Centre Leadership
Governance is provided by a team of proven experts in their fields, including science, research and commercialisation, Māori development, executive oversight and Government engagement. Our Executive Committee is strong and diverse providing leadership across all aspects of our work.
Governance Board
The Governance Board is comprised of leaders in the fields of science, industry, engagement, Māori development, and high-level governance, and advises Centre leadership on strategy. The Governance Board is in turn advised by the Science and Industry Advisory Boards.
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Charlotte Walshe
Governance Board Chair
Professor Simon Holdaway
Pro Vice-Chancellor Research Reputation and Performance at the University of Auckland and Board Member
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Professor Cather Simpson (FRSNZ)
Independent Board Member
Professor Louise Parr-Brownlie
Independent Board Member
Dr Martin Gagnon
Director Research and Enterprise and Governance Board Member
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee, chaired by the Director, leads the Centre's strategic direction and day-to-day operations. The Executive is supported by the Science, Industry, and Engagement teams, as well as Te Whai Ao Rōpū Māori.
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Professor Keith Gordon (FRSNZ)
Deputy Director and Principal Investigator
Professor Harald Schwefel
Deputy Director Science and Principal Investigator
Associate Professor Nathaniel Davis
Deputy Director Industry and Principal Investigator
Associate Professor Jevon Longdell
QTA Science Lead and Principal Investigator
Jessa Barder
Deputy Director Engagement
Associate Professor Katharina Ruckstuhl
Deputy Director Māori
Associate Professor Stuart Murdoch
The One Beacon Co-leader and Principal Investigator
Associate Professor Scott Parkins
The One Beacon Co-leader and Principal Investigator
Professor Ulrich Zülicke
The Many Beacon Co-leader and Principal Investigator
Dr Danny Baillie
The Many Beacon Co-leader and Associate Investigator
Dr Claude Aguergaray
The All Beacon Co-leader and Principal Investigator
Dr Jami Shepherd
The All Beacon Co-leader and Principal Investigator
Dr Freddy Lyzwa
Associate Investigator
Quantum Technologies Aotearoa Steering Group
The QTA Steering Group, consiting of DWC researchers, representatives of The Measurement Standards Authority, and Paihau — Robinson Research Institute (Victoria University of Wellington), oversees development of the QTA research programme.
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Associate Professor Jevon Longdell
QTA Science Lead and Principal Investigator
Dr. Murray Early
Principal Research Scientist
Associate Professor Scott Parkins
The One Beacon Co-leader and Principal Investigator
Professor David Hutchinson
Principal Investigator
Professor Harald Schwefel
Deputy Director Science and Principal Investigator
Professor Nick Long
Director of the Paihau — Robinson Research Institute
Other Leadership Teams
The Centre is led by a number of teams that develop and deploy strategic initiatives in their specialist areas.
The Dodd-Walls Centre research focus is photonics, the generation, transmission, and manipulation of light, and the study of matter and energy at the quantum level.