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Science Steering Committee
Alexandra (Sandy) Steffen – Chair
The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) consists of experts in mercury research and policy from around the world. This committee’s role is to oversee the scientific progress and the organization of the conference to ensure that the high quality of this conference series is maintained. The SSC offers guidance and previous experience in running this conference to the organizing co-chairs. The committee meets once a year at the venue to discuss progress and planning of the conference.

The first meeting of the SSC was held in Halifax on February 22-23, 2010.
The second meeting of the SSC will be held in Halifax on March 8-10, 2011.
SC Member | Affiliation | Title | Country |
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Ashu Dastoor | Environment Canada | Research Scientist | ![]() |
Brian Branfireun | University of Western Ontario | Associate Professor | ![]() |
Dave Krabbenhoft | United States Geological Survey | Research Scientist | ![]() |
David Evers | Biodiversity Research Institute | President/Executive Director | ![]() |
Elizabeth Sturges Corbitt | Harvard University | PhD Student | ![]() |
Ellen Kurlansky | Office of Air and Radiation US EPA | Policy Analyst | ![]() |
Elsie Sunderland | Harvard University School of Public Health | Assistant Professor | ![]() |
Heather Morrison | Environment Canada | Air Quality Program Advisor | ![]() |
Jeroen Sonke | CNRS-LMTG | Head of ICPMS facilities | ![]() |
Jozef Pacyna | Norwegian Institute for Air Research | Director, Centre for Ecological Economics | ![]() |
Leonard Levin | Air Toxics Health & Risk Assessment Electric Power Research Institute | Technical Executive | ![]() |
Lesley Sloss | IEA Clean Coal Centre | Principle Environmental Consultant | ![]() |
Marcello Veiga | University of British Columbia | Associate Professor | ![]() |
Michael Parsons | Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic) | Research Scientist | ![]() |
Mineshi Sakamoto | National Institute for Minimata Disease, Ministry of the Environment | Director, Department of Epidemiology | ![]() |
Nicola Pirrone | CNR- Institute for Atmospheric Pollution Research | Director | ![]() |
Reed Harris | Reed Harris Environmental Ltd. | ![]() |
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Sandy Steffen | Environment Canada | Physical Scientist Atmospheric Mercury Specialist | ![]() |
Brenda Koekkoek | The United Nations Environnement Programme (UNEP), Chemicals Branch | Programme Officer | ![]() |
Steve Balogh | Metropolitan Council Environment Services | Principal Research Scientist | ![]() |
Vince St Louis | University of Alberta Department of Biological Sciences | Professor | ![]() |
Xinbin Feng | Institute for Geochemistry for Chinese Academy of Sciences | Professor / Vice Director | ![]() |
Student Representative
The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) is happy to announce that Elizabeth Sturges Corbitt has joined the SSC as our student member. Elizabeth is a PhD candidate at Harvard University in atmospheric science and has been involved with mercury science since her undergraduate years. Please welcome Elizabeth to the SSC and we look forward to working together on this program.
Alexandra (Sandy) Steffen, Chair Scientific Steering Committee 10th ICMGP