In October 2001 Dr. Rosina Bierbaum joined the University of Michigan as Dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE).

Since her arrival, Bierbaum has: overseen the creation of a new undergraduate Program in the Environment; enhanced interdisciplinary teaching and research by successfully recruiting thirteen new faculty to the school, eight of whom hold joint appointments in other colleges at the University of Michigan; developed a new MS track to link business, engineering and natural resources; tripled research activity in SNRE; reinvigorated Great Lakes research across campus; and expanded the mission of the School to include global change.

Each year, she teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate programs and guest lectures in a dozen classes across the University. Additionally, she delivers about 50 presentations in national and international venues annually.

Bierbaum currently serves as the vice chair of the United Nations Scientific Expert Group on Climate Change; as a trustee of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR); and as a board member for the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the Federation of American Scientists; the Energy Foundation; and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.

She is also a member of the International Advisory Board for the journal "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment"; the National Research Council's Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate; the Design Committee for the Heinz Center's "The State of the Nation's Ecosystems" project, the Selection Committee for the Tyler Prize; the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program advisory committee, and the advisory board for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON).

On campus, she co-chairs the University of Michigan's Sustainability Task Force, chairs the Deans' Council of the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, and is part of the oversight committee developing a certificate program in Science, Technology and Public Policy.

Governor Granholm appointed her to serve on the State's Task Force on Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervids in 2003.

Awards and Grants:

• Waldo E. Smith Medal, American Geophysical Union, in recognition of extraordinary service to geophysics, 2000
• Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for scientific leadership in climate protection, 1999
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1999
• Congressional Fellow, Oceans Program, Office of Technology Assessment, 1980-81
• Editorial Fellow, The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1975-76