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Dr. Karla Heidelberg Joins the NSF Antarctic Sciences Section


August 12, 2019

Dr. Karla Heidelberg has joined OPP's Antarctic Sciences Section as Program Director for the Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems (AOE) Program. Heidelberg has a broad marine science background and is currently a Professor of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies at the University of Southern California (USC): https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1012507. She is also Director of the USC Program in Environmental Studies. She received her Ph.D. in Marine-Estuarine Environmental Science from the University of Maryland in 1999.

Heidelberg recently received the California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition for Educational Initiatives benefiting underserved populations.

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