Dr Colin Lockhart O’Loughlin Respected Scientist and International Consultant

Authors: Udo Benecke
Publication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 2011, Issue N.Z.J.For. 56(1) 2011, pp 31-32, May 2011
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry

Abstract: Dr Colin Lockhart O’Loughlin Respected Scientist and International Consultant Colin O’Loughlin died in Christchurch on 17 February 2011 after a short illness just a few weeks before his 75th birthday. In this tribute let us reflect on a remarkable man, Dr Colin Lockhart O’Loughlin, who has led a full and balanced life while pursuing an impressive career in his chosen field of scientific research. Colin was always a clear thinker, good analyst and fluent writer that made him such an outstanding researcher. He had an ability to recognize the key questions needing to be addressed for making a difference to forest management in New Zealand’s extraordinarily vulnerable steeplands.