Joy E. Carter, CBE, DL, FGS (née Randlesome; born 26 December 1955) is a British geologist and academic, specialising in geochemistry. From 2006 to 2021 she held the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winchester. She previously taught at the University of Reading, University of Derby, and the University of Glamorgan; she served as a pro-vice-chancellor at Glamorgan.[1][2] She has additionally served as the chair of GuildHE since 2013, an organisation representing the heads of British higher education institutions,[3] and was chair of the Cathedrals Group from 2011, an association of British universities and university colleges with religious foundations.[4]
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Early life and education
editCarter was born on 26 December 1955. She studied at the University of Durham, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1977, and at the University of Lancaster, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1980.[5] Her doctoral thesis was titled "The geochemistry of mercury in estuarine mixing and sedimentation".[6]
Honours
editIn March 2013, Carter was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) to the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.[7] In the 2018 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "for services to higher education".[8]
Selected works
edit- Jickells, T. D.; Rae, J. E., eds. (1997). Biogeochemistry of intertidal sediments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521483063.
- Parker, Andrew; Rae, Joy E., eds. (1998). Environmental interactions of clays. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 978-3540587385.
- Carter, J. E.; Stewart, A. G. (1 July 2000). "Environmental geochemistry and health: an integrated future in medical and geochemical studies—the example of iodine". Journal of the Geological Society. 157 (4): 835–836. Bibcode:2000JGSoc.157..835C. doi:10.1144/jgs.157.4.835. S2CID 129058856.
References
edit- ^ "Carter, Prof. Joy". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245897. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ "Professor Joy Carter". University of Winchester. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Easter, Dee (16 July 2013). "GuildHE elects new Chair". www.guildhe.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Professor Joy Carter becomes new Chair of Cathedrals Group". University Of Chester. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Carter, Prof. Joy". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245897. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Rae, J. E. (1980). "The geochemistry of mercury in estuarine mixing and sedimentation". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "No. 60450". The London Gazette. 18 March 2013. p. 5313.
- ^ "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2017. p. N8.
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