Physical Oceanographer | Ollie Twigge
Heather Goodey
September 7, 2025
Science technician might not be a job you hear much about at career evenings, but...
Wildfire scientist | Grant Pearce
Ceana Priest
June 17, 2025
Before a wildfire even begins, the ground might already be giving off warning signs. Science...
Science artist | Gabby O’Connor
Ceana Priest
May 28, 2025
Helping students make sense of big ideas is more important than ever in today’s classrooms....
Marine biologist | Jacqui Stuart
Heather Goodey
May 3, 2025
Marine biologist and ecologist Jacqui Stuart of the Antarctic Research Centre studies microalgae in Antarctica....
Zooplankton Ecologist | Svenja Halfter
Heather Goodey
April 2, 2025
Dr Svenja Halfter is a pākeha zooplankton ecologist with the National Institute of Water and...
Environmentalist | Stephanie Dijkstra
Sneha Pillai
October 29, 2024
Stephanie is a Māori environmental scientist specialising in intergenerational outcomes and the interweaving of mātauranga...
Conservation Biologist | John Perrott
Sneha Pillai
September 27, 2024
A mātauranga Scientist/communicator and Associate Professor/Research Ecologist at the AUT School of Science, specialising in...
Micrometeorologist | Christian Stiegler
Sneha Pillai
August 23, 2024
A Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scientist with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),...
Astrophysicist | Jan Eldridge
Sneha Pillai
June 30, 2024
Jan Eldridge is a pākehā astrophysicist and the Head of Physics Department at the University...
Volcanologist | Kate Mauriohooho
Sneha Pillai
May 20, 2024
Kate Mauriohooho is a volcanologist who studies supereruptions and large silicic caldera systems.
Physicist | Ocean Mercier (Māori scientist poster)
Sneha Pillai
March 29, 2024
Physicist Ocean Mercier studies the basic properties and laws about solids and liquids, and uses...
Engineer | Mahonri Owen
NZASE
October 22, 2023
Engineer Dr Mahonri Owen is a Māori researcher from Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), whose work in brain-controlled...
Bioinformatician | Alana Alexander (Māori scientist poster)
Sneha Pillai
September 17, 2023
Alana Alexander is a marine evolutionary biologist who studies how sea creatures evolve and change.
Organic Chemist | Nic Bason
NZASE
September 17, 2023
Organic chemist Nic Bason (Ngāti Hauiti, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa) develops innovative molecules to enhance...
Bioinformatician | Alana Alexander
NZASE
September 17, 2023
Dr. Alana Alexander (Ngāpuhi: Te Hikutu; Pākehā) is a bioinformatician at the University of Otago,...
Quantum Physicist | Jacob Ngaha
NZASE
August 13, 2023
Dr. Jacob Ngaha, of Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto, and Ngāti Kahu descent, is Aotearoa New Zealand’s...
Freshwater Ecologist | Yvonne Taura
NZASE
July 9, 2023
Yvonne Taura is a Māori ecologist at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, specializing in kaupapa...
Plant Protection Scientist | Aleise Puketapu
NZASE
June 4, 2023
Dr Aleise Puketapu blends cutting-edge plant protection science with mātauranga Māori to safeguard Aotearoa’s crops....
Volcanologist | Jonathan Procter
NZASE
April 27, 2023
Professor Jonathan Procter, of Muaūpoko, Ngāti Apa, and Ngāi Tahu descent, is a leading volcanologist...
Marine Scientist | Kura Paul-Burke
NZASE
March 22, 2023
Kura Paul‑Burke is a marine scientist leading restoration projects in Ōhiwa Harbour, combining mātauranga Māori...
