Insights from Earth and space sciences are valuable for addressing the current global health emergency, and such societal challenges are best addressed by integrated and interdisciplinary research.
Chris McEntee
Christine McEntee served as executive director and CEO of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), a scientific society that promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity, from 2010 to 2020. Her accomplishments include building strategic partnerships with allied Earth science organizations in the United States and internationally; modernizing AGU’s publications; spearheading the creation of a community-based science program of volunteer scientists; and broadening the use of social media to reach members.
Chris spent more than 25 years as an association leader and innovator, building a steady record of achievement in leading large organizations through changes in governance, membership, and public policy. She previously served as executive vice president (EVP) and CEO of the American Institute of Architects; CEO of the American College of Cardiology and its Foundation; and EVP for the American Hospital Association. She currently serves on the board of directors for the MedStar Health Research Institute and the American Board of Ophthalmology.
She is a Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives. Her many professional recognitions include the 2016 Association Leadership Award for Professional Society CEO of the Year, ASAE Women Who Advance Excellence, GWSAE’s Visionary and Executive Update “Smart CEO” Award, Crain’s Chicago Business 40 under 40 Award, and the Annual Achievement in Health Care Management Award from Women Health Executives Network. In 2013, she authored a chapter on the role scientific societies can play in informing public opinion on climate change, and she speaks on many topics related to science and leadership.
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STEM Supports 67% of U.S. Jobs
The real jobs report: A new analysis shows that science, tech, and engineering careers are this country’s engine.
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AGU’s Bridge Program Creates Opportunities for Underrepresented Students
In its first year, 20% of the 250 active Earth and space science graduate programs in the United States applied for partnership with the program.
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First Class of Austin Student Travel Endowment Grantees Awarded
Gifts from the AGU community enable students and early-career scientists to travel to Fall Meeting for the first time.
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AGU Releases Report to Address Flooding in Communities
The Surging Waters report shows how science empowers us to mitigate the impacts on people and property in communities around the United States.
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Convergence: A Call for More Robust Global Science Collaboration
With nationalism and scientific disinformation on the rise, the scientific community must work together even more closely.
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Join the Effort to Improve the Health of Our Oceans
AGU executive director/CEO Chris McEntee provides key takeaways from the first Global Planning Meeting, in Copenhagen, for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
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Continuing AGU’s Legacy in Publishing: AGU Advances’ New Editor in Chief
Susan Trumbore will lead this new, highly selective journal in publishing cutting-edge research across the Earth and space sciences.
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AGU Honored with the First Clean Energy DC Award
AGU aspires to lead by demonstrating that a building on a tight urban footprint can operate on a net-zero energy basis while providing a productive and healthy place to work and meet.
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Seven New Awardees of Celebrate 100 Grants
These latest creative and far-reaching projects chosen for AGU Centennial support range from a giant map of Mars for display on the U.S. National Mall to a climate science workshop in Puerto Rico.