Kelly Kenison Falkner (born March 1, 1960) is an American chemical oceanographer, educator and public servant.
[2][3] Her work in the position led her NSF colleagues to name the Falkner Glacier, in Victoria Land, Antarctica, after her.
[1] Prior to joining the NSF as Deputy Head of OPP on 3 January 2011,[4] Falkner was a professor at Oregon State University's College of Earth, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences from 1992-2011.
She taught and conducted research using state-of-the-art chemical measurements to investigate a wide array of environmental topics.
Her success in the position led her National Science Foundation colleagues to name the Falkner Glacier, in Victoria Land, Antarctic after her.