Daphne Lee

Daphne E. Lee is a New Zealand geologist, palaeontologist and associate professor at the University of Otago. She is best known for her work on Foulden Maar and her research into fossils discovered at that site.

Biography
Lee is an honorary associate professor at the geology department of the University of Otago. She is a coordinator of a research team that has focused on researching the fossil site Foulden Maar.

Foulden Maar
Lee has published both scholarly research as well as a book on the fossils of Foulden Maar. Lee was a vocal opponent of the proposed mining of Foulden Maar.

Awards
Lee was awarded the Geoscience Society of New Zealand McKay Hammer Award in 2017.