Rosina Bierbaum | |
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Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |
Acting | |
In office January 21, 2001 – September 30, 2001 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Neal Lane |
Succeeded by | Clifford Gabriel (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | September 30, 1952 |
Education | Boston College (BA, BS) Stony Brook University (MS, PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Environmental science |
Institutions | University of Michigan Harvard University University of Maryland, College Park |
Thesis | The physiological consequences of harboring a symbiont: the effect of Pea crabs (Pinnotheres maculatus) on mussels (Mytilus edulis) (1985) |
Rosina M. Bierbaum (born September 30, 1952) is currently the Roy F. Westin Chair in Natural Economics and Research Professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy.[1] She is also a professor and former dean at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE). She was hired in October 2001, by then-University of Michigan President, Lee Bollinger.[2] She is also the current Chair of The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) that provides independent scientific and technical advice to the GEF (Global Environment Facility that serves as a financial mechanism for several environmental conventions) on its policies, strategies, programs, and projects.[3]