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EMSL User Executive Committee Accepting Nominations for New Members

Elections for UEC will be May 22 - June 2

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The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory's User Executive Committee is a seven-person committee that advises EMSL's management team on matters affecting the EMSL User Organization. (Image provided by Adobe)

Submit a nomination

The EMSL User Executive Committee (UEC) is seeking nominations through May 12 for new committee members to serve a three-year term starting October 2023. There are currently three committee member positions available. 

Candidates must be current EMSL users and have the following qualifications:

  • Leads with the highest personal and professional ethics and integrity
  • Represents the interests of the EMSL user community and the EMSL user facility mission and vision
  • Possesses inquisitive and objective perspective, practical wisdom, and mature judgment
  • Fulfills duties and responsibilities effectively, including a commitment to serve on the committee for the entire term. 

To ensure diversity among the committee, we strive not to have members from the same institution. As a result of our current committee membership, we are not accepting nominations from: 

  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
  • University of Delaware 
  • West Texas A&M 
  • University of Lausanne 

Submit a nomination or self-nominate for a committee position by emailing emsl.uec@pnnl.gov with the following information:

  • Name
  • Institution
  • Related qualifications

UEC elections will be held May 22 - June 2, and new UEC members will be announced June 12.

The UEC provides advice and recommendations to EMSL's management team on matters affecting the EMSL User Organization, including operating policies, operating hours for specific instruments, and needs for facilities, infrastructure, and instrumentation; assisting in planning activities for the annual EMSL User Meeting; and forming ad hoc committees to help EMSL management or users with special needs. Read the UEC Charter for a full description of their purpose and responsibilities.