About CARS : Committees

	CARS policies, activities and operations are directed by the CARS Board of Governors, the Coordinating Committee and the Safety Committee respectively. CARS Board of Governors The objective of the Board of Governors is to propose policies and advise the University of Chicago on policies for CARS. The Board of Governors is composed of two representatives from each of the institutional members of CARS -UofC, NIU, SIUC, UIC and ANSTO- and two representatives from each of the four national groupings -BioCARS, GeoCARS, SoilEnviroCARS and ChemMatCARS- GeoCARS and SoilEnviroCARS representatives are elected by national user groups and serve two year terms. Meetings are held twice per year, more frequently if necessary. Representatives of the Board of Governors: :. The University of Chicago: Robert Fefferman, Tobin Sosnick. :. ANSTO: Hans Freeman (University of Sydney), John White (The Australian National University). :. Northern Illinois University: Clyde Kimball (Chair), Sue Mini. :. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale: John Koropchak, Prudence Rice. :. University of Illinois at Chicago: Mark Schlossman, Neil Sturchio. :. GeoCARS: Tom Duffy (Princeton University), Samuel Traina (University of California). :. SoilEnviroCARS: Harvey Doner (University of California-Berkeley), Lyle Prunty (Noth Dakote State University). :. BioCARS: Jack Johnson (The Scripps Research Institute), William Royer (University of Massachussetts Medical School). :. ChemMatCARS: Philip Coppens (SUNY Buffalo), James Penner-Hahn (University of Michigan). >top CARS Coordinating Committee The objective of the Coordinating Committee is to coordinate activities of X-CARS modules and the central CARS organization. The committee receives reports on activities of the APS, the X-CARS modules and the Technical Directorate and is in charge of overseeing funding, staffing, central management and infrastructure activities. Meetings are held bi-weekly. Representatives: of the CARS Coordinating Committee: :. Viccaro, P. James, Chair, CARS Executive Director :. Keefe, Lisa J., Director, IMCA-CAT :. Moffat, Keith, Former Executive Director :. Rivers, Mark, Associate Director :. Šrajer, Vukica, Associate Project Manager :. Stafford, Fred E., Director of Special Projects :. Sutton, Steve, Associate Director :. Talsma, Joy, Executive Administrator >top Safety Committee The objective of the Safety Committee is to advise the Executive Director on the development of safe operating procedures pertaining to beamline operation and other day-to-day safety requirements. Meetings scheduled and ad hoc when necessary. The chairman of the CARS Safety Committee is Joseph Pluth. >top

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