Jane Lubchenco

Born 1947

Professor of Zoology, Oregon State University.

AAAS Presidential Address: Jane Lubchenco, "Entering the Century of the Environment: A New Social Contract With Science," Science (23 January 1998) 279:491-497.

Discipline: Ecology

AAAS offices held:

• Chair, Council Affairs, 1995 - 1996
• Chair, Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee, 1996 - 1997
• President, 1997
• Chair, Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, 1998 - 1999

AAAS awards and honors:

• AAAS Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology, 2005.

  For her exemplary commitment to, and leadership of, public understanding of science initiatives in public policy and professional arenas as a core aspect of her scientific practice.