Date: January 10, 2014 Speaker: Jane Lubchenco, former administrator of NOAA Fresh from four years in Washington, D.C., at the helm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dr. Lubchenco will share stories and reflections about her experiences with the federal agency in charge of weather forecasts and warnings, climate records and outlooks, nautical charts, stewardship of oceans in federal waters including management of fisheries, and the research, satellites and education that support those activities. The talk with draw liberally on examples dealing with scientific integrity, the Deepwater Horizon disaster, weather forecasts and warnings, satellites, fisheries and climate change. Dr. Jane Lubchenco is a marine ecologist and environmental scientist with expertise in oceans, climate change, and interactions between the environment and human well-being. Nominated by President Obama in December 2008 as part of his 'Science Dream Team,' she served as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 2009-2013. Under her leadership, the $5B, 12,000 employee-strong NOAA focused on restoring fisheries to sustainability and profitability, restoring oceans and coasts to a healthy state, protecting marine mammals and endangered species, ensuring continuity of the Nation's weather and environmental satellites and promoting climate science. One of the "most highly cited" ecologists in the world, eight of her publications are recognized as "Science Citation Classics." She is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the Royal Society. She has received numerous awards including a MacArthur "genius" award, 19 honorary doctorates, the Heinz Award for the Environment and was named "2010 Newsmaker of the Year" by the prestigious international scientific journal Nature. She served on the Pew Oceans Commission, the Aspen Institute's Arctic Commission and the World Bank's Blue Ribbon Panel for the Global Program on Oceans. As president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and as President of the International Council for Science (ICSU), she proposed the concept of "a social contract for scientists" in which scientists pursue and share knowledge that is relevant to society's most pressing problems, and do so with transparency, honesty and humility. Dr. Lubchenco is passionate about promoting the discovery, communication and use of scientific knowledge in policy, management and public understanding.

• published: 15 Jan 2014
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