National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
c/o American Institute of Biological Sciences
1444 I St. NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
Contact: Dan Johnson, 202/628-1500 x215
fax: 202/628-1509; djohnson@aibs.org

December 5, 2006

Two New Members Welcomed to the Board of NEON, Inc.

Dr. Jerry M. Melillo and Dr. John Aber have been elected to the NEON, Inc. Board of Directors and will participate in the Board’s next meeting, 22-23 February 2007, in Washington, DC.

Dr. Melillo is Senior Scientist and Co-Director of The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. His research interests include a focus on the broad-scale influences of global change on terrestrial ecosystems, especially on how human activities impact the biogeochemistry of those ecosystems. His extensive research activities include soil-warming experiments in Sweden and at the Harvard Forest in western Massachusetts. Dr. Melillo has served as Associate Director for Environment at the Office of Science and Technology Policy and as President of the Ecological Society of America.

Dr. John D. Aber, a forest ecosystems specialist, is a Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space at the University of New Hampshire. He is also Chair of the UNH inter-college Natural Resources Ph.D. Program. Dr. Aber holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and Applied Science (Computer Science), and a Master’s and Ph.D. in Forestry and Environmental Studies, all from Yale University. Part of his forest research work helps to create computer models of ecosystem function that are linked to geographic information systems and useful in exploring the impacts of climate change.

For a complete listing of NEON, Inc. Board Members, visit www.neoninc.org.