Collaborations
Current collaborators
Prof Andrew McMinn University of Tasmania, since about 1997
Dr Andrew Martin Former PhD student and now post doctoral fellow at University of Tasmania.
Dr Else Hegseth, University of Tromso, Norway
Dr Susie Wood, Cawthron Institute, Nelson
Dr Mark Heath. Former PhD student and now a freshwater ecologist at Wellington Regional Council
Dr Vonda Cummings. National Institute of Water and Atmosphere research, Wellington
Dr Dennis Gordon. National Institute of Water and Atmosphere research, Wellington
Prof Kevin Gould, SBS Victoria University of Wellington
Funding
2017 NZ Antarctic Research Institute 2 year funding $75,000
2017 VUW Maori Matauranga Grant $10,000
2017 Income generation for SBS through Michigan State University programme $40,000
2016 URF grant $25,000
2012 Income generation for SBS through Lewis and Clark programme $175,000
1991-2013. Logistic support from Antarctic NZ granted annually, after an additional application process. Current costs of this logistic support (over and above the funding below) is approximately $500,000 per year.
2011-2012 Greater Wellington Regional Council Grant $17,000
2011-2013 Regional council funding for PhD student stipend and fees $90,000 over 3 years
2010-2013 Special VUW DVC funding research funding $180,000 over 4 years
2010 Marsden Development Fund Grant ($10,000)
2009 Income generation for SBS through Lewis and Clark programme $150,000
2009 Marsden Development Fund grant ($12,000)
2007 Marsden Development Fund grant ($10,000)
2007 Principal investigator in FRST grant for $463,000 over 3 years. Microbial biodiversity in land fast sea-ice in the Ross Sea. Foundation of Research Science and Technology of NZ (FRST).