OCB is excited to welcome the following new members to the Scientific Steering Committee:

Angela Knapp (TAMU) – marine biochemistry, nitrogen fixation, dissolved organic nutrients, marine nitrogen stable isotope geochemistry

Elaine Luo (UNC Charlotte) – microbial ecology, computational biology, metagenomics

David Harning (CU Boulder) – paleoclimatology, geochemistry, carbon burial, Arctic climate change, carbon dioxide removal

Hope Ianiri (USGS, early career member) – marine organic carbon and nitrogen cycles, long-term carbon storage in marine environments

The SSC has also elected Jessica Luo (NOAA/GFDL) as its next vice chair, and Randie Bundy (UW) has rotated into the SSC Chair position.

We extend our sincere gratitude to outgoing SSC members P. Dreux Chappell (USF, SSC Chair from 2025-2026), David “Roo” Nicholson (WHOI), Anela Choy (SIO), and Yige Zhang (formerly TAMU, now at Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, CAS).