How are members selected for the National Research Council boards?
Each board advises the national Academies on possible future activities for a range of subject areas. In developing a board’s membership, the Academies seek to have expertise in the various relevant disciplines and in subject matter areas that are in the board’s portfolio of studies or other activities. In addition, the Academies seek diversity, academic distinction, geographic balance and to have about a quarter of the members drawn from the membership of the NAS, NAE, or IOM.
