Betty Batham

Betty Batham
Born2 December 1917 
Died8 July 1974  (aged 56)
EducationDoctor of Philosophy 
Alma mater
OccupationMarine biologist 
Employer
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.