Sadie Mills

Victoria Sadie Mills is a New Zealand marine biologist and an invertebrate collection manager at New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. Mills specialises in the taxonomy of Ophiuroidea and has written a book titled Extraordinary echinoderms : a guide to the echinoderms of New Zealand.

Early life and education Mills grew up in the United Kingdom. She knew from a young age she wanted to be a marine biologist.

Career

Mills is a marine biologist. In 2006 Mills started work with National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Taihoro Nukurangi (NIWA) in Wellington. These expeditions include vayages to Antarctica and around New Zealand. The expedition gathered almost 1800 samples and discovered over 100 new ocean species including potentially three new species of fish.