Jean Fleming (environmentalist)

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Jean Fleming

ONZM
Born
Jean Sutherland Fleming

1952 (age 68–69)
Alma mater University of Otago
Relatives Charles Fleming (father)
Awards New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993
Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand (2011)
Scientific career
FieldsReproductive biology, science communication
Institutions University of Otago

Jean Sutherland Fleming ONZM (born 1952) is a New Zealand reproductive biologist, science communication advocate and environmentalist. She has been a professor emerita in science communication since her retirement from the University of Otago in 2014.

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Education

Fleming was born in 1952, the daughter of scientist Charles Fleming and Margaret Alison Fleming (née Chambers). [1] [2] She obtained her BSc in biochemistry from Victoria University of Wellington in 1973 and her MSc in clinical biochemistry from the University of Otago in 1981. [3] She then completed a PhD in reproductive biology at the University of Otago in 1986, focusing on the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone. [3]

Career

Fleming joined the University of Otago as a lecturer in physiology in 1994, working on ovulation and ovarian cancer. [3] She led the programme committee for the first New Zealand International Science Festival (NZISF) in 1997, and received life membership of the NZISF in 2012. [4]

Fleming held the role of professor of science communication at the University of Otago's Centre for Science Communication from 2008 until 2013. [4] She retired from the University of Otago in 2014, and was conferred with the title of professor emerita. [4]

In 2000, Fleming was appointed to New Zealand’s Royal Commission on Genetic Modification (RCGM).

Fleming was a regular guest on Brian Crump’s National Radio show. [4]

Honours and awards

Fleming was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993. [5] In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to science. [6] She was elected a Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2011. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fleming, Jean Sutherland, 1952–". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Traue, J. E., ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 114. ISBN   0-589-01113-8.
  3. 1 2 3 "New Zealand Science Teacher: New Zealand's Latest Science news on, Curriculum and Literacy, Learning in Science, Putaiao, Education and Society, Assessment, Teacher Education". www.nzscienceteacher.co.nz. Retrieved 7 March 2020.[ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 3 4 Board, Otago Bulletin. "Professor Emerita Fleming retires from Science Communication". University of Otago. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – register of recipients". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours list 2002". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "View our Companions". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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