(s)

NSF ACCESS Cognizant Program Officer (ex-officio observer)

  • Tom Gulbransen

  • Sharon Broude Geva

Previous EAB members

  • Eva Siegmann, Stony Brook University (RP Forum Chair Representative)

  • Ruth Marinshaw, Stanford University (RP Forum Chair Representative)

Membership

EAB members are chosen for their expertise and demonstrated commitment to the community served by the ACCESS program. Areas of expertise may include but are not limited to:

  • Science and engineering research

  • Community engagement

  • Workforce development (both in the research community and among CI professionals)

  • Computational science

  • Approaches to improving equity, diversity, and inclusion

  • Development of CI software, services and other capabilities 

  • Large-scale CI programs, systems, and services

  • Project governance 

The EC seeks an EAB membership that will provide the widest possible range of input and thus will encourage a balanced membership with diverse viewpoints, diverse demographic backgrounds, and those at various points in their careers.

ACCESS EAB Recommendations and Action Items (Internal use only)

If there are questions or concerns with regards to this page or meeting, please contact @Cindy Wong .