Jacqueline Rowarth

Jacqueline Sara Rowarth CNZM is a New Zealand agronomist and science administrator. [1][2]

Rowarth in 2008

Career

Rowarth has an Agricultural Science degree with first class honours in Environmental Agriculture, and obtained a PhD in Soil science from Massey University, with a 1987 thesis titled 'Phosphate cycling in grazed hill-country pasture ' .[3] Rowarth taught Plant Science at Lincoln University.[4]

She returned to New Zealand to Massey University as full professor.[5]

In October 2016 Rowarth became the first Chief Scientist of the Environmental Protection Authority.[6][7] In 2018 Rowarth resigned from her role at the Environmental Protection Authority. It was later revealed that the EPA was warned her behaviour was damaging trust in the organisation, apparently due to comments to the media.[8][9] According to Rowarth she was often misquoted.[10][11]

As of 2021, Rowarth is a farmer-elected representative on the board of DairyNZ.[12]

Recognition

References
  1. "C.V." (PDF). sci.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "Farmers elect representative to DairyNZ board".
  3. Rowarth, Jacqueline Sara (1987). Phosphate cycling in grazed hill-country pasture : A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science at Massey University (Thesis). Massey University.
  4. "30 November 1999 Leading Woman Scientist Among Lincoln Excellence Award Winners".
  5. "Queen's Birthday Honours recognise services to agriculture, disability and biotechnology - Massey University".
  6. "Jacqueline Rowarth appointed as EPA's chief scientist". Stuff.co.nz. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  7. "The EPA chief scientist". EPA. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. "EPA warned about scientist's behaviour". RNZ. 21 March 2018.
  9. "Official letter" (PDF). www.parliament.nz. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  10. "Scientist Jacqueline Rowarth says she left EPA of own accord". Stuff. 23 March 2018.
  11. "Was former EPA chief scientist Jacqueline Rowarth muzzled?". www.noted.co.nz.
  12. "Farmers elect representative to DairyNZ board".
  13. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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