Rosemary Askin | |
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Born | 1949 (age 74–75) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Alma mater | Victoria University, Wellington |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Antarctic Geology |
Institutions | Byrd Polar Research Center Ohio State University |
Rosemary Anne Askin (born 1949), also known as Rosemary Askin Cully, is a New Zealand geologist specialising in Antarctic palynology. She was a trailblazer for women in Antarctic science, becoming the first New Zealand woman to undertake her own research programme in Antarctica in 1970.[1]