Catriona M. O. Macinnis-Ng is a New Zealand ecologist, and is a full professor at the University of Auckland, specialising in the effects of climate change, especially drought, on plants. She has been awarded a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship, the Roger Slack Award, and the Miriam Dell Award for Excellence in Science Mentoring.
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| Awards | Roger Slack Award, Rutherford Discovery Fellowship, Miriam Dell Award for Excellence in Science Mentoring |
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| Alma mater | University of Technology Sydney, University of Technology Sydney |
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| Institutions | University of Auckland |
Academic career
editMacinnis-Ng completed her undergraduate training in Sydney, before undertaking a PhD titled In situ monitoring of toxic pollutant impacts on the photosynthesis of the seagrass Zostera capricorni Aschers at the University of Technology Sydney.[1] Macinnis-Ng held several research fellowships in Australia, before returning to New Zealand with her family in 2010.[2][3] She joined the faculty of the University of Auckland in 2015, rising to full professor in 2024.[2][3]
Macinnis-Ng was president of the New Zealand Ecological Society from 2017 to 2019. During her presidency she instituted a mentoring scheme that had mentored more than fifty members by 2023.[4][5] Macinnis-Ng also mentors within the University of Auckland's Women in Science Programme, and serves on the Royal Society Te Apārangi Council.[5][6]
Macinnis-Ng is a principal investigator in the Te Pūnaha Matatini Centre of Research Excellence.[4] She was awarded a Marsden Fast-Start Grant in 2012 to research the ecophysiology of kauri trees, with respect to possible effects of drought and climate change.[7]
Honours and awards
editIn 2014 Macinnis-Ng was awarded a University of Auckland Early Career Research Excellence Award.[2] She was awarded a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship in 2015 to research the impact of drought on native forest ecosystems.[2] She was awarded the Roger Slack Award in 2016 by the New Zealand Society of Plant Biologists.[8] In 2023 she received the Miriam Dell Award for Excellence in Science Mentoring from the New Zealand Association for Women in Science.[9][5]
Selected works
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- Yan-Shih Lin; Belinda E. Medlyn; Remko A. Duursma; et al. (2 March 2015). "Optimal stomatal behaviour around the world". Nature Climate Change. 5 (5): 459–464. doi:10.1038/NCLIMATE2550. ISSN 1758-678X. Wikidata Q57191654.
- Peter J. Ralph; David Tomasko; Kenneth Moore; Stephanie Seddon; Catrionà M. O. Macinnis-Ng, Human Impacts on Seagrasses: Eutrophication, Sedimentation, and Contamination, pp. 567–593, doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-2983-7_24, Wikidata Q56969835
- Nathalie Pettorelli; Henrike Schulte to Bühne; Ayesha Tulloch; et al. (10 August 2017). "Satellite remote sensing of ecosystem functions: opportunities, challenges and way forward". Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 4 (2): 71–93. doi:10.1002/RSE2.59. ISSN 2056-3485. Wikidata Q58312835.
- Michael J. O'Brien; Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht; Julia Joswig; et al. (25 January 2017). "A synthesis of tree functional traits related to drought-induced mortality in forests across climatic zones". Journal of Applied Ecology. 54 (6): 1669–1686. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12874. ISSN 0021-8901. Wikidata Q112803811.
- Cate Macinnis-Ng; Peter J. Ralph (1 January 2002). "Towards a more ecologically relevant assessment of the impact of heavy metals on the photosynthesis of the seagrass, Zostera capricorni". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 45 (1–12): 100–106. doi:10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00300-9. ISSN 0025-326X. PMID 12398373. Wikidata Q58275221.
- Melanie Zeppel; David Tissue; Daniel Taylor; Catriona Macinnis-Ng; Derek Eamus (21 June 2010). "Rates of nocturnal transpiration in two evergreen temperate woodland species with differing water-use strategies". Tree Physiology. 30 (8): 988–1000. doi:10.1093/TREEPHYS/TPQ053. ISSN 0829-318X. PMID 20566582. Wikidata Q33611738.
- Catriona M.O Macinnis-Ng; Peter J Ralph (May 2003). "Short-term response and recovery of Zostera capricorni photosynthesis after herbicide exposure". Aquatic Botany. 76 (1): 1–15. doi:10.1016/S0304-3770(03)00014-7. ISSN 0304-3770. Wikidata Q56969933.
References
edit- ^ Macinnis-Ng, Catriona (2002). In situ monitoring of toxic pollutant impacts on the photosynthesis of the seagrass Zostera capricorni Aschers (PhD thesis). University of Technology Sydney.
- ^ a b c d "Rutherford Discovery Fellows - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b University of Auckland. "Academic profile: Professor Cate Macinnis-Ng". profiles.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Cate Macinnis-Ng". www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "2023 Dell Awardee - Cate Macinnis-Ng - AWIS". www.awis.org.nz. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Our Council". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Search Marsden awards 2008–2017". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Roger Slack Award |". plantbiology.science.org.nz. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "The Miriam Dell Award - AWIS". www.awis.org.nz. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
External links
edit- Surviving in a changing climate: Life as a woman plant ecophysiologist, inaugural professorial lecture by Macinnis-Ng, 22 October 2024, via YouTube