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Biography
Jane Lubchenco was born in 1947 in Denver, Colorado. The eldest of six girls and the daughter of two physicians, Lubchenco grew up loving science. Family activities focused on the outdoors and several years as a Girl Scout also instilled in Lubchenco an early interest in natural history and outdoor exploration.
Lubchenco attended a private Catholic all-girls preparatory school, St. Marys Academy, before enrolling at Colorado College to begin her undergraduate studies in 1965. A biology major, Lubchenco also took part in the college's Ford Independent Study Programs, which eschewed classes, grades and most examinations, favoring instead a strong focus on the virtues of independent academic exploration. Lubchenco also spent an important summer between her junior and senior year at an enrichment program hosted at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where she gained her first exposure to marine biology and to hands-on research.
Following the completion of her undergraduate work, Lubchenco enrolled at the University of Washington in 1969 to begin graduat
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Dr. Lubchenco is a marine ecologist and environmental scientist, with expertise in the ocean, climate change, and interactions between the environment and human well-being. She has deep experience in science, academia, and government. At Oregon State University she is a University Distinguished Professor, Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology, and Marine Studies Advisor to the Provost and President. In 2021, Dr. Lubchenco began her service as the Deputy Director for Climate and the Environment for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
She is a champion of science, the stronger engagement of scientists with society, and finding durable solutions to environmental challenges. She served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 2009-2013. She was an inaugural member of President Obama's “Science Dream Team". From 2014 to 2016 she served as the first U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean.
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Jane Lubchenco
American ecologist (born 1947)
Jane Lubchenco (born December 4, 1947) is an American environmental scientist and marineecologist who teaches and conducts research at Oregon State University. Her research interests include interactions between the environment and human well-being, biodiversity, climate change, and sustainable use of oceans and the planet. From 2009 to 2013, she served as Administrator of NOAA and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.[1] In February 2021, she was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as deputy director for Climate and Environment in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.[2]
During her time at NOAA, she was the Mimi and Peter Haas Distinguished Visitor in Public Service at Stanford University (March–June 2013).[3] In June 2013, she returned to Oregon State University where she was on the faculty prior to being invited by President-Elect Obama to serve on his 'science team.'[4] Her many awards include the MacArthur 'genius' award in 1993 and more than
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