Advisory Board
Who selects the winner of the Atlas Award?
Advisory Board members select the recipient of the Atlas Award for a given SDG theme. Twice a year, the Board carefully chooses one winner from a list of ten nominated articles based on the novelty of the research and its potential impact on society. 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
![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
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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
![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
![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)