Mary Kalin Arroyo | |
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Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Citizenship | New Zealand |
Alma mater | University of Canterbury |
Awards | Tyler Prize§ (2004) Volvo Environment Prize (2005) National Prize for Natural Sciences (2010) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | University of Chile |
Notes | |
§As part of Red Latinoamericana de Botánica. |
Dr. Mary Therese Kalin-Arroyo was born in 1944 in New Zealand. She is currently a professor of biology at the University of Chile. Kalin-Arroyo is notable for revising the indigenous genus Ourisia and discovering several new species in New Zealand.[1] Her studies have also led to the designation of central Chile as a biodiversity hotspot.[2][3]