Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees oversees all institute activities. This includes being responsible for reviewing the budget for the coming year, developing policies and procedures, advising on the appointment of new directors and actively recruiting for the position as needed, and taking a leadership role in fundraising and public awareness. The Board of Trustees has a face-to-face meeting at ICERM for one day each year (usually in late spring), and one or two conference-call meetings if needed.
Board of Trustee member appointments are for four years. Chairs from the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and the Education Advisory Board (EAB), as well as the ICERM Directors, act as ex officio members.
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Occidental College
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Yale University
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Flatiron Institute and NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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New York University
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Rachel Kuske (Chair)Georgia Tech
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Cornell University
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Duke University
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University of Michigan
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Board of Trustees 2021
From top left: Brendan Hassett, Ruth Crane, Leslie Greengard, Caroline Klivans, Bruce Hendrickson, Julia Kempe, Sigal Gottlieb, Jonathan Mattingly, Anna Gilbert, Karen Smith, Charles Epstein, Ulrica Wilson, Misha Kilmer, Marian Bocea, and Ron Buckmire. Not pictured: Stéphane Mallat and Jill Mesirov.
Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board is responsible for approving the programs and scientific activities of the Institute. In addition, through direct communication with the Director, Science Board members are involved in shaping the direction of the scientific enterprise through specific suggestions of thematic programs and of program organizers. The Scientific Advisory Board has a face-to-face meeting at ICERM for 1.5 days each year (usually in late fall), and one or two conference-call meetings if needed.
Scientific Advisory Board terms are for three years. The ICERM Directors act as ex officio members of this committee.
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Boston University
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Univerity of Maryland
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Rutgers University
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Columbia University
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Boston College
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University of California, San Diego
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Microsoft Research
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University of Pennsylvania
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University of Washington
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Sven Leyffer (Chair)Argonne National Laboratory
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Dartmouth College
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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New York University
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University of Texas

Scientific Advisory Board 2020
Top row, l-r: Liliana Borcea, Ulrica Wilson, Caroline Klivans, Henry Cohn; Second row, l-r: Anne Gelb, Brendan Hassett, Bill Goldman, Ivan Corwin; Third row, l-r: Jesus De Loera, Mauro Maggioni, Sven Leyffer, Jon Wilkening. Fourth Row: Rosa Orellana, Sigal Gottlieb, Joseph Silverman, Misha Kilmer. Not pictured: Rachel Ward.
Education Advisory Board
The Education Advisory Board 1) oversees the undergraduate research programs, and helps to develop and identify successful proposals, 2) helps to develop proposals for outreach programs and events that are aligned with the mission of the institute, and 3) helps to identify sources of funding for education and outreach activities. The Education Advisory Board has a face-to-face meeting at ICERM for a half-day each year (usually in early fall).
Education Advisory Board terms are for three years. The ICERM Directors act as ex officio members of this committee.
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West Warwick School Department (Math)
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Math for America
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Thomas Garrity (Chair)Williams College
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Pomona College
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University of Pennsylvania
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Bates College
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Oregon State University
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Smith College
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Morehouse College
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Harvey Mudd College

Education Advisory Board 2020
Top row, l-r: Brendan Hassett, Caroline Klivans, Sigal Gottlieb, Katharine Ott; Second row, l-r: Jessica Sidman, Ulrica Wilson, Ryan Hynd, Thomas Garrity; Third row, l-r: John Ewing, Javier Rojo, Marian Bocea (NSF rep), and Cathy Boutin. Not picture: Tarik Aougab and Rachel Levy.
ICERM Governance Principles
The National Science Foundation, ICERM's core funder, expects that all of its mathematical sciences institutes have a mechanism in place for ensuring regular turnover in their governing boards and oversight of their directors. We are pleased to make available ICERM's governing principles.