Richard William McDowell (born 29 June 1973) is a New Zealand soil scientist and former first-class cricketer. A professor at Lincoln University, McDowell was awarded the Hutton Medal of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2021.
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Born | Richard William McDowell (1973-06-29) 29 June 1973 (age 48) Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||
Awards | Hutton Medal (2021) | ||||||||||||||
Scientific career | |||||||||||||||
Fields | Soil science | ||||||||||||||
Institutions | Lincoln University | ||||||||||||||
Thesis | Processes invoved in controlling phosphorus release to surface and sub-surface runoff (2000) | ||||||||||||||
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Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1999 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||
McDowell was born at Invercargill on 29 June 1973.[1] He studied in New Zealand at Lincoln University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science with first-class honours in 1996, before studying in England for his PhD at the University of Cambridge.[2][3] His doctoral thesis, completed in 2000, was titled Processes invoved in controlling phosphorus release to surface and sub-surface runoff.[4]
While studying at Cambridge, McDowell played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1999, making a single appearance against Kent at Fenner's.[5]
Since returning to New Zealand, McDowell has had a prominent role in the field of land and water resources, becoming a principal scientist at AgResearch. In 2010 he was appointed an adjunct professor and in 2014 he was made a full professor in the Department of Soil and Physical Sciences at Lincoln University.[6][7] In 2014, he was appointed chief scientist of the National Science Challenge: Our Land and Water.[2] In June 2021, McDowell was appointed editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.[8]
In 2017, McDowell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2017. He is also a Fellow of the New Zealand Society of Soil Science.[9] In November 2021, he was awarded the Hutton Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi, for his work on nutrient flows from land to water.[10]
Recipients of the Hutton Medal of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi | |
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