Advisory Board
Who decides what goes in Atlas?
Advisory Board members serve on the Atlas Board for 12 months and are involved in the implementation of science in society on a global scale. They select monthly from the nominations list which article deserves the Atlas award. Board members are appointed by invitation.
Advisory Board
![Lewis Akenji](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/18afYHXWijgOFtBuTGONVr/8a1594254d6e113a2ebce70093b1c045/lewis-akenji.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Lewis Akenji
Managing Director, Hot or Cool Institute
![Mohamed Atani](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/3YcUOqBj89ilcq46zNbMxC/540332de4cb7731125ede384c1d34554/mohamed-atani.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Mohamed Atani
Head of UNEP Office for West Africa
![Tonya Blowers](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/2Ez47LyI1iXrAgtuwNzwM2/beccb6b6d63f05a3df935dcf25b403e9/tonya-blowers.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Tonya Blowers
Organization of Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
![Yap Boum](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/3ICsLty4M5p0GrEz19d1fp/f78aafedbdad0b313c0d564dd4744062/yap-boum.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Yap Boum
Executive Director, Pasteur Institute of Bangui
![Shun Fung Chiu](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/56kMTjwlbu4GoUZRzw30pB/30750c8d0ea8b311b4288f6aaf92fed4/shun-fung-chiu.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Shun Fung Chiu
Member, UN Environment International Resource Panel
![Gracian Chimwaza](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/1KvxNFUkPDjgVFDUwaUd3C/29ad884be9655e76c0d2a5df26aa871b/gracian-chimwaza.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Gracian Chimwaza
Chair of the Research4Life Executive Council
![Louise Gallagher](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/5RTkxsvooOGfMF3NFKIgaP/ddfcb10872e46c2b4326f1f075cc54c2/louise-gallagher.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Louise Gallagher
UNESCO Chair of Hydropolitics
![Joyeeta Gupta](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/3auZtGRI5kBNcKMBVSuOPB/930cb6f5ca78298a2779bffaa7c6b805/Joyeeta_Gupta_-_B_W.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Joyeeta Gupta
Professor of environment and development in the global south, University of Amsterdam and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
![Ambassador Kim Won-soo](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/6Gj83CM03OIwCyJ9XmIAxA/5595e5066f22c1c5fc8691702e2ea3e9/ambassador-kim-won-soo.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Ambassador Kim Won-soo
Ban Ki-Moon Centre
![Ryoji Noritake](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/3LhZg4RnAaMTGJTejjDNCZ/38ddc8bd5603e068b9570da6235eab86/ryoji-noritake.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Ryoji Noritake
President, Health & Global Policy Institute
![Neil Packenham-Walsh](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/6UedzVwsHIAiTspQDLkTIa/d868b622a4982d2c215a4095151ef341/neil-packenham-walsh.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Neil Packenham-Walsh
Coordinator, Healthcare Information for all - HIFA
![Osamu Saito](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/5AhczlRa4xU7X5SNhkWE1i/5df2455f398b01160cfdb7e38b9b1dd1/osamu-saito.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Osamu Saito
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
![Veena Sahajwalla](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/2DbCvGfVAevEoD1W1FpCK9/738d2cd2eb153c049ba6490abf77aed4/veena-sahajwalla.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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Veena Sahajwalla
Founding Director, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology (SMaRT@UNSW)
![DeAndrea Salvador](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/414iv0N1PEsWnF4WAAD7Cu/5aed62d2e03f4d84580ca842e5c4cfe3/deandrea-salvador.jpg?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
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DeAndrea Salvador
CEO, Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI)