Before becoming Chief Science Officer at Climos, Dr. Leinen served
as Assistant Director for Geosciences at the National Science
Foundation, having been appointed in January, 2000. The Geosciences
Directorate has a budget of over $700M to support basic research in
atmosphere, earth and ocean sciences at the nation's universities and
research institutions. In addition to her responsibilities as the
Assistant Director, Dr. Leinen was responsible for coordinating
environmental science, engineering and education programs within the
National Science Foundation (NSF), and for environmental cooperation
and collaborations between NSF and other Federal agencies. She also
served as the Co-Chair of the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and
Technology, the federal interagency committee that coordinates ocean
science among the participating federal agencies and she served as
Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Global Change/Climate Change Science
Program, the federal interagency committee that coordinates global
change science among the participating federal agencies.
At NSF, Dr. Leinen was involved in a wide range of
international activities. She was Chair of the International Group of
Funding Agencies for Global Change Research (IGFA). Dr. Leinen led NSF
cooperation in global change and environment research with the European
Commission and with Japan. She represented the United States in the
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), in the APN
Conference of the Parties, and has served until recently as Vice-Chair
of the IAI Executive Council.
Dr. Leinen is past president of The Oceanography Society. She served
on the Board of Governors of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions,
Inc., on the Board of Directors of the Bermuda Biological Station for
Research and on and the Ocean Research Advisory Council. Dr. Leinen
also served as the Vice Chair of the International Geosphere-Biosphere
Programme and on the Board on Global Change of the National Research
Council/National Academy of Sciences. She is a Fellow of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science and the Geological Society
of America.
Prior to coming to NSF, Dr. Leinen was Dean, Graduate School of
Oceanography and Vice Provost for Marine and Environmental Programs at
the University of Rhode Island. She was also Acting Dean, College of
the Environment and Life Sciences. Dr. Leinen spent her academic career
at the University of Rhode Island. During her tenure, she spearheaded
the University's efforts to build a cohesive interdisciplinary marine
and environmental focus. Dr. Leinen is a well-known researcher in
paleo-oceanography and paleoclimatology. Her work focuses on the
history of biogenic sedimentation in the oceans and its relationship to
global biogeochemical cycles, and the history of eolian sedimentation
in the oceans and its relationship to climate.
Dr. Leinen received her B.S. degree (1969) in Geology from the
University of Illinois; M.S. (1975) in Geological Oceanography from
Oregon State University; and Ph.D. (1980) in Geological Oceanography
from the University of Rhode Island.
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