Science Steering Committee Meeting

Present: Tim Ahern, Jon Aurnou, Brad Aagaard, Magali Billen, Jed Brown, Roger Buck, Eric Heien, Lorraine Hwang, Louise Kellogg, Carl Tape

Absent: Scott King, Jolante van Wijk

The meeting focused on:

• Submission of EAGER proposal for citing scientific software
• Submission of proposal to NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program
• Request for additional support for geodynamo software development
• Update from Eric Heien on using Jenkins for automated building and testing of software
• Revising the Strategic Plan

Outcomes:

• Committee approved providing 75% support for Nick for geodynamo development.
• Committee expressed support for diversifying CIG funding through submission of proposals to the EAGER and NRT programs.

Action Items:

• Committee members will provide suggested revisions to the Strategic Plan by July 11.
• Eric Heien will report back to the Committee in Sep on using Jenkins for automated building and testing.
• Discussion of best practices for software development postponed to next meeting.