Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG)

SBAG Committee

Representatives

NASA HQ Liaison – Tom Statler
HEOMD Liaison – Jake Bleacher
HEOMD Observer – Paul Abell

Past Steering Committee Members

Paul Abell (8/11–8/15)
Dan Adamo (8/17–8/20)
Brent Barbee (8/14–8/17)
James Bauer (9/14–8/17)
Beau Bierhaus (9/14–8/17)
William Bottke (10/07–8/11)
Dan Britt (9/14–8/17)
Bonnie Buratti (8/13–8/16)
Julie Castillo-Rogez (8/16–8/19)
Nancy Chabot (8/11–8/17), Chair (8/13–8/16)
Paul Chodas (8/16–8/19)
Anita Cochran (10/07–8/12)
John Dankanich (8/11–8/15)
Neil Dello Russo (8/12–8/15)
Carolyn Ernst (8/18–8/20)
Lori Feaga (8/15–8/18)
Yan Fernandez (8/11–8/14)
Tommy Grav (8/13–8/16)
Will Grundy (8/12–8/15)
Christine Hartzell (8/16–8/19)
Amy Mainzer (8/11–8/13)
Tim McCoy (10/07–9/09)
Carolyn Mercer (8/15–8/18)
Keith Noll (10/07–8/12)
Andy Rivkin (8/17–8/20)
Angela Stickle (8/15–01/18)
Tim Swindle, Chair (8/16–8/19)
Mark Sykes (10/07–9/09), Chair (9/09–8/13)
Patrick Taylor (8/17–8/20)
Faith Vilas, Chair (10/07–9/09)
Hal Weaver (10/07–8/12)
Paul Weissman (10/07–8/11)
Mike Zolensky (9/09–8/11)

SBAG Steering Committee Membership Guidelines:

1. The Steering Committee members should be as diverse as the
   community, in terms of topical interest (asteroids, comets, meteoroids,
   TNOs, KBOs, observational, experimental, computational, sample handling,
   etc.), demographics, experience, type of employer (commercial, small
   business, academia, government), and other parameters.
   
   
2. The Steering Committee should consist of at least five members, and
   should not exceed twelve members unless additional expertise is necessary.
   
   
3. The Steering Committee should have at least one member with
   expertise in each of the following: Planetary Defense, Human Exploration,
   and Technology to Enable Exploration.
   
   
4. The Steering Committee should have at least two members whose
   primary expertise is small body planetary science research and analysis.
   
   
5. The Steering Committee should have an Early Career Secretary, who
   should have less than three years of experience after a terminal degree
   (PhD, Master’s or Bachelor’s).
   
   
6. Steering Committee terms should be three years, except for the Early
   Career Secretary, whose term is two and one-half years.
   
   
7. The Steering Committee should be led by a Chair, who should have
   previously served on the Steering Committee.
   
   
8. The Chair of the Steering Committee should not be a NASA Civil
   Servant.
   
   
9. New members of the Steering Committee, and the Chair of the Steering
   Committee, are elected by the members of the Steering Committee.
   
   
10. To ensure that membership on the committee is not stagnant, prior
    members of the Steering Committee are eligible for additional terms on the
    Steering Committee only after a three year separation from the committee
    (with the exception of the Chair). Additionally, no more than 25% of the
    membership of the committee, other than the Chair, should consist of
    individuals who have previously served.
    
    
11. Any member of the small body research and engineering community is
    eligible to apply for membership on the Steering Committee.
    

Additional Information on Steering Committee Membership:

• Application for Steering Committee Membership requires a) a two-page
  CV, which should include a description of participation in SBAG or other
  small bodies community organizations, and b) a short (one-page or
  equivalent) statement of interest. Previous participation in SBAG is
  preferred, but not required.
  
  
• Travel for Steering Committee Members from U. S. institutions to
  SBAG meetings is paid for by NASA.
  
  
• The Steering Committee holds monthly telecons to plan the agenda for
  the next meeting.
  
  
• The Steering Committee produces a list of “Findings” after each
  meeting and solicits feedback on those findings from the community.
  Findings are then passed forward to NASA. Findings are posted on the SBAG
  website.
  
  
• Steering Committee membership openings are advertised via the SBAG
  list, the DPS Newsletter, and the Planetary Exploration Newsletter (PEN).