Paula Rudall has three degrees from the
University of London – a BSc (Hons) in 1975, a PhD (1979) and DSc (2001). She was Head of the Micromorphology Section and subsequently Head of the Department of Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology at the
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, based in the
Jodrell Laboratory. She has received several awards, including the
Linnean Medal (2005) and the Dahlgren Prize (2008). She is known for her work on the
taxonomy and
phylogeny of
monocotyledons and was the lead organiser of the foundational international conference on
Monocotyledons, systematics and evolution (Kew, 1993), which led to an ongoing international series of conferences and workshops. She is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Paula Rudall has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers and several books, including a textbook on the
Anatomy of Flowering Plants. Rudall featured in
Sir David Attenborough’s 2000 documentary
Lost Gods of Easter Island. == References ==