Mary Fowler

Christine Mary Rutherford Fowler, known as Mary Fowler, is a British geologist and academic. She is the current Master of Darwin College, Cambridge.[1] She was previously Dean of the Faculty of Science at Royal Holloway, University of London.[2]

Early life

Fowler comes from a family of eminent scientists. A great-grandfather was Ernest Rutherford, the 'father of nuclear physics', and her grandfather, Rutherford's son-in-law, was the mathematical physicist Ralph H. Fowler.[1]

She studied mathematics at Girton College, Cambridge, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[1] In 1972 she joined Darwin College, Cambridge to undertake post graduate studies in geophysics and completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1976.[3]

Academic career

In 1992, she joined Royal Holloway, University of London as a lecturer. Between 2002 and 2008, she was head of the Department of Earth Sciences. In 2011, she was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Science.[2] In October 2012, she was elected the sixth Master of Darwin College, Cambridge.[1]

Personal life

Fowler is married to Euan Nisbet, a Professor of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway.[4][5] They met at Darwin college, Cambridge while students.[1][4] Together, they have a daughter Ruth Nisbet, who is a biochemist and academic.[1]

Honours

In 1996, Fowler was awarded the Prestwich Medal by the Geological Society of London.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New Master for Darwin". University of Cambridge. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Appointments". Times Higher Education. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "New Master for Darwin College". News. Darwin College, Cambridge. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 Baker, Jennie (16 October 2012). "Four decades later, Mary returns". Cambridge News. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Professor Euan Nisbet". Earth Sciences. Royal Holloway, University of London. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Prestwich Medal". The Geological Society of London. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
Academic offices
Preceded by
William Arthur Brown		 Master of Darwin College, Cambridge
2012 - 		Succeeded by
incumbent
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