Kate Lowry, Ph.D.

Kate E. Lowry, Ph.D., is the Strategy Director at the Science Philanthropy Alliance. In this role, she is responsible for leading the development of the Alliance’s strategic plan and implementation of strategic initiatives. Trained as an interdisciplinary oceanographer and earth system scientist, Kate completed her Ph.D. at Stanford University and her postdoctoral fellowship at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Her research focused on studying phytoplankton in polar marine ecosystems using satellite remote sensing and oceanographic fieldwork, including eight expeditions aboard icebreaker research vessels to the Arctic and Antarctica. 

Kate has been recognized with a NASA Group Achievement Award, a Scholarly/Academic Achievement Award in Earth System Science from Stanford University, the Weston Howland Jr. Postdoctoral Fellowship, the Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowship, a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and service medals from the National Science Foundation and the United States Coast Guard. She is a member of the Society for Science’s National Leadership Council and the National Academies Climate Crossroads Advisory Committee, among other volunteer roles. She previously served on the National Science Foundation’s Office of International Science & Engineering Advisory Committee. Kate received her B.S. and M.S. in Earth Systems at Stanford University.