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Committee on International Freedom of Scientists

The membership of the Committee on International Freedom of Scientists shall consist of nine members appointed by the President-Elect to staggered three-year terms. The President-Elect shall appoint the Chairperson from among the members. This Committee shall be responsible for monitoring concerns regarding human rights for scientists throughout the world. It shall apprise the President, the Executive Board and Council of problems encountered by scientists in the pursuit of their scientific interests or in effecting satisfactory communication with other scientists and may recommend to the President, the Executive Board and Council appropriate courses of action designed to alleviate such problems.

Chair: Noemi Mirkin
Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Past Chair: Michael J Ramsey-Musolf
Univ of Wisconsin, Madison

Member: Gerry M Bunce
Brookhaven Natl Lab

Member: Sebastien Francoeur
Ecole Polytech de Montreal

Member: Andrew Grosso

Member: Andrew D Kent
New York Univ NYU

Member: Kyler W Kuehn
Argonne Natl Lab

Member: Yousef I. Makdisi
Brookhaven National Lab

Member: Vahid H Ranjbar
Tech-X Corp

Member: Dr George R Tynan
Univ of California - San Diego

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