Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate
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Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate Scientific Advisory Committee provides guidance regarding the strategic direction and alignment of the directorate with current and future needs of the Department of Energy and the country.

Ari Patrinos
Ari Patrinos
BESSD Scientific Advisory Committee Chair
NOVIM Advisory Board Chairman
Lisa Ainsworth
Lisa Ainsworth
Research Plant Physiologist
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Scott Collis
Scott Collis
Atmospheric Scientist and
Department Head
Geospatial Computing,
Innovations and Sensing
Argonne National Laboratory
James Diggans
James Diggans
Distinguished Scientist, Bioinformatics and Biosecurity
Twist Bioscience Corporation
Richard Dixon
Richard Dixon
Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus
University of North Texas
Patricia Dove
Patricia Dove
University Distinguished Professor
Department of Geosciences
Virginia Tech
James Randerson
James Randerson
Ralph J. and Carol M. Cicerone Professor
Earth System Science
University of California, Irvine
Rosangela Sozzani
Rosangela Sozzani
Associate Professor
North Carolina State University