Our people
Biography
Dr Ben Mallett is a Scientist at the Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University Wellington; he was previously a Rutherford Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Photon Factory at the University of Auckland.
Ben graduated with a PhD in physics from Victoria University of Wellington under the supervision of Professor Jeffery Tallon. He undertook postdoctoral research at Fribourg University in Switzerland before returning to New Zealand in 2016.
Research interests
Ben's research interests orbit around novel physics in solids and using spectroscopy to understand it.
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Dr Ben Mallett
In the news
Annual Report
Patenting - Annual Report 2023
April 14, 2024
Patent activity undertaken by our researchers in partnership with their respective Technology Transfer Offices.
Annual Report
2023 Funding successes - Annual Report 2023
April 13, 2024
Funding successes for our Investigators and their research programmes during 2023.
Annual Report
MESA is born
April 21, 2023
Principal Investigator Associate Professor Natalie Plank recalls walking into the offices of the Deputy Director and Centre Manager back in 2010 and pitching the idea for a MacDiarmid Institute student-led organisation
Annual Report
Funding successes - Annual Report 2021
May 9, 2022
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2021. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
Annual Report
Funding successes - Annual Report 2020
March 24, 2021
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2020. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
Annual Report
How can materials science offer a greener future for our planet? - Annual Report 2019
May 28, 2020
In 2019, we focused our annual regional showcase on 'NZ Innovation for Sustainability.'
Annual Report
Funding successes - Annual Report 2019
May 26, 2020
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2019. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
In The Media
Searching for high temperature superconductors
March 22, 2017
Superconductors already have various applications (electromagnets, digital circuits, particle detectors) but would be even more useful if they operated at higher temperatures.
Read more about Searching for high temperature superconductors
Events
NZ Innovation for Sustainability - Tauranga (14 October)
September 11, 2019
Come and hear MacDiarmid Institute scientists talk about how materials science is offering a greener future for our planet.
Read more NZ Innovation for Sustainability - Tauranga (14 October)
Podcasts
Element of the Week - Silicon (Si)
August 26, 2019
Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Ben Mallett introduces the element Silicon on RNZ Nights' Element of the Week.
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