Renowned Marine Ecologist to Discuss Environmental Protection During Dickinson College Virtual Event
Jane Lubchenco. Photo by Joy Leighton.
The Annual Joseph Priestley Award Celebration Lecture
by Logan Cort '22
Jane Lubchenco, an expert on human and environmental interactions who is also deputy director for climate and environment in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will deliver the 69th Annual Joseph Priestley Award Celebration Lecture presented by Dickinson’s Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues. “How to Use the Planet Without Using It Up” will be held on Wednesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in a public YouTube livestream.
The presentation will explore global environment challenges and solutions through interdisciplinary approaches and interaction between civil society, business leaders, faith workers, youth and government.
Lubchenco is a marine ecologist and Oregon State University professor whose work focuses on oceans and climate change. In addition to her position in the Biden Administration, Luchenco was the adminsitrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 2009-2013. She also served as the undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere in the U.S. Commerce Department and as part of former President Barack Obama’s “science team.” She has served as a science diplomat to China, Indonesia, South Africa, Mauritius and the Seychelles. Lubchenco is the recipient of numerous awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship.
The Joseph Priestley Award is presented by Dickinson in memory of Joseph Priestley, discoverer of oxygen, to an individual who has made significant contributions to science and the welfare of humanity. Past recipients of the award include famed astronomer Carl Sagan, former NASA scientist and climatologist James Hansen, mathematician and Fields Medalist Timothy Gowers and numerous Nobel laureates.
The Joseph Priestley Award recipient is chosen by a different science department each year. The program is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and co-sponsored by the Churchill Fund and the departments of biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental studies, mathematics & computer science, psychology and physics & astronomy.
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Published March 15, 2021