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Awards Committee

Chair:
Gerhard Haerendel (Germany) (hae - at - mpe.mpg.de)

Members:
André E. Brack (France) (brack - at - cnrs-orleans.fr)
John P. Burrows (Germany)
M.T. Chahine (USA)
Rashid A. Sunyaev (Russia)

COSPAR Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC)

Chair:
Lennard A. Fisk (USA)

Vice-Chair:
J.-P. Swings (ESF/ESSC)

Members:
Jose Achache (GEO)
Jacques-Emile Blamont (France)
Roger-Maurice Bonnet (COSPAR President)
A. Michael Cruise (COSPAR Scientific Commission H)
Walter Erdelen (UNESCO)
Congbin Fu (ICSU)
Neil Gehrels (COSPAR Scientific Commission E)
Nadine Gobron (COSPAR Scientific Commission A)
Wim Hermsen (COSPAR Vice-President)
Torrence V. Johnson (COSPAR Scientific Commission B)
Marcos E. Machado (Argentina)
G. Madhavan Nair (India)
Hiroki Matsuo (Japan)
Guenther Reitz (COSPAR Scientific Commission F)
Robert W. Schunk (COSPAR Scientific Commission C)
Valentina Shevtsova (COSPAR Scientific Commission G)
Edward C. Stone (COSPAR Vice-President)
Rudolf von Steiger (COSPAR Scientific Commission D)
Ji Wu (China)
Lev M. Zelenyi (Russia)

Editorial Board (Advances in Space Research)

Editor-in-Chief:
J. Laštovicka (Czech Republic) (jla@ufa.cas.cz)

Past Editor-in-Chief:
M.A. Shea (USA) (sssrc@msn.com)

Co-Editors:
T. Hei (USA)
B. Paul (India) (bpaul@rri.res.in)

Associate Editors:

Astrophysics (Stellar, galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, extra-solar planetary systems, cosmology, particle astrophysics, astrophysical phenomena, neutrino astrophysics, astronomical space missions and instrumentation. The Sun as a star is included in this category.)
J. Büchner (Germany)
B. Nath (India)
B. Paul (India)
P.R. Wesselius (Netherlands)

Solar System Bodies (Planetary bodies, i.e. telluric planets, giant planets and dwarf planets; moons, i.e. natural satellites; planetary atmospheres, magnetospheres and ionospheres; trans-neptunian objects; small bodies, i.e. comets, asteroids, interplanetary dust and meteoroids)
P. Ehrenfreund (Netherlands)
R. Grard (France)

Earth Sciences (Remote sensing of Earth atmosphere, ocean and land (including Earth observation missions and instrumentation), scientific applications to Earth studies, including meteorology, climate, solid Earth science, geophysical hazards, etc., as well as physical, chemical and biological interactions within the global Earth system)
J. Benveniste (Italy)
J.P. Burrows (Germany)
N. Gobron (Italy)

Earth Magnethosphere (Upper atmosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, radiation belts, geomagnetic phenomena, Earth's magnetic field)
B.R. Clemesha (Brazil)
G.S. Lakhina (India)
J. Laštovicka (Czech Republic)

Solar and Heliospheric Physics (Solar activity, solar emissions (photons, particles and plasma), solar cycle, cosmic ray modulation, and processes in the interplanetary medium)
J. Büchner (Germany)
M.A. Shea (USA)
D.G. Sibeck (USA)
M. Zhang (USA)

Life Sciences in Space (Astrobiology - space prebiotic chemistry, life detection, habitability; biological effects of microgravity; space radiations - effects on biological systems, protection and measurements; life support systems and space flight environments; psychological and other human issues related to manned space missions; planetary protection)
K.H. Hasenstein (USA)
M. Nelson (USA)
F. Raulin (France)
M.A. Shea (USA)

Astrodynamics and Space Debris (Satellite dynamics, space dynamics, space debris)
L. Anselmo (Italy)
P.R. Willis (France)

Fundamental Physics in Space and Microgravity Sciences (Gravitational physics, microgravity fluids, material and combustion sciences)
R. Narayanan (USA)

Space Technology, Policy and Education (Space technology and engineering, space policy, space education and capacity building)
A. de Leffe (France)
P. Martinez (South Africa)
M.A. Shea (USA)

Editorial Board (Space Research Today)

General Editor:
Richard A. Harrison (UK) (r.harrison - at - rl.ac.uk)

Executive Editor:
Chris R. Argent (UK) (chris.argent - at - ntlworld.com)

Members:
Jean-Louis Fellous (France) (jean-louis.fellous - at - esa.int)
Yohsuke Kamide (Japan)
Mariano Mendez (Netherlands) (mariano - at - astro.rug.nl)
Dan Reisenfeld (USA)

Nomination Committee

Chair:
Gerda Horneck (Germany)

Members:
Jean Audouze (France)
Charles Elachi (USA)
Atsuhiro Nishida (Japan)
Ronglan Xu (China)

Program Committee - for the 2010 Scientific Assembly

Chair:
Tilman Spohn (Germany)

Members:

Sebastien Bourdarie (France) (sebastien.bourdarie - at - oncert.fr)
Mike Cruise (UK) (a.m.cruise - at - bham.ac.uk)
Neil Gehrels (USA)
Alexi Glover (ESA/ESTEC)
Nadine Gobron (EC JRC)
Torrence V. Johnson (USA)
Heiner Klinkrad (ESA/ESOC) (heiner.klinkrad - at - esa.int)
Guenther Reitz (Germany) (guenther.reitz - at - dlr.de)
John D. Rummel (USA) (jrummel - at - hq.nasa.gov)
Robert W. Schunk (USA) (schunk - at - cc.usu.edu)
Valentina Shevtsova (Belgium)
A. Vargas (France) (andre.vargas - at - cnes.fr)
Pieter N. Visser (Netherlands) (pieter.visser - at - lr.tudelft.nl)
A. Peter Willmore (UK) (apw - at - star.sr.bham.ac.uk)
Rudolf von Steiger (Switzerland) (vsteiger - at - issi.unibe.ch)
John Zarnecki (UK)

Publications Committee

Chair:
Wim Hermsen (Netherlands) (w.hermsen - at - sron.nl)

Ex-Officio Members:
Roger-Maurice Bonnet (France/Switzerland)
Jean-Louis Fellous (France) (cospar - at - cosparhq.cnes.fr)
Richard A. Harrison (UK) (r.harrison - at - rl.ac.uk)
Jan Laštovicka (Czech Republic) (jla@ufa.cas.cz)
Margaret A. Shea (USA) (sssrc - at - msn.com)

Members:
A.-C. Levasseur-Regourd (France)
Ranga Narayanan (USA) (ranga - at - ufl.edu)
Francois Raulin (France) (raulin - at - lisa.univ-paris12.fr)
Christopher T. Russell (USA) (ctrussell - at - igpp.ucla.edu)
Klaus-Peter Wenzel (Netherlands) (peter.wenzel - at - planet.nl)
A. Peter Willmore (UK) (apw - at - star.sr.bham.ac.uk)