Jurgenne H. Primavera Explained

Jurgenne Honculada-Primavera (born 22 February) is a widely cited Filipina marine scientist.[1] [2] For her research in mangrove ecosystem conservation she was honored as one of Time magazine's Heroes of the Environment for 2008.[3] She was inducted into the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in 2015.[4]

Biography

Jurgenne and her twin sister, Georgette, were born on 22 February in Mindanao, in the Philippines.[5]

Primavera completed a BS in zoology from the University of the Philippines Diliman.[6] For nearly a decade she taught biology and zoology at Mindanao State University, until a growing insurgency caused her to take a research position with the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center in the safer Visayas.

She earned her MA in zoology from Indiana University and her PhD in marine biology from the University of the Philippines. In 2005, she received a Pew Fellowship in marine conservation.[7] She was inducted into the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in 2015.[8]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FN Exclusive: Interview with TIME Hero of the Environment Jurgenne Primavera . Bautista . Liana Smith . 14 April 2010 . Female Network . Summit Media.
  2. Web site: Jurgenne H. Primavera . Google Scholar.
  3. Beech . Hannah . 24 September 2008 . Jurgenne Primavera . https://web.archive.org/web/20080930170822/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1841778_1841782_1841792,00.html . dead . September 30, 2008 . Time.
  4. News: Lee-Chua . Queena N. . 4 August 2015 . Young scientists and new academics named . Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. Primavera . Jurgenne H. . 7 October 2005 . Mangroves, Fishponds, and the Quest for Sustainability . Science . 310 . 5745 . 57–59 . 10.1126/science.1115179. 16210520 . free .
  6. Web site: Scientific Advisory Panel Directory . Palawan Council for Sustainable Development .
  7. Web site: Jurgenne Primavera, Ph.D. . The Pew Charitable Trusts. Archived UNESCO Woman Speakers
  8. Web site: Awards and recognitions for SEAFDEC/AQD scientists . 2015 . Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center / Aquaculture Department.