Daphne Lee
Born1950 Edit this on Wikidata
EducationDoctor of Philosophy, Bachelor of Science Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
Awards
  • McKay Hammer Award (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
Academic career
Institutions
Notable studentsHenry James Leonard Gard
Author abbrev. (botany)D.E.Lee

Daphne E. Lee is a New Zealand geologist, palaeontologist and associate professor at the University of Otago. She is best known for her work on Foulden Maar and her research into fossils discovered at that site.

Biography

Lee is an honorary associate professor at the geology department of the University of Otago.[1][2] She is a coordinator of a research team that has focused on researching the fossil site Foulden Maar.[3][4]

Foulden Maar

Lee has published both scholarly research as well as a book on the fossils of Foulden Maar.[5] Lee was a vocal opponent of the proposed mining of Foulden Maar.[6][7]

Awards

Lee was awarded the Geoscience Society of New Zealand McKay Hammer Award in 2017.[3]

Selected publications

  • Lee, Daphne (2022). Fossil treasures of Foulden Maar : a window into Miocene Zealandia. Uwe Kaulfuss, John Conran. Dunedin, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-990048-35-7. OCLC 1311951204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

  1. ↑ "Daphne E Lee staff page". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Learning Lessons from Foulden Maar". RNZ. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 Otago University Press. "Fossil Treasures of Foulden Maar: A Window into Miocene Zealandia". University of Otago. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Ballance, Alison (16 May 2019). "Foulden Maar - a 23-million year-old fossil treasure trove". RNZ. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "The fossil treasures of Foulden Maar". RNZ. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ↑ McPhee, Elena (29 May 2019). "Paleontologist breaks silence: 'horrified' over Foulden Maar". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. ↑ McNeilly, Hamish (28 May 2019). "Battle to save 'essential' Foulden Maar heats up". Stuff. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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