The purpose of JCIOI is:

1. To act as a 'point of contact' for questions related to ice-ocean interactions in earth sciences.

2. To identify areas of research that are needed to advance the understanding, observing, and modeling of ice-ocean interactions, including under ice shelves, at the front of tidewater glaciers, and at the sea surface in surrounding ice floes as well as to motivate research and development related to these areas through small collaborations, more formal Working Groups, workshops, conference sessions, or other avenues.

3. To facilitate research that integrates theory and observations of ice-ocean interactions, with a focus on improving their representation in numerical ocean and ice sheet models.

4. To encourage continuing technological improvements and parameterization developments in relation to observations and models of ice-ocean interactions.

5. To communicate the latest developments around ice-ocean interactions to the relevant audiences, including scientists, funding bodies, and policy makers, e.g. by coordinating a “special issue” in a journal; reporting on research activities and outcomes; issuing white papers.

Co-chair (IAPSO): Yoshihiro Nakayama, Dartmouth College, USA (Jan 2021 - Jun 2027)

Co-chair (IACS): Lu An, Tongji University, China (Jun 2023 - Jun 2027)

Vice chair (IAPSO):  Currently vacant

Vice chair (IACS): Currently vacant

Secretary: Sue Cook, University of Tasmania, Australia (Jan 2021 - Jan 2026)

Committee:         Hélène Seroussi, Dartmouth College, USA (Jan 2021 - Jun 2027)      

Dan Goldberg, Edinburgh University, UK (Jun 2023 - Jun 2027)

Chad Greene, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA (Jun 2024 - Jun 2027)

Felicity McCormack, Monash University, Australia (Jan 2021 - Jan 2026)

Isabel Nias, University of Liverpool, UK (Jan 2021 - Jan 2026)

Jesse Cusak, Oregon State University, USA (Aug 2025 - Aug 2029)

Peter Davis, British Antarctic Survey, UK (Aug 2025 - Aug 2029)

Katrin Lindbäck, Mid Sweden University, Sweden (Aug 2025 - Aug 2029)

Ken Zhao, University of North Carolina, USA (Aug 2025 - Aug 2029)

Previous committee members

Susheel Adusumilli, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA (Jan 2021 - Jan 2024)

Donald Slater, Edinburgh University, UK (Jan 2021 - Jun 2024)

Tore Hattermann, Norwegian Polar Institute/Arctic University of Norway (Jan 2021 - Jan 2025)

A full copy of the commission's terms of reference can be accessed here