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The Committee is composed of independent scientists from the EEA member countries, covering a variety of environmental fields relevant for the Agency's areas of activity. You may find below the list of EEA Scientific Committee members as of 11 April 2023.
Chair
Claire Dupont
Prof. Claire Dupont
Research Professor
Ghent University
Department of Public Governance
Apotheekstraat 5
9000 Ghent – Belgium
Field of expertise: Socio-technical systems
Vice Chairs
Louis Meuleman
Prof Louis Meuleman
Visiting Professor, Public Governance
Leuven University
Rue Berkendael 69
1190 Brussels – Belgium
Field of expertise: Sustainability and foresight
Theodoros Zachariadis
Prof Theodoros Zachariadis
Associate Professor
Energy, Environment and Water Research Centre
The Cyprus Institute
20, Konstantinou Kavafi St., 2121 Aglantzia, Nicosia – Cyprus
Field of expertise: Socio-technical systems
Members
Alberto Arribas Herranz
Prof Alberto Arribas Herranz
Head Ocean Informatics, National Oceanography Centre
National Oceanography Centre
European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH
United Kingdom
Field of expertise: Environmental modelling, sustainability and innovation; Data and information technology
Ana Iglesias
Prof Ana Iglesias
Professor of agricultural economics
Department of Agricultural Economics
Technical University of Madrid (UPM)
Avenida de la Complutense sn
28040 Madrid – Spain
Field of expertise: Socio-ecological systems
Fabio Fava
Prof Fabio Fava
Professor of industrial and biotechnology, and circular (bio)economy
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna University of Bologna
DICAM, Via U. Terracini, 28
40131 Bologna – Italy
Field of expertise: Circular economy and resource use
Frank W. Geels
Prof Frank W. Geels
Professor of system innovation and sustainability
University of Manchester
Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) & Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR)
Harold Hankins Building, Room 9.07
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL – United Kingdom
Field of expertise: Socio-technical systems
Joachim H. Spangenberg
Dr Joachim H. Spangenberg
Senior Scientist
Helmholtz Centre for Environment Research UFZ
Department Community Ecology
Vorsterstr 97
51103 Cologne – Germany
Field of expertise: Sustainability
Jana Friedrich
Dr Jana Friedrich
Head of radioecology section
International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories
4, Quai Antoine 1er
98000 Monaco – Principality of Monaco
Field of expertise: Freshwater and marine biogeochemistry
Jaroslav Mysiak
Dr Jaroslav Mysiak
Director of the research division, Risk Assessment and Adaptation Strategies (RAAS)
Member of the EC Mission Board on climate adaptation and societal transformation
Member of the UNDRR Science and Technology Advisory Group for Europe (E-STAG)
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici | Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Edificio Porta dell'Innovazione - Piano 2
Via della Libertà, 12
30175 Venezia – Italia
Field of expertise: Climate change
Karl Vrancken
Dr Karl Vrancken
Chief Sustainability Officer, Indaver NV
Associate Professor, University of Antwerp
Indaver NV
Dijle 17a
2800 Mechelen – Belgium
Field of expertise: Circular economy and resource use
Leonor Tarrason
Dr Leonor Tarrason
Research director for enviromental solutions
Norwegian Institute for Air Research,
PO Box 100,
NO-2027 Kjeller – Norway
Field of expertise: Data
Markku Rummukainen
Prof Markku Rummukainen
Professor of Climatology, Lund University
Climate Advisor, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Hedemoravägen 183
192 71 Sollentuna – Sweden
Field of expertise: Climate change
Robert Barouki
Prof Robert Barouki
Director Inserm unit 1124, University of Paris
Head of metabolomic biochemistry laboratory, Necker enfants malades hospital
University of Paris
Medical school
Inserm unité 1124 (T3S 45) rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris – France
Field of expertise: Environment and health - chemistry
Susana Viegas
Prof Susana Viegas
Professor, Department of Occupational and Environment Health
National School of Public Health, NOVA University of Lisbon – Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Avenida Padre Cruz,
1600-560 Lisboa – Portugal
Field of expertise: Environment and health - chemistry
Observers
Ahmet Mete Saatçi
Prof Dr Ahmet Mete Saatçi
President, SUEN
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Libadiye Cad. No:54 Küçükçamlıca Üsküdar
34696 Istanbul – Turkey
Prof. Gülen Güllü
Prof. Gülen Güllü
Head of Environmental Science Division
Department of environmental engineering, Hacettepe University
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Rektörlüğü Sıhhiye
Ankara – Turkey
Calls for expression of interest
More information
- Register of documents: Scientific Committee opinions, workplans and reports