Board, executive, staff and students - Annual Report 2022

Governance Representative Board

21 April, 2023

Professor Richard Blaikie
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research & Enterprise
University of Otago

Mr Will Charles
Executive Director, Technology Development,
UniServices
University of Auckland

Professor Ray Geor
Pro Vice-Chancellor College of Sciences
Massey University

Mr Paul Linton*
General Manager Research and Technical
Services, and Commercial Businesses
Callaghan Innovation

Mr Joe Manning
Head of Department – Materials and Air
GNS Science

Professor Ehsan Mesbahi
Pro Vice-Chancellor Wellington Faculties of
Science, Health, Engineering, Architecture and
Design Innovation (SHEADI)
Victoria University of Wellington

Mr Hēmi Rolleston
Chair of the Board
General Manager Te Ao Māori and Science
Services
Scion

Prof Ian Wright
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation,
University of Canterbury

*Partial year

Ex-Officio

Professor Nicola Gaston
Co-Director, MacDiarmid Institute
University of Auckland

Professor Justin Hodgkiss
Co-Director, MacDiarmid Institute
Victoria University of Wellington

Associate Professor Pauline Harris 
Associate Professor Pauline Harris
Deputy Director Māori/Māori Research
Representative/Research Programme Leader:
Mātauranga Māori
Victoria University of Wellington/ Massey
University

Professor Paul Kruger
Deputy Director Stakeholder Engagement MacDiarmid Institute
University of Canterbury

Associate Professor Geoff Willmott
Deputy Director Commercialisation and Industry Engagement, MacDiarmid Institute
University of Auckland

Dr Anna Garden
Science Executive Representative, MacDiarmid
Institute
University of Otago

International Science Advisory Board

Professor Sir Richard Friend
Cavendish Professor of Physics
University of Cambridge, UK
Physics of energy materials, condensed matter

Dr Anita Hill
Chief Research Scientist, Future Industries
CSIRO, Australia
Porous materials

Professor Wilhelm Huck
Professor of Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and
Materials
Radboud University, Netherlands
Artificial cells

Professor Tomonobu Nakayama
Deputy Director, Administrative Director, Group
Leader of WPI-MANA
Deputy Director of ICYS
Professor at the University of Tsukuba
National Institute for Materials Science | NIMS
International Center for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Surface physics and chemistry, nanotechnology,
nanobioscience

Professor Daniel Nocera
Patterson Rockwood Professor of Energy
Harvard University, USA
Chemistry of renewal energy

Professor Ivan Parkin
Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Faculty
University College London, UK
Nanomaterials

Professor Annie Powell
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of
Chemistry and Institute of Nanotechnology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Germany
Molecular materials

Dr Charles Royal
Independent researcher and consultant
New Zealand
Mātauranga Māori

Professor Michelle Simmons
Director, Australian Research Council Centre
of Excellence for Quantum Computation and
Communication Technology
Laureate Fellow
Scientia Professor of Physics
University of New South Wales, Australia
Quantum computing, condensed matter physics

Professor Matt Trau
Professor of Chemistry, University of Queensland
Deputy Director and co-founder, Australian
Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
University of Queensland, Australia
Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and molecular
diagnostics

Dr David Williams
Chief Research Scientist and Laboratory Manager,
Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory
University of Cambridge, UK
Materials for computing

Science Executive

Professor Nicola Gaston
Co-Director, MacDiarmid Institute
University of Auckland

Professor Justin Hodgkiss
Co-Director, MacDiarmid Institute
Victoria University of Wellington

Associate Professor Pauline Harris 
Associate Professor Pauline Harris
Deputy Director Māori/Māori Research
Representative/Research Programme Leader:
Mātauranga Māori
Victoria University of Wellington/ Massey
University

Professor Paul Kruger
Deputy Director, Stakeholder Engagement
University of Canterbury

Associate Professor Geoff Willmott
Deputy Director, Commercialisation and Industry
Engagement
University of Auckland

Shikeale Harris
MESA Co-Chair
Massey University

Dr Azy Hashemi
MESA Co-Chair
University of Canterbury

Professor Simon Brown
Research Programme Leader: Future Computing
University of Canterbury

Dr Jack Chen
Associate Investigator Representative
Auckland University of Technology

Dr Laura Domigan
Principal Investigator Representative
University of Auckland

Associate Professor Anna Garden
Principal Investigator Representative
University of Otago

Professor Shane Telfer
Research Programme Leader: Catalytic
Architectures
Massey University

Professor Jadranka Travas-Sejdic
Research Programme Leader: Reconfigurable
Systems
University of Auckland

Ex-Officio

Gabrielle Holmes
Programme Manager, MacDiarmid Institute
Victoria University of Wellington

Kevin Sheehy
Commercialisation and Industry Engagement
Manager, MacDiarmid Institute
Victoria University of Wellington

Rosie Wayte
Institute Manager, MacDiarmid Institute
Minute-taker
Victoria University of Wellington

Vanessa Young
Strategic Engagement and Communications
Manager, MacDiarmid Institute
Victoria University of Wellington

MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Association (MESA) 2022

Shikeale Harris
Co-Chair
PhD Student
Massey University

Dr Azadeh Hashemi
Co-Chair
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Canterbury

Brianna Nally
Secretary
PhD Student
University of Otago

Calum Gordon
Treasurer
PhD Student
Victoria University of Wellington

Rosanna Rov
Social Media Representative
PhD Student
University of Auckland

Daniel Mak
Commercialisation and Industry Representative
PhD Student
University of Auckland

Bushra Anam
Centre Representative
PhD Student
University of Canterbury

Lara Browne
Centre Representative
PhD Student
Victoria University of Wellington

Mohsin Ijaz
Centre Representative
PhD Student
University of Otago

Roisin Mooney
Centre Representative
PhD Student
Auckland University of Technology

Georgia Richardson
Centre Representative
PhD Student
Victoria University of Wellington

Rosanna Rov
Centre Representative
PhD Student
University of Auckland

Sarah Sale
Centre Representative
PhD Student
University of Canterbury

Ben Westberry
Centre Representative
Postdoctoral Fellow
Massey University

Stakeholder Relations Partner Iwi

Diane Bradshaw
Senior Maori Advisor
GNS Science

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