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Shirley Malcom

Shirley M. Malcom, Ph.D.

Senior Advisor and Director of SEA Change, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Office: Truth Hall, Rm. 406
Phone: 443-885-3086

Dr. Shirley Malcom, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, received her bachelor’s degree with distinction in zoology from the University of Washington, Seattle, her master’s in zoology from UCLA, and her Ph.D. in ecology from the Pennsylvania State University. In addition, she holds 19 honorary degrees.
 
She serves as a trustee of Caltech, and as a member of the board of The Heinz Endowments and the Kavli Foundation. She is chair of the board of the National Math-Science Initiative (NMSI). Dr. Malcom is a former trustee of Carnegie Corporation of New York (now the Andrew Carnegie Foundation), former member of the National Science Board, and was a member of President Clinton’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. She is a fellow of AAAS, the International Science Council, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences where she serves as International Secretary. In 2003 Dr. Malcom received the Public Welfare Medal of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the highest award bestowed by the Academy.