About Mimi Koehl
Awards and Honors
- National Academy of Sciences
- Borelli Award, American Society of Biomechanics
- MacArthur Foundation Fellowship
- Presidential Young Investigator Award
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
- Young Alumni Achievement Award, Gettysburg College
- Fellow, California Academy of Science
- Distinguished Alumni, Gettysburg College
- Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
- Rachel Carson Lecturer, American Geophysical Union
- Virginia G. and Robert E. Gill Chair in Natural History, Univ. of California
Education
- B.A. in Biology with Departmental Honors, Magna Cum Laude, Gettysburg College
- Ph.D. in Zoology, Duke University (advisor: Steven Wainwright)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington (advisor: Richard Strathmann)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of York, England (advisor: John Currey)
Book about M. Koehl
- Parks, D. (2005) Nature's Machines. Joseph Henry Press, and Scholastic
- A link for kids
- Reviews: Science, Discover, National Science Teachers
- Description of Series: "Womens' Adventures in Science" (pdf),
- National Academies Prometheus Report (pdf)
Articles about M. Koehl
- Profiled in Discover magazine:
Franklin, D. (1991) The shape of life. Discover 12: 10-15. - One of the women featured in a book:
Schatz, H. (1993) Gifted Women. San Francisco: Pacific Photographic Press. 120 pp. - One of the people featured in:
Smith, A.D. (1995) Bay area brain trust: 101 achievers who make this the smartest place on earth. San Francisco Focus Magazine 42: 30-47. - One of the scientists profiled in:
Sherrer, B.F. and B.S. Sherrer [eds.] (1996) Notable Women Scientists in the Life Sciences. Westport, CN: Greenwood Publishing. 456 pp. - One of the scientists featured in:
Gladfelter, E.H. (2002) Agassiz's Legacy: Scientists' Reflections on the Value of Field Experience. New York: Oxford University Press. 437 pp. - One of the scientists featured in:
Oakes, E.H. (2002) International Encyclopedia of Women Scientists. New York: Facts on File. 448 pp. - Profiled in Berkeleyan (Berkeley Campus News):
Edelstein, W. (2006) Researchers reach a new audience. Link to article - Profiled on the website of the Department of Integrative Biology, Uni. of California, Berkeley, 2007 Link to article
- Profiled in Science Matters. (2008) Link to article