Outstanding career in bioremediation, wood deterioration and biochemical science earns Emeritus Professor title

摘要

Pioneering discoveries in the field of biochemical science including research on the deterioration of Scott and Shackleton's Antarctic expedition huts has seen the University of Waikato award the title of Emeritus Professor to Professor Roberta Farrell. Professor Farrell is a researcher of international renown in the fields of wood degradation, bioremediation, fungi and enzymology and, since 1997, research in Antarctica. She has produced a significant body of published work including 98 papers in refereed international journals, 10 book chapters and 30 patents as well as presentations to national and international conferences including the Sir Holmes Williams lecture to the New Zealand Antarctic Society in 2007.