Report name: Mercury Sensing with Gold Nanoparticles Plasmonic
Speaker: Catherine P. Koshland Dr.

Engineering and Public Health University, of California Mechanical, Berkeley
Time: September 25th (Wednesday) afternoon 3:30

Location: two / F, the report hall

P. Koshland Catherine

　Catherine P. Koshland is the Vice Provost of Teaching, Learning, Academic Planning and Facilities at the University of California, Berkeley, and 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. A member of the Haverford College Board of Managers since 1994, she has served as Board Chair or Co-Chair from 2005 to the present. 

　　Vice Provost Koshland has responsibility for major operating units including   University Extension; Summer Sessions, Study Abroad and Lifelong Learning; the Student Learning Center, the Athletic Study Center, The Center for Teaching and Learning, and Educational Technology Services. Her office has responsibility for several strategic academic initiatives as well as providing support to faculty development in teaching and learning. In addition, her office coordinates academic planning with development of facilities, coordinates reviews of academic departments, advises on enrollment planning and management, and serves as a liaison for academic units with many campus administrative offices. Two of her children graduated from Cal (Sarah ’99 and Maggie ’02) and the third is an ardent Cal fan (Jacob graduated from Williams College in ’09). Her four grandchildren wear Blue and Gold. VP Koshland’s husband Jim is a trustee of the UCB Foundation and the son of two former Cal Professors.