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Catherine L. Kling serves as Tisch University Professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, with dual affiliation at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and leadership as Faculty Director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future.
Educational background:
- Undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa
- Ph.D. from the University of Maryland
Her research pioneers economic valuation methodologies for ecosystem services and integrated assessment modeling of water quality systems, bridging environmental science with policy design. This work critically informs sustainable resource management frameworks and regulatory decision-making through rigorous economic analysis of natural capital.
Major recognitions include:
- Election to the National Academy of Sciences (2015)
- Fellowships from AERE and Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
- Resources for the Future University Fellowship
- Seven professional association research awards
- Presidential leadership of AERE
Professor Kling has secured over $7 million in competitive research funding from NSF, USDA, EPA, and Iowa DNR, demonstrating sustained scholarly impact. She edited the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy and served on ten journal editorial boards, while chairing the National Academies' Water Science and Technology Board and serving a decade on the EPA Science Advisory Board.
Through the Atkinson Center, she drives cross-disciplinary sustainability initiatives, and her National Research Council service across six studies shapes federal science policy. Current leadership extends to chairing the NAS Water Science Board while advancing ecosystem service valuation methodologies.
