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Career change for Prof Richard Barker marks end of an era for Te Whai Ao board

Professor Richard Barker, formerly the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sciences at the University of Otago, has stepped down from the Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre board.

Honouring the Legacy of Professor John Harvey

Professor John Harvey has been made a life member of the Australian and New Zealand Optical Society.

Collaborating with Korea on Quantum Communications

The Catalyst Strategic NZ–Korea Joint Research Partnerships programme is supporting three joint quantum communications projects 2025-2028.

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Royal Society Te Apārangi MacDiarmid Medal awarded to Geoff Waterhouse

Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre investigator Geoff Waterhouse has been awarded the Royal Society Te Apārangi MacDiarmid Medal, in the Wellington Awards Ceremony.

Prof. Niels Kjægaard awarded historic medal for fundamental scientific studies

Many congratulations to Principal Investigator Niels Kjægaard who this week was awarded the Royal Society Hector Medal.

What is it like to be a woman in physics in Aotearoa–New Zealand?

Various Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre investigators have been involved in a new research article looking into the situation for female physicists in Aotearoa.

Celebrating Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre Marsden success

This year's Marsden results have just been announced and there are six Dodd-Walls Centre Investigators as Principal or Associate Investigators on five contracts