Rosemary Askin

Rosemary Askin
Askin in Skelton Névé, Antarctica (1970)
Born1949 (age 75–76)
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materVictoria University, Wellington
Scientific career
FieldsAntarctic Geology
InstitutionsByrd 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.

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