Mary Fowler (geologist)
Mary Fowler Master of Darwin College, Cambridge | |
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| In office October 2012 – September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | William Brown |
| Succeeded by | Mike Rands |
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| Born | Christine Mary Rutherford Fowler 1950 (age 73–74) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Euan Nisbet (m. 1975) |
| Children | Three |
| Awards | Prestwich Medal of the Geological Society of London (1996) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge Darwin College, Cambridge |
| Thesis | Seismic Studies of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (1976) |
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| Discipline | Geology |
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Christine Mary Rutherford Fowler,
Early life and education
Fowler was born in 1950 to Rosemary and Peter Fowler.[1] She comes from a family of eminent scientists. A great-grandfather was Ernest Rutherford, the 'father of nuclear physics', and her grandfather, Rutherford's son-in-law, was the mathematical physicist Ralph H. Fowler.[2]
She studied mathematics at
Academic career
From 1977 to 1978, Fowler was a Royal Society European Fellow at
In 1992, Fowler joined
In April 2012, it was announced that Fowler had been elected the sixth
Personal life
In 1975, Fowler married Euan Nisbet, now a Professor of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway.[3][9][10] They met at Darwin college, Cambridge while students.[2][9] Together, they have three children: two daughters and a son.[3] Their daughter (Ruth) Ellen Nisbet, who is a biochemist and academic, also studied at Darwin College, Cambridge.[2]
Honours
In 1996, Fowler was awarded the
Selected works
- Fowler, C. M. R. (1990). The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521370257.
- Fowler, C. M. R.; Ebinger, C. J.; Hawkesworth, C. J., eds. (2002). The Early Earth: Physical, Chemical and Biological Development. London: Geological Society of London. ISBN 978-1862391093.
- Fowler, C. M. R. (2005). The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521584098.
References
- doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U246624. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c d e "New Master for Darwin". University of Cambridge. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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- ^ "New Master for Darwin College". News. Darwin College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ Fowler, C. M. R. (1976). Seismic Studies of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Mary Fowler". Darwin College. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Appointments". Times Higher Education. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Latest news | www.darwin.cam.ac.uk". www.darwin.cam.ac.uk. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b Baker, Jennie (16 October 2012). "Four decades later, Mary returns". Cambridge News. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Professor Euan Nisbet". Earth Sciences. Royal Holloway, University of London. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Prestwich Medal". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Christine Mary Rutherford Fowler". University of Leeds. July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Honorary Graduates in 2018". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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