Richard McDowell explained

Richard McDowell
Birth Name:Richard William McDowell
Birth Date:29 June 1973
Birth Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Alma Mater:University of Cambridge
Fields:Soil science
Workplaces:Lincoln University
Thesis Title:Processes involved in controlling phosphorus release to surface and sub-surface runoff
Thesis Url:https://idiscover.lib.cam.ac.uk/permalink/f/t9gok8/44CAM_ALMA21432466350003606
Thesis Year:2000
Awards:Hutton Medal (2021)
Module:
Embed:yes
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Leg break
Club1:Cambridge University
Year1:1999
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:2
Bat Avg1:1.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:2
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Date:26 January
Year:2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16966.html Cricinfo

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.

Biography

McDowell was born at Invercargill on 29 June 1973. 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.[1] [2] His doctoral thesis, completed in 2000, was titled Processes involved in controlling phosphorus release to surface and sub-surface runoff.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] [6] In 2014, he was appointed chief scientist of the National Science Challenge: Our Land and Water.[1] In June 2021, McDowell was appointed editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard McDowell . Lincoln University . 2022-01-26.
  2. Web site: Graduation ceremony . 19 April 1996 . Lincoln University . 15 March 2022.
  3. Processes involved in controlling phosphorus release to surface and sub-surface runoff . PhD . 2000 . University of Cambridge . Richard William . McDowell . 15 March 2022.
  4. Web site: First-class matches played by Richard McDowell . CricketArchive . 2022-01-26 . subscription.
  5. Web site: Soil science adjunct appointments to Lincoln University acknowledge contributions of AgResearch pair . 6 December 2010 . Lincoln University . 15 March 2022.
  6. Book: Academic Calendar . 2022 . Lincoln University . 10 . 15 March 2022.
  7. Web site: New Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand announced. www.royalsociety.org.nz. 2021-06-21. 2022-01-26.
  8. Web site: List of all Fellows with surnames M–O . Royal Society Te Apārangi . 15 March 2022.
  9. Web site: Lincoln University researchers recognised in Royal Society Te Apārangi awards . Lincoln University . 27 January 2022.

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