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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 14 January 2025.
Chair
Louis Meuleman
Louis Meuleman
Visiting Professor, Public Governance
Field of expertise: Foresight and sustainability
Vice Chairs
Adina Dumitru
Prof Adina Dumitru
Professor of Psychology
University of A Coruña
Maestranza street, 9
15001, A Coruna - Spain
President of the International Association of People-Environment Studies (IAPS)
Field of expertise: Just Transitions
Teis Hansen
Prof Teis Hansen
Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
University of Copenhagen
Department of Food and Resource Economics
Rolighedsvej 23
DK-1958 Frederiksberg C - Denmark
Field of expertise: Sustainability transitions and systems innovation
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: Data and information technology
Bálint Czúcz
Dr Bálint Czúcz
Senior Research Scientist
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
Høgskoleringen 9
7034 Trondheim - Norway
Field of expertise: Biodiversity
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
Florian Egli
Prof Florian Egli
Field of expertise: Sustainable Finance
Isabelle Arpin
Dr Isabelle Arpin
Professor of system innovation and sustainability
French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE, LESSEM)
2 rue de la Papeterie
F – 38400 Saint-Martin d’Hères - France
Field of expertise: Biodiversity
Jamal Jokar Arsanjani
Prof Jamal Jokar Arsanjani
Field of expertise: Monitoring and Earth Observation
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: Biodiversity
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
Prof Karl Vrancken
Chief Sustainability Officer, Indaver NV
Associate Professor, University of Antwerp
Indaver NV
Dijle 17a
2800 Mechelen – Belgium
Field of expertise: Circular economy
Louis Meuleman
Prof Louis Meuleman (Acting Chair)
Visiting Professor, Public Governance
Field of expertise: Foresight and sustainability
Marianne Achiam
Prof Marianne Achiam
Associate Professor
Dept. Science Education,
Niels Bohr Building,
Jagtvej 128, 2200 Copenhagen - Denmark
Field of expertise: Science Communication
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
Sigrid Stagl
Prof Sigrid Stagl
Field of expertise: Economics
Stefan Lechtenböhmer
Prof Stefan Lechtenböhmer
Field of expertise: Industrial systems
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 İstanbul - Türkiye
Gülen Güllü
Prof Gülen Güllü
Head of Environmental Science Division
Department of environmental, Hacettepe University
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Rektörlüğü Sıhhiye
Ankara - Türkiye
Luisa Marelli
Luisa Marelli
Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission Joint Research Centre
European Commission
Join Research Centre
Directorate D - Sustainable Resources
Forests and Bioeconomy Unit
Philippe Tulkens
Philippe Tulkens
Head of Unit, Climate and Planetary Boundaries
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)
Rue du Champ de Mars 21 / Marsveldstraat 21
1050, Brussels, Belgium
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More information
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