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National Volcano Early Warning System Advisory Committee (NVEWSAC)

The National Volcano Early Warning System Advisory Committee (NVEWSAC) was created in 2019 by legislation authorizing the National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS). 

4 images showing boxes of equipment with wires being put into the ground in a forest setting.
Lahar monitoring equipment housed in a secure box with multiple types of instruments to detect approaching lahars, Mount Rainier, Washington.  

The NVEWS Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey on implementing the National Volcano Early Warning System. The NVEWSAC provides an annual report to the Secretary that describes its activities. Committee members represent their respective institutions and act as subject matter experts to enhance efficiencies in data gathering pertinent to NVEWSAC decisions and recommendations. The Committee’s membership and procedures comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

NVEWSAC annual reports and meetings are announced on this website and also published in the Federal Register in compliance with the notification requirement of section 10(a)(2) of the FACA.  

 

Read the 2024 NVEWSAC Charter.

 

Membership 

  • Gari Mayberry, Designated Federal Official, USGS
  • Lauren Boyd, Department of Energy
  • Erin Campbell, Wyoming State Geological Survey
  • Stephen Dornbos, Department of Defense, Global Resilience Policy
  • Nelia Dunbar, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
  • Casey Hanell, Washington Department of Natural Resources
  • Douglas Howard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Center for Satellite Applications and Research
  • Leif Karlstrom, University of Oregon
  • Yvette LaDuke, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
  • Michael Manga, University of California Berkeley
  • Steven McCabe, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Materials and Structural Systems Division
  • Benjamin Phillips, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Earth Science Division
  • Matthew Pritchard, Cornell University
  • Karen Shelton-Mur, Federal Aviation Administration, International Aviation Weather Program 
  • Ariel Stein, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory
  • Brian Terbush, Washington State Emergency Management Division
  • Christy Till, Arizona State University
  • Jennifer Wade, National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences
  • Jeffery Williams, Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

 

NVEWSAC Meetings 

A public meeting of the National Volcano Early Warning System Advisory Committee will be held on Wednesday, September 18 and Thursday, September 19, 2024. Read the Federal Register Notice to learn more.

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