Board, executive, staff and students - Annual Report 2023

15 April, 2024

Governance Representative Board

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

Professor Margaret Hyland
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Victoria University of Wellington

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

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

Nicola Vibert*
Chief Sustainability and Risk Officer
Callaghan Innovation

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

*Partial year

Ex-Officio

Associate Professor Anna Garden
Science Executive Representative, MacDiarmid Institute / Deputy Director Outreach and Education, MacDiarmid Institute
University of Otago

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

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

Professor Paul Kruger*
Deputy Director Outreach and Education, MacDiarmid Institute
University of Canterbury

Associate Professor Natalie Plank*
Deputy Director Commercialisation and Industry Engagement, MacDiarmid Institute
Victoria University of Wellington

Associate Professor Charles Unsworth*
Science Executive Representative, MacDiarmid Institute
University of Auckland

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

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

*Partial year

International Science Advisory Board

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

Dr Anita Hill
Chief Research Scientist, Future Industries
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (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 International Center for Young Scientists (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, United States of America
Chemistry of renewal energy

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

Professor Annie Powell
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic 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, United Kingdom
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 Anna Garden
PI Representative/Deputy Director Outreach and Education, MacDiarmid Institute
University of Otago

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

Professor Paul Kruger*
Deputy Director Outreach and Education, MacDiarmid Institute
University of Canterbury

Associate Professor Natalie Plank*
Deputy Director Commercialisation and Industry Engagement, MacDiarmid Institute
Victoria University of Wellington

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

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 Chris Fitchett*
Associate Investigator Representative
University of Canterbury

Professor Derek Kawiti
Principal Investigator Representative
Victoria University of Wellington

Professor Volker Nock*
Research Programme Leader: Reconfigurable Systems
University of Canterbury

Professor Shane Telfer
Research Programme Leader: Catalytic Architectures
Massey University

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

Associate Professor Charles Unsworth*
Principal Investigator Representative
University of Auckland

Calum Gordon
MESA Co-Chair
Victoria University of Wellington

Brianna Nally
MESA Co-Chair
University of Otago

* Partial year

Ex-Officio

Kirsty Doyle*
Strategic Manager Māori, MacDiarmid Institute
Victoria University of Wellington

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

* Partial year

MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Association (MESA) 2023

Calum Gordon
Co-Chair
PhD Student
Victoria University of Wellington

Brianna Nally
Co-Chair
PhD Student
University of Otago

Issy Cowlishaw
Co-Secretary
PhD Student
University of Auckland

Georgia Richardson
Co-Secretary
PhD Student
Victoria University of Wellington

Lara Browne
Co-Treasurer
PhD Student
Victoria University of Wellington

Sarah Sale
Co-Treasurer
PhD Student
University of Canterbury

Roisin (Rosie) Mooney
Social Media Representative
PhD Student
Auckland University of Technology

Daniel Mak
Commercialisation and Industry Representative
PhD Student
University of Auckland

Ben Westberry
Commercialisation and Industry Representative
Postdoctoral Fellow
Massey University

Nicholas Smith
Inclusion and Engagement Representative
PhD Student
University of Otago

Samuel Harris
Centre Representative/Commercialisation and Industry Representative
PhD Student
University of Otago

Bushra Anam Khalil
Centre Representative
Postdoc
University of Canterbury

Aditi Kumar
Centre Representative
PhD Student
Victoria University of Wellington

Anmol Mahendra
Centre Representative
PhD Student
Robinson Research Institute

Olivia Matich
Centre Representative
PhD Student
Auckland University of Technology

Andrea O'Reilly
Centre Representative
PhD Student
Victoria University of Wellington

Ludwig Petters
Centre Representative
PhD Student
Massey University

Marco Vas
Centre Representative
PhD Student
University of Auckland

Winter Zakaria
Centre Representative
PhD Student
University of Canterbury

Stakeholder Relations Partner Iwi

Diane Bradshaw

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