Philippa Black
| Philippa Margaret Black | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 |
| Residence | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mineralogy and Metamorphic Petrology |
| Institutions | University of Auckland |
| Thesis | Petrology of the Cuvier and Paritu Plutons and their metamorphic Aureoles (1967) |
Philippa Margaret Black CNZM (born 1941[1])[2] is a New Zealand academic specialising in geology, specifically Mineralogy and Metamorphic Petrology.[3] She studied at the University of Auckland, with an MSc in geology[4] and a PhD in the geology of the Tokatea Reef in the hills behind Coromandel township.[1][5] She later got an MA in History.[6] She was appointed a professor there in 1986[7] and headed the department for 15 years.[7]
Between 1993 and 1997, she was President of the Royal Society of New Zealand, the first woman to hold the role.[7]
In 2013, after her retirement, she was elected Companion to the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ).[8]
References
- 1 2 Exhibition notes to company The Art of Science, a joint exhibition of the Royal Society of New Zealand and the New Zealand Portrait Gallery, curated by Rebecca Priestley, touring New Zealand 2011–2013.
- ↑ The Queen's Birthday Honours List 1996 | DPMC
- ↑ Academic staff – The University of Auckland
- ↑ Igneous and metamorphic rocks from Tokatoka, Northland. – The University of Auckland
- ↑ Petrology of the Cuvier and Paritu plutons and their metamorphic aureoles. – The University of Auckland
- ↑ Cornishmen and convicts : mining and European settlement of the Diahot, northern New Caledonia – The University of Auckland
- 1 2 3 Philippa Black – Geological exploration – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
- ↑ Two of the School's Geologists Receive Recognition – The University of Auckland
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