Staff

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Head of School

AProf Ben Ruck

Head of School
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

ben.ruck@vuw.ac.nz
4635089
LB 406a, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Deputy Heads of School

AProf Petrik Galvosas

Associate Professor of Physics
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

petrik.galvosas@vuw.ac.nz
LB 308, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

AProf Joanne Harvey

Associate Professor

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

joanne.harvey@vuw.ac.nz
AM 207, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Academic staff

Dr Mat Anker

Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

mathew.anker@vuw.ac.nz
AM 201, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Baptiste Auguié

Prof Martyn Coles

Professor of Chemistry
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

martyn.coles@vuw.ac.nz
LB 506, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Stephen Curran

Senior Lecturer

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

stephen.curran@vuw.ac.nz
LB 501, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Nathaniel Davis

Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry · Rutherford Discovery Fellow
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

nathaniel.davis@vuw.ac.nz
AM 209, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

AProf Robin Fulton

Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching
Wellington Faculty of Science

j.robin.fulton@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9799
LB 514, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

AProf Petrik Galvosas

Associate Professor of Physics
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

petrik.galvosas@vuw.ac.nz
LB 308, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Prof Michele Governale

Professor of Physics

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

michele.governale@vuw.ac.nz
LB 402, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

AProf Joanne Harvey

Associate Professor

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

joanne.harvey@vuw.ac.nz
AM 207, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Justin Hodgkiss

Co-Director, MacDiarmid Institute

MacDiarmid Institute

justin.hodgkiss@vuw.ac.nz
LB 409, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Prof Patricia Hunt

Professor

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

patricia.hunt@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Jim Johnston

Professorial Research Fellow
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

jim.johnston@vuw.ac.nz
LB 303, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

AProf Robert Keyzers

Associate Dean, Postgraduate Research
Wellington Faculty of Science

robert.keyzers@vuw.ac.nz
AM , Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Eric Le Ru

Professor of Physics
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

eric.leru@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5233 x7509
LB 205, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Luke Liu

Senior Lecturer, Inorganic Chemistry

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

luke.liu@vuw.ac.nz
AM 202, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Kim McKelvey

Senior Lecturer, Physical Chemistry

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

kim.mckelvey@vuw.ac.nz
LB 504, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Franck Natali

Associate Professor
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

franck.natali@vuw.ac.nz
02108445660
LB 513, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Tulasi Parashar

Lecturer Physics
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

tulasi.parashar@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5804
LB 503, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Yvette Perrott

Senior Lecturer
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

yvette.perrott@vuw.ac.nz
04 4636543
LB 523, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Natalie Plank

Deputy Director, Commercialisation and Industry Engagement

MacDiarmid Institute

natalie.plank@vuw.ac.nz
LB 503, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

AProf Ben Ruck

Head of School
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

ben.ruck@vuw.ac.nz
4635089
LB 406a, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

AProf Bridget Stocker

Associate Professor of Bio-Medical Chemistry
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

bridget.stocker@vuw.ac.nz
LB 508, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

AProf Mattie Timmer

Associate Professor
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

mattie.timmer@vuw.ac.nz
LB 507, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Gillian Turner

gillian.turner@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Uli Zuelicke

Professor of Physics · Postgraduate Coordinator (MSc/PhD) for Physics
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

uli.zuelicke@vuw.ac.nz
LB 413, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Administration staff

Kara Eaton

School Manager
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

kara.eaton@vuw.ac.nz
LB 406, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Rashika Gunasekara

Purchasing Officer
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

rashika.gunasekara@vuw.ac.nz
LB 113,, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Pete Jebson

Purchasing Administrator

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

pete.jebson@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Elizabeth Mathenge

Administrator, Operations and Finance

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

elizabeth.mathenge@vuw.ac.nz
LB 103, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Shohana Swortzel

Administrator
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

shohana.swortzel@vuw.ac.nz

Rosie McEwing

Administrator, Physics Programme
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

rosie.mcewing@vuw.ac.nz
LB 103, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Technical staff

Peter Coard

Technician

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

peter.coard@vuw.ac.nz

David Flynn

Electron Microscopy Technician

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

david.flynn@vuw.ac.nz

Grant Franklin

Glassblower

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

grant.franklin@vuw.ac.nz

Teresa Gen

Technician
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

teresa.gen@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 4636502
+64 4 4636502
LB 218A, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Chris Lepper

Equipment Technical Officer

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

chris.lepper@vuw.ac.nz

Susanna Leung

Laboratory Technician
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

susanna.leung@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6515
LB 218A, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Ian or Jan Vorster

Technician · Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

ian.vorster@vuw.ac.nz
LB 004, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Research staff

Dr Thomas Borrmann

Senior Research Fellow
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

thomas.borrmann@vuw.ac.nz
LB 404, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Jay Chan

jay.chan@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Kai Chen

Senior Scientist

Robinson Research Institute

kai.chen@vuw.ac.nz
AM 201, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Daniel Clarke

daniel.clarke@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Emma Dangerfield

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

emma.dangerfield@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Putri Fraser

Research Fellow
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

LB 404, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Research Fellow0 · Lab Manager
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

LB 107, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

putri.fraser@vuw.ac.nz

William Holmes-Hewett

Scientist

Robinson Research Institute

william.holmes-hewett@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Paul Hume

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

paul.hume@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Malcolm Ingham

Research Fellow

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

malcolm.ingham@vuw.ac.nz

Matt Majic

Research Fellow

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

matt.majic@vuw.ac.nz

Matthias Meyer

matthias.meyer@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Hellen Nalumaga

Research Assistant

Robinson Research Institute

hellen.nalumaga@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Michael Schweig

Research Fellow

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

michael.schweig@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Joe Schuyt

Scientist / Engineer

Robinson Research Institute

joe.schuyt@vuw.ac.nz
LB 502, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Gerald Smith

gerald.smith@vuw.ac.nz

Kadin Thompson

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
MacDiarmid Institute

kadin.thompson@vuw.ac.nz

Grant Williams

grant.williams@vuw.ac.nz

Muhammad Hashmi

Research Fellow

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

muhammad.hashmi@vuw.ac.nz

Emeritus Professors

Prof John Lekner

Emeritus Professor

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

john.lekner@vuw.ac.nz
LB 519, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Prof Joe Trodahl

Emeritus Professor

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

joe.trodahl@vuw.ac.nz

Prof John Spencer

Emeritus Professor
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

john.spencer@vuw.ac.nz
LB 519, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

MacDiarmid Institute staff

AProf Nicola Gaston

Co-Director, The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology

MacDiarmid Institute

nicola.gaston@vuw.ac.nz

Gabrielle Holmes

Programme Manager

MacDiarmid Institute

gabrielle.holmes@vuw.ac.nz
LB 411, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Kevin Sheehy

Commercialisation & Industry Engagement Manager

MacDiarmid Institute

kevin.sheehy@vuw.ac.nz

Rosie Wayte

Institute Manager
MacDiarmid Institute

rosie.wayte@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 9555
0220 178 065
LB 410, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Vanessa Young

Strategic Engagement & Communications Manager
MacDiarmid Institute

Safety officer

Dr Mat Anker

Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

mathew.anker@vuw.ac.nz
AM 201, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade