INBRE-Affiliated Faculty

Beverly Karplus Hartline, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, & Technology
Member of the INBRE Steering Committee

Delaware State University
1200 N. Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901

Phone: 302-857-6500 (phone)
Fax:  302-857-6503 (fax)
Email:  bhartline@desu.edu

Education
Ph.D., Geophysics, University of Washington, 1978
B.A.,Physics and Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, OR, 1971

Biography:
Beverly Karplus Hartline is Dean of the College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology at Delaware State University. With a bachelor's degree from Reed College in chemistry and physics, and a Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Washington, Dr. Hartline has worked in higher education, government, and various Department of Energy laboratories. Her career has involved remote sensing research at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Research News writing for Science, and positions at various DOE laboratories, ranging from scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to Deputy Laboratory Director at Argonne National Laboratory.  From 1989 to 1996, she was Associate Director and Project Manager of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Virginia, responsible for ensuring its construction met scientific goals within budget and on schedule. She also directed pre-college outreach programs there and served as the institution's budget officer. From 1996 to 1998 she was the Assistant Director for Physical Science and Engineering at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where her portfolio included overseeing the implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act by several R&D agencies, including NSF and NIH. Previously, Dr. Hartline has taught at Hampshire College (MA) and served as an administrator and visiting professor at Heritage University (WA). 

Dr. Hartline is active in professional service, serving as a reviewer, panelist, invited speaker, or advisory committee member for the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, numerous professional societies, and several university-based major research endeavors. Since 1999, she has been a member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics' Working Group on Women in Physics. Since 2003, she has served on the National Science Foundation's Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE), and as its chairperson in 2007.  Currently, she is Delaware State University's representative to the Leadership Alliance.