Rotary Meeting 8 March 2023

8 March Meeting at the Wellington Club

Speaker: Dr Tara McAllister

Dr Tara McAllister (Te Aitanga a Māhaki) is a scientist, interdisciplinary scholar and a mother, with expertise spanning freshwater ecology to racism in the tertiary sector. She is a Research Fellow, at the Centre for Science in Society

Her research has sought to address the underrepresentation of Indigenous scholars in academia. She earned a Bachelor of Science in ecology and biodiversity and marine biology from the Victoria University of Wellington and a PhD in water resource management from the University of Canterbury.

Tara will be speaking to us on "Formidable Phormidium: toxic algae in New Zealand rivers."

Looking forward to seeing you all at the meeeting.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

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