Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae
The Honorable JANE LUBCHENCO, Ph.D.
Deputy Director for Climate and Environment
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
University Distinguished Professor
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology
Marine Studies Advisor to the Provost and President of Oregon State University
Education:
B.A. 1969, Colorado College (Biology; Ford Foundation Independent Study Scholar)
M.S. 1971, University of Washington (Zoology; advisors R.T. Paine, A.J. Kohn)
Ph.D. 1975, Harvard University (Ecology; advisors T.W. Schoener, F.E. Smith)
Positions:
Assistant Professor, 1975-1977, Harvard University.
Assistant Professor 1977‑1982
Associate Professor 1982-88, Oregon State University (OSU).
N.B.: From 1977-1989, Dr. Lubchenco worked part-time, by choice, so she could spend more time with her two young sons. She held a 0.5 FTE tenure-track, then tenured appointment for ten years, followed by a 0.75 FTE appointment for two years; in 1989, she returned to full-time.
Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution, 1978-1984.
Visiting Professor: University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, 1976; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, 1975-1984; Universidad Catolica, Santiago, Chile, 1986; Institute of Oceanography, Academica Sinica, Qingdao, P.R. China, 1987; University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1994-95, 1999-2000, 2002-2003.
Professor 1988-2009; Chair, Department of Zoology 1989-92; Distinguished Professor 1993-2009,
OSU (2009-2013 on leave while serving as NOAA Administrator), 2013-present;
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology 1995-2009, 2013-present, OSU;
Distinguished University Professor and Marine Studies Advisor to the President and Provost 2014-present.
National Science Board, member 1996-2000, 2000-2006; nominated for each term by President William Jefferson Clinton and confirmed each time by the U.S. Senate
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), March 20, 2009 to February 27, 2013; (on leave from OSU). Nominated by Barack Obama December 20, 2008; confirmed by U.S. Senate March 19, 2009, resigned February 27, 2013.
Mimi and Peter Haas Distinguished Visitor in Public Service and Visiting Fellow, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, March-June 2013 (on leave from OSU)
Inaugural U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean, U.S. State Department, 2014-2016, under Secretary John Kerry and President Obama (pro bono position).
Interests/Expertise:
Science, people, and the planet; the environment, climate and other global changes, and human well-being; social responsibilities of scientists; sustainability science; use-inspired science; biodiversity and conservation biology; natural capital; environmental solutions; communication of science; state of the ocean; ecosystem services; Marine Protected Areas; hypoxia (‘dead zones’); ocean acidification, evolutionary community ecology; plant-herbivore interactions; biogeography; mollusks; echinoderms; seaweeds.
Teaching
Dr. Lubchenco has two current course offerings, one of which is newly developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IB 599 Mobilizing Science: COVID-19 - co-taught with Dr. Ben Dalziel
Course description: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an extraordinary impact on science and society. In this course, we explore the science behind the response to the pandemic, including our experiences with OSU’s TRACE-COVID-19 project. Through lectures, case studies, and projects, we explore relevant scientific topics including disease dynamics, epidemiology, ecology, statistics, bioinformatics, engineering, and disaster management. We’ll also hear from public health experts, journalists and media relations experts.
Students will learn and apply foundational knowledge about the processes underlying the pandemic to understand first-hand perspectives from individuals on the ‘front-lines’ of confronting it. Students will gain a better understanding of COVID-19 and epidemics more broadly, peek behind the curtain to see how science and scientists are responding, and have a chance to propose ways to increase others’ awareness of effective responses to the disease. In sum, this class will prepare students to leverage their training in science to analyze and respond to complex and rapidly-evolving global challenges.
IB 518: Science and Policy
Course description: An introduction to the science-policy interface. The formulation of US public policy is examined, as well as the role of science and scientists in informing and implementing policy, management decisions, and public understanding. Current topics are emphasized.
Deputy Director for Climate and Environment
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
University Distinguished Professor
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology
Marine Studies Advisor to the Provost and President of Oregon State University
Education:
B.A. 1969, Colorado College (Biology; Ford Foundation Independent Study Scholar)
M.S. 1971, University of Washington (Zoology; advisors R.T. Paine, A.J. Kohn)
Ph.D. 1975, Harvard University (Ecology; advisors T.W. Schoener, F.E. Smith)
Positions:
Assistant Professor, 1975-1977, Harvard University.
Assistant Professor 1977‑1982
Associate Professor 1982-88, Oregon State University (OSU).
N.B.: From 1977-1989, Dr. Lubchenco worked part-time, by choice, so she could spend more time with her two young sons. She held a 0.5 FTE tenure-track, then tenured appointment for ten years, followed by a 0.75 FTE appointment for two years; in 1989, she returned to full-time.
Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution, 1978-1984.
Visiting Professor: University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, 1976; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, 1975-1984; Universidad Catolica, Santiago, Chile, 1986; Institute of Oceanography, Academica Sinica, Qingdao, P.R. China, 1987; University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1994-95, 1999-2000, 2002-2003.
Professor 1988-2009; Chair, Department of Zoology 1989-92; Distinguished Professor 1993-2009,
OSU (2009-2013 on leave while serving as NOAA Administrator), 2013-present;
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology 1995-2009, 2013-present, OSU;
Distinguished University Professor and Marine Studies Advisor to the President and Provost 2014-present.
National Science Board, member 1996-2000, 2000-2006; nominated for each term by President William Jefferson Clinton and confirmed each time by the U.S. Senate
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), March 20, 2009 to February 27, 2013; (on leave from OSU). Nominated by Barack Obama December 20, 2008; confirmed by U.S. Senate March 19, 2009, resigned February 27, 2013.
Mimi and Peter Haas Distinguished Visitor in Public Service and Visiting Fellow, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, March-June 2013 (on leave from OSU)
Inaugural U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean, U.S. State Department, 2014-2016, under Secretary John Kerry and President Obama (pro bono position).
Interests/Expertise:
Science, people, and the planet; the environment, climate and other global changes, and human well-being; social responsibilities of scientists; sustainability science; use-inspired science; biodiversity and conservation biology; natural capital; environmental solutions; communication of science; state of the ocean; ecosystem services; Marine Protected Areas; hypoxia (‘dead zones’); ocean acidification, evolutionary community ecology; plant-herbivore interactions; biogeography; mollusks; echinoderms; seaweeds.
Teaching
Dr. Lubchenco has two current course offerings, one of which is newly developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IB 599 Mobilizing Science: COVID-19 - co-taught with Dr. Ben Dalziel
Course description: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an extraordinary impact on science and society. In this course, we explore the science behind the response to the pandemic, including our experiences with OSU’s TRACE-COVID-19 project. Through lectures, case studies, and projects, we explore relevant scientific topics including disease dynamics, epidemiology, ecology, statistics, bioinformatics, engineering, and disaster management. We’ll also hear from public health experts, journalists and media relations experts.
Students will learn and apply foundational knowledge about the processes underlying the pandemic to understand first-hand perspectives from individuals on the ‘front-lines’ of confronting it. Students will gain a better understanding of COVID-19 and epidemics more broadly, peek behind the curtain to see how science and scientists are responding, and have a chance to propose ways to increase others’ awareness of effective responses to the disease. In sum, this class will prepare students to leverage their training in science to analyze and respond to complex and rapidly-evolving global challenges.
IB 518: Science and Policy
Course description: An introduction to the science-policy interface. The formulation of US public policy is examined, as well as the role of science and scientists in informing and implementing policy, management decisions, and public understanding. Current topics are emphasized.