The Scientific and Educational Advisory Council represents various scientific, educational and engineering institutions in Maryland. The Council’s principal role is to provide scientific and educational support, advice, assistance and counsel to the President and CEO and to the Science Center staff.
The Council oversees the annual Outstanding Young Scientist and Outstanding Young Engineer Awards, the Glass Scholarships and the Lunchtime Lecture Series.
Scientific Council Members
Chair: Mollie Mulherin Thompson
STEM Educator
Howard County Public Schools
Andrea Bowden, Ph.D.
Chair, United Way of Central Maryland Campaign
Baltimore City Public Schools
Jim Caldwell
Director, Office of Sustainability
Howard County (Retired)
Matt Collinge, Ph.D.
Deputy Director & Associate Research Scientist
Johns Hopkins University Maryland Space Grant Consortium
Richard Damoah, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/ Morgan State University
Ann Darrin
Managing Executive, Space Exploration Center
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Rev. Frank Haig, S.J., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics
Loyola University Maryland
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., Ph.D.
Department of Geology
University of Maryland
Nirmal Kedia
President
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Jhanna Levin
Environmental Literacy Outreach Teacher
Prince George’s County Public Schools
Ellie Mitchell
Director
Maryland Out of School Time (MOST) Network
Frank Niepold III
Senior Climate Education Program Manager
NOAA Climate Program Office
Adeboyejo A. Oni, Ph.D.
CEO
Owen Software Corporation
JoAnn Roberts
Science Literacy Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education (Retired)
Stephen M. Schenkel, M.D.
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Medical Center
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mark T. Southerland, Ph.D.
Tetra Tech, Inc.
Terry Teays, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
Johns Hopkins University Maryland Space Grant Consortium (Retired)
Morgan Trexler, Ph.D.
Program Manager
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Richard Warren, Jr., Ed.D.
Science & STEM Educator
Somerset County Public Schools
Jonathan E. H. Wilson, Ph.D.
Director, SEMAA and Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Morgan State University
Lisa Wood
Director, Space Sciences
Ball Aerospace
Emeritus
Harold “Hank” Slanker
Pasadena, Maryland
Peter Gutierrez
Professor of Biochemistry and Oncology (retired)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Charlie Sakran
Naval Air Systems Command (retired)
Ex Officio
Chairman of the Board of Trustees: David B. Amy
President and Chief Executive Officer: Mark J. Potter