Science Advisory Committee
Professor Jim Hall is the fourth SAC Chair, succeeding Professor Mary Scholes of the Wits University.
The SAC was established in 2002 by the IIASA Council – the governing body of the Institute with the main task to ensure that IIASA work continues to meet highest standards in both scientific merit and policy relevance.
The Committee meets approximately once per year, or more often if required, and the SAC Chair is invited to attend Council meetings as a guest.
Current SAC members are:
Chair from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022
Member from January 2016 to 31 December 2022
Professor Dr. Jim HALL
Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks
School of Geography and the Environment
Senior Research Fellow, Department of Engineering Science
Oxford University
Oxford, UK
Member from August 2017 to August 2023
Dr. John R. BIRGE
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago, IL, USA
Member from August 2017 to August 2023
Professor Dr. Ruth DEFRIES
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
Columbia University
New York, NY, USA
Member from January 2017 to December 2022
Professor Dr. Bojie FU
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, P.R. China
Member from January 2017 until December 2022
Dr. Youba SOKONA
The South Centre and the University of Surrey
Geneva, Switzerland
Member from January 2016 to December 2021
Professor Dr. Mari Elka PANGESTU
Managing Director
Development Policy and Partnerships
The World Bank
USA
Member from January 2016 to December 2021
Professor Dr. Silvia E. GIORGULI SAUCEDO
El Colegio de Mexico
Mexico
Member from July 2020 to June 2023
Professor Elke U. WEBER
Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment
Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs
Princeton University
USA
Member from July 2020 to June 2023
Dr. Olga KORDAS
Director of Viable Cities (a Swedish strategic innovation programme for smart and sustainable cities)
Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Sweden
Member from July 2020 to June 2023
Professor Dr. Christoph MEINEL
Internet Technologies and Systems
Hasso-Plattner-Institute
University of Potsdam
Germany
