Professor jane plant biography

British geochemist, scientist, author, engineer

Jane Anne PlantCBE, FREng, FRSE, FRSA (1945–2016) was a leading geochemist, scientist, and author. Plant was a pioneer in the field of geochemical surveys and environmental surveys.^[1] She was Chief Scientist at the British Geological Survey and was a Professor of Geochemistry at Imperial College London.

Plant was also highly involved in the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy (now Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining) where she was involved in many aspects including a role on the Council, and was the first female President of the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy, a post she held from 2001 to 2002.

This gave her an extensive network of key connections with government, industry and academia.

Plant was diagnosed with cancer six times and studied the link between dairy and breast cancer. She published several books on the subject.^[2]

Plant was appointed a CBE in 1997 in recognition