Karen Pearson is the director of TechFIT, a National Science Foundation grant recipient in Advancing Technical Education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Clark University and Doctorate degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Washington State University. Prior to joining the FIT faculty in 2004, she was on the research staff at IBMs T.J. Watson Research Center.

Sustainability Awareness Week was organized by the President’s Sustainability Council, led by Karen Pearson, professor and chair of science and math.