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| birth_name = Richard William McDowell

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| birth_place = [[Invercargill]], New Zealand

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| website = https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nKuCvlQAAAAJ&hl=en

| spouse = Nicola Mcdowell

| children = 1

| alma_mater = [[University of Cambridge]]

| fields = [[Soil science]]

| workplaces = [[Lincoln University (New Zealand)|Lincoln University]]

| thesis_title = Processes involved in controlling phosphorus release to surface and sub-surface runoff

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| awards = [[Hutton Medal]] (2021)

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”’Richard William McDowell”’ (born 29 June 1973) is a New Zealand [[Soil science|soil scientist]] and former first-class [[cricket]]er. A professor at [[Lincoln University (New Zealand)|Lincoln University]], McDowell was awarded the [[Hutton Medal]] of the [[Royal Society Te Apārangi]] in 2021.

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==Biography==

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While studying at Cambridge, McDowell played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Cambridge University Cricket Club]] in 1999, making a single appearance against [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] at [[Fenner’s]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8390/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-class matches played by Richard McDowell |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=2022-01-26 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Since returning to New Zealand, McDowell has had a prominent role in the field of land and water resources, becoming a principal scientist at [[AgResearch]]. In 2010 he was appointed an adjunct professor and in 2014 he was made a full professor in the Department of Soil and Physical Sciences at Lincoln University.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/6978 |title=Soil science adjunct appointments to Lincoln University acknowledge contributions of AgResearch pair |date=6 December 2010 |publisher=Lincoln University |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/assets/Academic-Calendar.pdf |title=Academic Calendar |year=2022 |publisher=Lincoln University |page=10 |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref> In 2014, he was appointed chief scientist of the [[National Science Challenge]]: Our Land and Water.<ref name=”LIN”/> In June 2021, McDowell was appointed editor-in-chief of the ”[[Royal Society Te Apārangi|Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand]]”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/new-editor-in-chief-of-the-journal-of-the-royal-society-of-new-zealand-announced/|title=New Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand announced|publisher=www.royalsociety.org.nz|date=2021-06-21|accessdate=2022-01-26}}</ref>

Since returning to New Zealand, McDowell has had a prominent role in the field of land and water resources, becoming a principal scientist at [[AgResearch]]. In 2010 he was appointed an adjunct professor and in 2014 he was made a full professor in the Department of Soil and Physical Sciences at Lincoln University.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/6978 |title=Soil science adjunct appointments to Lincoln University acknowledge contributions of AgResearch pair |date=6 December 2010 |publisher=Lincoln University |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/assets/Academic-Calendar.pdf |title=Academic Calendar |year=2022 |publisher=Lincoln University |page=10 |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref> In 2014, he was appointed chief scientist of the [[National Science Challenge]]: Our Land and Water.<ref name=”LIN”/> In June 2021, McDowell was appointed editor-in-chief of the ”[[Royal Society Te Apārangi|Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand]]”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/new-editor-in-chief-of-the-journal-of-the-royal-society-of-new-zealand-announced/|title=New Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand announced|publisher=www.royalsociety.org.nz|date=2021-06-21|accessdate=2022-01-26}}</ref>

In 2017, McDowell was elected a [[Royal_Society_Te_Apārangi#Fellows|Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand]] in 2017. He is also a Fellow of the New Zealand ~~Society~~ of Soil Science.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/who-we-are/our-people/our-fellows/all-fellows/m-o/ |title=List of all Fellows with surnames M–O |publisher=Royal Society Te Apārangi |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref> In November 2021, he was awarded the [[Hutton Medal]] by the [[Royal Society Te Apārangi]], for his work on nutrient flows from land to water.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lincoln University researchers recognised in Royal Society Te Apārangi awards |url=https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/news-and-events/lincoln-university-researchers-elected-as-nga-ahurei-a-te-aparangi-fellows-2/ |website=Lincoln University |access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>

In 2017, McDowell was elected a [[Royal_Society_Te_Apārangi#Fellows|Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand]] in 2017. He is also a Fellow of the New Zealand of Soil Science.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/who-we-are/our-people/our-fellows/all-fellows/m-o/ |title=List of all Fellows with surnames M–O |publisher=Royal Society Te Apārangi |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref> In November 2021, he was awarded the [[Hutton Medal]] by the [[Royal Society Te Apārangi]], for his work on nutrient flows from land to water.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lincoln University researchers recognised in Royal Society Te Apārangi awards |url=https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/news-and-events/lincoln-university-researchers-elected-as-nga-ahurei-a-te-aparangi-fellows-2/ |website=Lincoln University |access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>

==References==

New Zealand agricultural scientist

Richard William McDowell (born 29 June 1973) is a New Zealand freshwater and soil scientist and former first-class cricketer. A professor at Lincoln University, McDowell was awarded the Hutton Medal of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2021.

McDowell was born at Invercargill on 29 June 1973.^[1] He studied in New Zealand at Lincoln University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science with first-class honours in 1996, before studying in England for his PhD at the University of Cambridge.^[2]^[3] His doctoral thesis, completed in 2000, was titled Processes involved in controlling phosphorus release to surface and sub-surface runoff.^[4]

While studying at Cambridge, McDowell played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1999, making a single appearance against Kent at Fenner’s.^[5]

Since returning to New Zealand, McDowell has had a prominent role in the field of land and water resources, becoming a principal scientist at AgResearch. In 2010 he was appointed an adjunct professor and in 2014 he was made a full professor in the Department of Soil and Physical Sciences at Lincoln University.^[6]^[7] In 2014, he was appointed chief scientist of the National Science Challenge: Our Land and Water.^[2] In June 2021, McDowell was appointed editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, ^[8] and made a director of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust in 2024.^[9]

In 2017, McDowell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2017. He is also a Fellow of the New Zealand and British Societies of Soil Science.^[10]^[11] In November 2021, he was awarded the Hutton Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi, for his work on nutrient flows from land to water.^[12]

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