The IDP convenes a Science Advisory Board (SAB) for the purpose of forming and updating a Long Range Science Plan that addresses multiple science disciplines and associated technology. Below are the current members of the SAB as well as SAB-related documents. The SAB also convenes two standing working groups: Englacial and Subglacial Access and Ice Core.
Call for Nominations: Science Advisory Board of the NSF Ice Drilling ProgramThe Science Advisory Board (SAB) of the NSF Ice Drilling Program (IDP) invites nominations, including self-nominations, from the U.S. scientific community to fill one open position on the SAB. The SAB currently seeks to replace scientific expertise in ice core or subglacial rock science. Nominees must be U.S.- based scientists whose science relies on the analysis of ice, firn, or subglacial rock cores. The primary purpose of the SAB is to provide advice and input on scientific issues pertaining to the NSF Ice Drilling Program, including annual updates of the IDP Long Range Science Plan. SAB members typically serve for four years; they must attend two annual SAB meetings per year (usually virtual), and collaborate remotely as needed. Please send nominations and expressions of interest, along with the resume of the nominee, to the current Chair of the SAB, Dr. Sarah Shackleton (sarah.shackleton@whoi.edu) at earliest convenience before February 20, 2026.
