Ruth Patrick
| Ruth Patrick | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 26, 1907 Topeka, Kansas |
| Nationality |  American |
| Fields | Botanist and Limnologist |
| Institutions | Academy of Natural Sciences |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Notable awards | National Medal of Science Lewis L. Dollinger Pure Environment Award (1970) |
Dr. Ruth Myrtle Patrick (born November 26, 1907) is a botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology, who developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and established a number of research facilities. She attended the Sunset Hill School in Kansas City, Missouri, graduating in 1925. She earned her PhD at the University of Virginia in 1934. Her work has been widely published and she has received numerous awards for her scientific achievements, including the National Medal of Science in 1996, the Heinz Award Chairman's Medal in 2002[1], and the A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006[2]. The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center is named after her. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation R.M.Patrick when citing a botanical name.[3]
On November 17, 2007, a gala was held in honor of Dr. Patrick's upcoming 100th birthday at The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. Notable guests included Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ The Heinz Awards, Ruth Patrick profile
- ^ A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award
- ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.
[edit] External links
 |
This article about an American botanist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
