Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee represents the region's scientific community to the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Meetings
Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) Strategic Planning Meeting - June 2025
STAC Workshop: Advancing Market-Based Approaches in the Agricultural Sector to Support Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration
Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) Meeting - September 2025
STAC Workshop: Blueprint for Building Partnerships and Recommendations for Scaling Brook Trout Restoration in Stronghold and Persistent Patches - Maryland
STAC Workshop: Blueprint for Building Partnerships and Recommendations for Scaling Brook Trout Restoration in Stronghold and Persistent Patches - Pennsylvania
STAC Quarterly Meeting - March 2025
About
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee works to provide scientific and technical guidance on the Chesapeake Bay Program's efforts to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay.
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) provides scientific and technical guidance to the Chesapeake Bay Program on measures to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay. Since its creation in December 1984, the Chesapeake Bay Program’s (CBP) Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) has worked to enhance scientific communication and outreach throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed and beyond. STAC provides independent scientific and technical advice in various ways, including (1) technical reports and position papers, (2) discussion groups, (3) assistance in organizing merit reviews of CBP programs and projects, (4) technical workshops, and (5) interaction between STAC members and the CBP. STAC serves as a liaison between the region's scientific community and the CBP. Through professional and academic contacts and organizational networks of its members, STAC ensures close cooperation among and between the various research institutions and management agencies represented in the Bay watershed.
Publications
The State of the Science and Practice of Stream Restoration in the Chesapeake: Lessons Learned to Inform Better Implementation, Assessment, and Outcomes
Publication date:This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop that reviewed and distilled lessons learned from past stream corridor restoration projects to improve future restoration outcomes.
Using Carbon to Achieve Chesapeake Bay (and Watershed) Water Quality Goals and Climate Resiliency: The Science, Gaps, Implementation Activities and Opportunities
Publication date:This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop to evaluate and translate biochar research for integration into Chesapeake Bay protocols.
Achieving Water Quality Goals in the Chesapeake Bay: A Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR)
Publication date:This report evaluates why progress toward the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load and water quality standards has been slower than expected and offers options for how progress can be accelerated.
Evaluating an Improved Systems Approach to Wetland Crediting: Consideration of Wetland Ecosystem Services
Publication date:This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop to explore the wetland accounting system and provide insight on improved approaches to promote wetland projects.
Using Ecosystem Services to Increase Progress Toward, and Quantify the Benefits of Multiple CBP Outcomes
Publication date:This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop to shape a framework for identifying impactful and durable ways to embed ecosystem services considerations in decision-making.
Related Resources
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STAC Website
Visit the STAC Website for all STAC activities, resources and publications.
Our Members
- Larry Sanford (Chair)
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science lsanford@umces.edu - Bill Dennison (Vice Chair)
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science dennison@umces.edu - Meg Cole (Coordinator)
Chesapeake Research Consortium colem@chesapeake.org - Tou Matthews (Staffer)
Chesapeake Research Consortium matthewst@chesapeake.org - Matt Baker
University of Maryland Baltimore County mbaker@umbc.edu - Kathy Boomer
Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research kboomer@foundationfar.org - Chris Brosch
Delaware Department of Agriculture chris.brosch@state.de.us - Charles Bott
Hampton Roads Sanitation District cbott@hrsd.com - John Bovay
Virginia Tech bovay@vt.edu - Anthony Buda
USDA Agricultural Research Service anthony.buda@ars.usda.gov - Katherine Bunting-Howarth
New York Sea Grant keb264@cornell.edu - Shirley Clark
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) sec16@psu.edu - John Dawes
The Commons dawes@ourcommoncode.org - Kathy DeBusk Gee
OptiRTC, Inc. kdgee@optirtc.com - Celso Ferreira
George Mason University cferrei3@gmu.edu - KC Filippino
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission kfilippino@hrpdcva.gov - Carl Friedrichs
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) carl.friedrichs@vims.edu - Ben Hayes
Bucknell University brh010@bucknell.edu - Ellen Kohl
University of Maryland Baltimore County eakohl@umbc.edu - Jeni Keisman
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) jkeisman@usgs.gov - Christine Kirchhoff
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) cxk475@psu.edu - Scott Knoche
Morgan State University Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory scott.knoche@morgan.edu - Yusuke Kuwayama
University of Maryland Baltimore County kuwayama@umbc.edu - Erin Letavic
HERBERT, ROWLAND & GRUBIC, INC. Chris.Brosch@state.de.us - Theo Lim
University of British Columbia theo.lim@ubc.ca - David Martin
The Nature Conservancy david.martin@tnc.org - Mark Monaco
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) mark.monaco@noaa.gov - Greg Noe
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gnoe@usgs.gov - Efeturi Oghenekaro
District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) efeturi.oghenekaro@dc.gov - Leah Palm-Forster
University of Delaware leahhp@udel.edu - Joe Reustle
Hampton University joseph.reustle@hamptonu.edu - Kenny Rose
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science krose@umces.edu - Michael Runge
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mrunge@usgs.gov - Tess Thompson
Virginia Tech tthompson@vt.edu - Leon Tillman
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) leon.tillman@usda.gov - Emily Trentacoste
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency trentacoste.emily@epa.gov - Valerie Were
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere valerie.were@gmail.com - Joe Wood
Chesapeake Bay Foundation jwood@cbf.org - Weixing Zhu
Binghamton University wxzhu@binghamton.edu