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Catherine Koshland
Catherine P. Koshland is the Vice Provost of Teaching, Learning, Academic Planning and Facilities at the University of California, Berkeley, and is the Wood-Calvert Professor in Engineering. She is a professor of Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health and a professor in the Energy and Resources Group. Professor Koshland graduated with a B.A. in Fine Arts from Haverford College, studied painting at the New York School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, and received her M.S. in 1978 and her Ph.D. in 1985 in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She has served on numerous committees at Berkeley, including the Berkeley Campus Strategic Planning Committee from 2000-2002. A member of the Haverford College Board of Managers since 1994, she has served as Board Chair since 2009. Dr. Koshland’s research is at the intersection of energy, air pollution and environmental (human) health emphasizing mechanistic approaches as well as a systems perspective. It is conducted at multiple scales, from mechanistic analyses of combustion products in flow reactors to control strategies in urban airsheds to studies of human health. Her work includes critical assessments of environmental policy, and social and environmental impacts that result from the implementation of new technology or regulation. From 1994 to 2006, Dr. Koshland was a director of the Combustion Institute. From 2003-09, she served as a member of the Environmental Engineering Committee of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board. From 1998 to 2002, Dr. Koshland served on the California Air Resources Board Research Screening Committee and currently serves as Associate Director of the University of California, Berkeley Superfund Basic Research Program. As Vice-Provost, her portfolio includes University Extension, Summer Sessions, Educational Technology Services, several programs supporting teaching and learning and strategic interdisciplinary academic initiatives. Her office coordinates academic planning with development of facilities, coordinates the reviews of academic departments and serves as a liaison for academic units with many campus administrative offices. |
