The members of the NAC Science Committee are leading authorities in their respective fields and are drawn from industry, academia, independent researchers, and Government institutions.  They are appointed by the NASA Administrator for two-year terms, with re-appointment  or replacement at the discretion of the Administrator. 

The current members of the NAC Science Committee are:

• Dr. Bradley Peterson, Ohio State University (Chair)
• Dr. Susan Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Dr. Jill Dahlburg, Naval Research Laboratory
• Dr. Mihir Desai, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
• Dr. Douglas Duncan, University of Colorado 
• Dr. Kathryn Flanagan, Space Telescope Science Institute
• Dr. Scott Gaudi, Ohio State
• Dr. Tamara Jernigan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
• Dr. Walter Secada, University of Miami
• Dr. James Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia
• Ms. Elaine Denning, NASA (Executive Secretary)