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The Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC) was established as a partnership between the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), and the University of New Hampshire (UNH), through the Environmental Research Group (ERG) in 2004. The Center for Spills in the Environment (CSE) is a University center that expands the scope of interaction and cooperation with the private sector, other government agencies and universities. The Centers are administered by, and located at, the UNH campus in Durham, NH.

The CRRC partnership stimulates innovation in spill preparedness, response, assessment, and implementation of optimum spill recovery strategies. The primary purpose of the Center is to bring together the resources of a research-oriented university and the field expertise of OR&R to conduct and oversee basic and applied research, conduct outreach, and encourage strategic partnerships in spill response, assessment and restoration.

The CSE involves individuals and institutions, public and private, at local, regional, national and international levels in identifying needs, evaluating and demonstrating promising technologies, and fostering their use as part of new, integrative approaches to response and restoration.

Phone: 603.862.1545
Fax: 603.862.3957

kathy.mandsager_at_unh.edu (Center Program Coordinator)

The UNH Vice Provost for Research will receive, from time to time, input from the Center's Board of Advisors about programmatic direction and function. The Board, acting by consensus, will make recommendations on:

2010 Advisory Board
Please click on a board member's name to view their bio.

Jan Nisbet
Senior Vice Provost for Research (UNH)

David Westerholm
Office of Response and Restoration (NOAA)

Nancy Bird
Oil Spill Recovery Institute, Prince William Sound Science Center

David Fritz
Crisis Management Coordinator, BP America

David Kennedy or designee
NOAA

Captain Caplis
United States Coast Guard

Jonathan Pennock
Director, Marine Program (UNH)

Robyn Conmy
Environmental Protection Agency

Ex Officio Members

Nancy Kinner
Co-Director, Coastal Response Research Center (UNH)

Amy Merten
Co-Director, Coastal Response Research Center (NOAA)

Andrew Armstrong
Co-Director, Joint Hydrographic Center (NOAA)

Larry Mayer
Co-Director, Joint Hydrographic Center (UNH)

Richard Langan
Co-Director, Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (UNH)

Dwight Trueblood
Co-Director, Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (NOAA)

The Center's Science Advisory Panel will consist of scientists and engineers experienced in the areas of marine spills, particularly with protection and restoration of coastal environments and communities. The Panel will be composed of representatives from the academic community, governmental agencies (federal and/or state) and the private sector. The Panel will have a membership of 8-10 individuals nominated by NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. EPA, other governmental agencies, research institutions, and the private sector and selected by the UNH Vice Provost for Research. Members serve two-year terms.

The Panel, acting by consensus, will advise and make recommendations to the UNH Vice President for Research and Public Service regarding the long range research themes and priorities of the Center; the merit of research projects funded by the Center; and the merit of the Center's research programs and activities.

Please click on a panel member's name to view their bio.

James Clark (retired)
ExxonMobil Research & Engineering

Robert Haddad
NOAA, Assessment & Restoration Division

Roger Helm
NRDA and Spill Response Coordinator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1

Charlie Henry
NOAA, SSC, Prevention USCG 8th District

Steve Buschang
Texas General Land Office, Oil Spill Prevention & Response

W. Scott Pegau
Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI)

Ex Officio Members

Nancy Kinner
Co-Director, Coastal Response Research Center (UNH)

Amy Merten
Co-Director, Coastal Response Research Center (NOAA)

Lisa DiPinto, Ph.D.
NOAA/NOS
1305 East West Highway
SSMC4 Station 10219
Silver Spring, MD 20910
lisa.dipinto@noaa.gov

Diane Foster, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Kingsbury Hall
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
diane.foster@unh.edu

Lawrence C. Hamilton, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Sociology
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
lawrence.hamilton@unh.edu

Michele Jacobi
NOAA/ARD
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Building 4, Room 2130 A
Seattle, WA 98115
michele.jacobi@noaa.gov

Jenna Jambeck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Engineering
University of Georgia
412 Driftmier Engineering Center
Athens, GA  30602
jjambeck@uga.edu

Stephen Jones, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Natural Resources and Marine Science
Jackson Estuarine Lab
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
steve.jones@unh.edu

David Kaiser, Esq.
Senior Policy Analyst
NOAA OCRM
Gregg Hall
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
david.kaiser@noaa.gov

Thomas Lippman, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Ctr for Coastal & Ocean Mapping
Chase Ocean Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
lippman@ccom.unh.edu

Thomas Safford, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Horton SSC Rm 417
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
tom.safford@unh.edu

Kurt Schwehr, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
NOAA Joint Hydrographic Center/Visualization Lab
Chase Ocean Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
kurt.schwehr@unh.edu

Nancy E. Kinner, Ph.D.
Co-Director (UNH)
603 862-1422
nancy.kinner@unh.edu

Amy Merten, Ph.D.
Co-Director (NOAA)
206 526-6829
amy.merten@noaa.gov

Kathy Mandsager
Program Coordinator
603 862-1545
kathy.mandsager@unh.edu

Katie Brouse
Program Support Coordinator
603 862-3731
katie.brouse@unh.edu

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OR&R NOAA Project Liaisons for Funded CRRC Projects

These individuals will be appointed based on interest, expertise, opportunity for staff development and availability as determined by OR&R management. Interactions between NOAA Project Liaisons and CRRC Project PIs are expected to improve the relevance of the funded work to OR&R needs and to build partnerships within the research community. These Project Liaisons will:

1. Provide technical advice to the CRRC Co-Directors. This would include working directly with the CRRC Co-directors to: review project experimental design/quality assurance plans, read and comment on progress reports, and review documents and presentations for the CRRC Science Advisory Panel and other entities, as appropriate.
   
2. Visit to project research sites, as appropriate to conduct reviews or observe experiments.
   
3. Work with the Co-Directors, other OR&R staff, and the Project PIs to proactively translate the research into field application.

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