Nina Sergeevna Golubkova () (28 January 1932 in Leningrad – 24 August 2009 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian lichenologist.
In 1955, after graduating from Leningrad State University with a degree in mycology, Golubkova joined the Komarov Botanical Institute, where she worked under the supervision of Vsevolod Savich.A Tribute to Nina Sergeevna Golubkova (1932–2009), by Lev G. Biazrov, Mikhail P. Zhurbenko and Mark R. D. Seaward; published 2010 in the Lichenologist, volume 42, pp 227-229; doi:10.1017/S0024282909990685, archived at the University of Oslo In the 1960s, she studied specimens which had been retrieved during various Soviet expeditions to the Antarctic; her research on these samples led to multiple scientific publications and the identification of several new species.Acharius Medallists: Nina Siergeovna Golubkova , by Yuri Kotlov; at the International Association for Lichenology; published 2000; retrieved August 6, 2014 She also participated in specimen-collecting expeditions to the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, and to the steppes, taiga, and desert of Mongolia,REPORTS: Nina Sergeevna Golubkova , by Mikhail Andreev; in the International Lichenological Newsletter; volume 42, number 1; page 16-17; published October 2009; retrieved August 6, 2014 and in 1978, she was a contributor to volume 5 of the Handbook of Lichens of the USSR.
In 1982, Golubkova was promoted to director of the Institute's Lichenology and Bryology Laboratory, a position she retained for over 20 years. In the aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, she arranged for the publication of volumes 6 through 10 of the now-renamed Handbook of Lichens of Russia, of which she served as editor-in-chief.
In 2000, Golubkova was awarded the Acharius Medal for lifetime achievements in lichenology.Acharius Medallists , at the International Association for Lichenology; retrieved August 6, 2014
Two lichen species, Chaenothecopsis golubkovae and Catillaria golubkovae, and the lichen genus Golubkovia, have been named in her honor.
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