PAIR Distinguished Lecture Series: Lighting the Way with Interdisciplinary Research since 1868

Biography

Prof. Catherine P. Koshland is the University of California Berkeley's interim executive vice chancellor and provost (EVCP), Wood-Calvert Professor in the College of Engineering, professor of Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health, and a professor in the Energy and Resources Group. Her research interests include air pollution; the health impacts of nanoparticles; energy, technology, and social and cultural impacts; and environmental health regulation and policy. From 2004 to 2014, Cathy served as UC Berkeley’s vice provost for academic planning and facilities, a role that was expanded in 2009 to include teaching and learning. In 2015, she became vice chancellor for undergraduate education and held that role through June 2021.

Abstract

One of the hallmarks of UC Berkeley has been the engagement of its faculty and students in research and education that extends across disciplines, drawing on multiple approaches to address the major challenges we face in the world. These interactions at the intersections of different disciplines produce new knowledge and leverage the strengths of the disciplines to forge new endeavors.
This talk, using UC Berkeley as the exemplar, will discuss the various ways in which individuals and institutions can engage in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and education, and how they can be creatively intertwined.

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