Whaler as IUGG President at the opening ceremony of the 2023 IUGG General Assembly, Berlin, 13 July 2023
Born
Kathryn Anne Whaler
(1956-06-11) 11 June 1956 (age 67)
Education
University of Sussex (BSc)
University of Cambridge (PhD)
Awards
Wollaston Medal
Price Medal
FRSE
FAGU
Scientific career
Fields
Geophysics
Institutions
University of Cambridge
University of Leeds
University of Edinburgh
Thesis
Some applications of inverse theory to geomagnetism (1981)
Doctoral advisor
David Gubbins
Kathryn Anne "Kathy" Whaler[1] OBE FRSE FAGU (born 11 June 1956) is a professor of geophysics at the University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences,[2] in the Research Institute of Earth and Planetary Science and is a member of the Solid Earth Geophysics and Natural Hazards Research Group.
Whaler was the first woman to be elected to a chair in geophysics within the United Kingdom,[3] and the first female president of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.[4] She has received recognition and awards for her contributions to various aspects of geomagnetism and her leadership roles within the geophysics community.
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^"People Kathryn Whaler". Dept of GeoSciences website. University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
^"Geophysicist wins prestigious medal". ed.ac.uk. University of Edinburgh. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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