Katie Kowal
Election Year: 2019
Election Constituency: United States of America
Scholar Status: Scholar Alum
Rhodes Identifier: Oregon & Green Templeton 2019
Biography
Katherine M. Kowal graduated in 2017 from Lewis and Clark College, summa cum laude, in Physics and Political Science where she received the Rena J. Ratte Award, the College's highest academic honor. Katie was elected to Phi Beta Kappa as a junior. She is a Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses where she consults on space weather and space nuclear power. Her focus is strengthening society's capacity to prepare for extreme weather and to develop a better understanding of the connection between extreme weather and climate change. She was a captain of Lewis and Clark's varsity track and field team.