ABOUT US

Mission:

COAA-SCC is the Chinese-American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Southern California Chapter. It is a non-profit organization with goals to facilitate professional networking among colleagues; and to advance oceanic and atmospheric disciplines through scientific exchanges and collaborations.

Executive Committee Members (2020-2021):

• President: Yu Gu (UCLA) – Overall Responsibility
• President-Elect: Yuan Wang (Caltech) – Leadership Transition
• Vice President: Wenshan Wang (UCI) – Public Relations
• Secretary: Lei Huang (JPL) – Internal Communications
• Treasurer: Yue Huang (UCLA) – Financial Affairs
• Webmaster/Newsletter Editor: Zhao-Cheng Zeng (UCLA) – Newsletter and Website
• Membership Manager: Zhaoyi Shen (Caltech) – Membership and Registration
• Regional Directors: Institutional Liaison
  Liyin He (Caltech), Shuang Ma (JPL), Yi Liu (UCI), Zhaoxin Ban (UCLA), Qinghua Ding (UCSB), Rui Sun (UCSD), and Xiquan Dong (U of Arizona)

Advisory Board Members:

• Chair: Yongkang Xue (UCLA)
• Vice Chair: Jin-Yi Yu (UCI)
• Members:
  Yi Chao (Seatrec, Inc)
  Jonathan Jiang (JPL)
  Yu Gu (UCLA)
  Hui Su (JPL)
  Gang Chen (UCLA)
  Baijun Tian (JPL)

Membership:

1. Regular Member
2. Student Member
3. Life Member
4. Corporate Member
5. Honorary Member

Membership (except Honorary member) application is sponsored by a member and approved by the Membership Committee.

MEMBERSHIP DUES

Annual Dues For Members

	CLASSIFICATIONS	ANNUAL DUES (US$)
(1)	Regular Member	$10
(2)	Student Member	$5
(3)	Life Member	$200
(4)	Corporate Member	$500
(5)	Honorary Member	None