Betty Batham

Betty Batham
Born	2 December 1917  Dunedin
Died	8 July 1974  (aged 56) Seatoun
Education	Doctor of Philosophy
Alma mater	University of Otago University of Cambridge
Occupation	Marine biologist
Employer	University of Otago (1950–1974)
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (1962, 1962) Hamilton Award (1947)

Elizabeth Joan Batham (2 December 1917 – 8 July 1974) was a New Zealand marine biologist and university lecturer. A past president of the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Batham directed the Portobello Marine Biological Station at the University of Otago for more than 23 years.