Mary Kalin Arroyo
Mary Kalin Arroyo | |
|---|---|
Mary Therese Kalin in 2010 | |
| Born | 1944 (age 80–81) |
| 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. Her studies have also led to the designation of central Chile as a biodiversity hotspot.