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Dr. Usha Varanasi is Science and Research Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center, a position she has held since 1994, when she became the first woman to lead a fisheries field office. With almost 30 years of service in NOAA, she has dedicated much of her career to applying chemistry to critical biological questions, advancing our understanding and improving regulatory, management, and public policy decisions. Currently, she directs the NOAA's West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health and is an established leader in regional governance of ocean and coastal priorities, serving on the Science Panel of the Puget Sound Partnership and is one of three federal leads, along with representatives from the west coast states (CA, OR, WA), for the West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health.
What are the emerging societal challenges we face
with the degrading health of our environment?
What are the scientific challenges in meeting these
public concerns in light of our federal responsibilities
at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center?
Dr. Usha Varanasi’s talk focuses on degrading
marine ecosystems and their impact on human health,
using current Puget Sound issues as examples.
Page last updated
03/06/2009
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