The Scientific Advisory Committee is asked every year to give its opinion on the Research Programme, its evolution and relevance, and to make recommendations on future research directions. It is composed of six members:
Five academic members, experts in the climate impacts of aviation from European or American universities or research centres:
- Dr Klaus Gierens, Research Scientist in the Earth System Modelling department of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), in Oberpfaffenhofen, Bavaria, Germany
- Dr Andrew Gettelman, Senior Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), in Richland, Washington, USA
- Dr Irene Dedoussi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Control and Operations of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in Delft, Netherlands
- Dr Roberto Paoli, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Montreal, in Montreal, Canada
- Dr Daniel Cariolle, Consultant at the Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique (CERFACS) in Toulouse, France.
One representative of the French Aerospace Industries Association (GIFAS):
- Baptiste Voillequin, Vice President R&D Commission