Amanda Black

Amanda Black is a New Zealand soil chemist who, as of 2023, is a full professor at Lincoln University. She specializes in soil health and biosecurity, and has worked on kauri dieback and integration of matauranga Māori into science.

Early life and education Black is of Tūhoe, Whakatōhea and Te Whanau a Āpanui descent. After earning a master's degree at the University of Otago, Black completed a PhD titled Bioavailability of cadmium, copper, nickel and zinc in soils treated with biosolids and metal salts at Lincoln University in 2010. Her work was supervised by Ron McLaren, Suzie Reichman, Tom Speir and Leo Condron.

Academic career

Black joined the staff at Lincoln university, rising to full professor in 2022. She also received the Ministry for Primary Industries Biosecurity Award for Emerging Leader in 2018. In 2024, Black was awarded Lincoln University's 2024 Critic and Conscience Award.

Selected works