Rosina Bierbaum
Rosina Bierbaum | |
|---|---|
| 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. 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. 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.