The membership of the Committee on International Freedom of Scientists consists of persons selected by the Committee on Committees and appointed by the President-Elect to staggered three-year terms. The President-Elect appoints the Chair from among the members. This Committee is responsible for monitoring concerns regarding human rights for scientists throughout the world. It apprises the President, the 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 and Council appropriate courses of action designed to alleviate such problems.
Chair:
Virginia Trimble
(01/23 - 12/23)
University of California, Irvine
Past Chair:
Katepalli Sreenivasan
(01/23 - 12/23)
New York University (NYU)
Member:
Annick Suzor-Weiner
(01/21 - 12/23)
Université Paris Cité
Member: Saeed Pegahan (01/21 - 12/23)
Member:
Sumeyra Tek
(01/22 - 12/24)
Texas Lutheran University
Member:
Peter Steinberg
(01/22 - 12/24)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Member:
Kenny Breuer
(01/22 - 12/24)
Brown University
Member:
Ivan Schuller
(01/23 - 12/25)
University of California, San Diego
Member:
Detlef Lohse
(01/23 - 12/25)
University of Twente
Member:
Maury Goodman
(01/23 - 12/25)
Argonne National Laboratory
Fundamental Human Rights & Freedoms
Learn about the principal guaranteed rights and freedoms. This guide was prepared by CIFS member The Hon. Robert French AC.
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