Advisory Council

The Science and Engineering Advisory Council (SEAC) was established in December 2009 to assist the ARCS Foundation National Board in communicating the goals and mission of the organization to a national constituency.  The SEAC is composed of distinguished scientists, engineers, and scholars from across the country and draws on their collective experience in government, industry, and academia. The Council provides advice and recommendations on the development of new Chapters and, together with the National Board, examines and assists in implementing strategies for engaging external decision-makers with ARCS Foundation.

SEAC's key responsibilities revolve around identifying and providing information regarding programs important to science and engineering education, research, and funding, now and in the future. 

• SEAC assesses and provides guidance to ARCS Foundation on level of funding dedicated to science education in all States.
• SEAC provides information on state-funded or operated organizations that promote science education.
• SEAC advises on disciplines beyond the STEM horizon (e.g., nanotechnology, neuroscience, climate change, cybersecurity).
• SEAC advises on trends involving interdisciplinary degrees and research.
• SEAC advises on how ARCS Foundation can anticipate and contribute to evolutionary changes relative to STEM.
• SEAC assists in developing contacts in the science and engineering community to expand the ARCS Foundation science advisory network.
• SEAC advises on strategic communications between ARCS Foundation and state and federal government decision-makers.

The guidance received from SEAC is invaluable to ARCS Foundation as it works to provide unrestricted awards to augment research funding for PhD students, masters students, and undergraduates across the United States.

Current SEAC Members

Read the announcement of ARCS Foundation's newest Science and Engineering Advisory Council members.

Lennard A. Fisk, SEAC Chair, PhD  Thomas M. Donahue Distinguished University Professor of Space Science, University of Michigan	Lynne Brickner SEAC Secretary ARCS Los Angeles/Utah	Chad Evans Executive Vice President Council of Competitiveness
Sharon Feng, PhD Head of r&D, PPG Industries	Scott Fouse Vice President of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center	Wayne Goodman, PhD SVP Operations and Support Group, Aerospace Corporation
Karin Hollerbach, PHD CEO Taku Group	Steven Koonin, PHD Director of NYU's Center for Urban Science and Progress	Marty Kress Assistant Vice President for Research, Ohio State University
Irene McGee, PHD Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality, Covestro	Norine Noonan, PhD Professor of Biology, the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg	Suneel Sheikh, PhD CEO and Chief Research Scientist, Advanced Space Technology and Research Laboratories
Mary Lassiter Snitch Sr. Manager, External Strategic Relations Corporate Engineering and Technology, Lockheed Martin Corporation

SEAC Emeriti Members

ARCS Foundation, Inc. is pleased to recognize the service of our past SEAC members and thanks to each of them for their invaluable advice and dedication to the mission of ARCS Foundation.

Joseph K. Alexander	Richard DeMillo	Bonnie J. Dunbar
Charles Elachi	Ray O. Johnson	Ronald M. Sega
Susan Smith