Biography:Wilma M. Blom
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Wilma M. Blom is a marine scientist. Since 2011 she has been Curator, Marine Invertebrates at Auckland War Memorial Museum.[1][2]
Education
Blom studied at the University of Auckland and later University of Sydney in the 1980s, researching the sedimentology of the Raukūmara Range,[3] and Bass Strait in Australia.[4][5] In 1989, the amoeboid protist Lagena blomae, a species found in the Bass Strait, was named after Blom.[6][7]
Career and research
In mid-2011, Blom became the marine invertebrates curator at Auckland War Memorial Museum.[5][8][9] Blom's work focuses on identifying marine fauna, such as molluscs. She also works in science communication, through projects such as Auckland Museum's New Zealand Marine Life app. She also organises a 2-yearly BioBlitz programme which places scientists alongside communities to help them document the biodiversity of their surrounding area, and has been involved in research projects involving The Noises.[1][10] She has contributed to the collections of Auckland Museum and Te Papa.[11]
Blom led a team that dissected a rare Taningia danae octopus, found by a fishing expedition near Whakaari / White Island in 2020.[12]
In 2020, Blom collaborated on a project involving a Pliocene fossil trove, which was uncovered at Māngere when vertical shafts were being excavated for the Central Interceptor at Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant.[13] 266 fossil species were uncovered at the trove, including at least ten novel species.[14][15]
Personal life
Blom first began living in Auckland in 1971.[1] Blom is interested in botanical art,[5] and her illustration of Pteris tremula was selected for the Ngāi Tipu Taketake - Indigenous Flora exhibition held at Auckland Botanic Gardens in 2018.[16] She is a member of the Auckland Shell Club.[17]
Selected research projects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Wilma Blom". Auckland War Memorial Museum. http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/research/our-specialists/wilma-blom.
- ↑ "Wilma Blom | PhD | Auckland Museum, Auckland | Marine" (in en). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wilma-Blom.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q112846137
- ↑ , Wikidata Q123699240
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Member’s Social Evening". 30 May 2023. https://www.botanicalartnz.org/whats-happening/members-zoom-social-evening.
- ↑ Albani, A. D.; Yassini, I. (1989). "Taxonomy and distribution of Shallow-water Lagenid Foraminiferida from the South-eastern coast of Australia". Marine and Freshwater Research 40 (4): 369–401. doi:10.1071/mf9890369. ISSN 1448-6059. https://www.publish.csiro.au/mf/mf9890369. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ "Biological namesakes". Auckland War Memorial Museum. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/stories/biological-namesakes.
- ↑ "Poisonous jellyfish invade NZ beach". 12 October 2016. https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/poisonous-jellyfish-invade-nz-beach.
- ↑ Quill, Annemarie (9 May 2023). "'Alien' log covered in strange creatures washes up on beach". https://www.stuff.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/300872869/alien-log-covered-in-strange-creatures-washes-up-on-beach.
- ↑ Rayner, Matt (6 March 2022). "Expedition Ōtata: The Noises monitoring trip December 2021" (in en-NZ). https://www.thenoises.nz/2022/03/06/expedition-otata-the-noises-monitoring-trip-december-2021/.
- ↑ "Dr Wilma Blom". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/32712.
- ↑ "Rare BOP octopus to be dissected for research". 21 July 2020. https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/248104-rare-bop-octopus-to-be-dissected-research.html.
- ↑ "Auckland Museum And Watercare To Partner On Exciting New Discovery - Māngere Kaawa Formation Fossils". 29 October 2021. https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC2110/S00088/auckland-museum-and-watercare-to-partner-on-exciting-new-discovery-mangere-kaawa-formation-fossils.htm.
- ↑ "Auckland wastewater pipe dig reveals 'fossil treasure trove'". 27 August 2023. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-auckland-wastewater-pipe-reveals-fossil.html.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q123698788
- ↑ Tyrrell, Katherine (17 December 2017). "Selected New Zealand artists for ‘Ngāi Tipu Taketake - Indigenous Flora’ (Botanical Art Worldwide #3)". https://www.botanicalartandartists.com/news/selected-new-zealand-artists-for-ngai-tipu-taketake-indigenous-flora-botanical-art-worldwide-3.
- ↑ "Newsletter - September 2013". http://www.aucklandshellclub.net.nz/sep2013.htm.
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