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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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Alex Risos and team from RisosEnterprises Ltd wins Velocity Challenge

A new generation of start-up founders has been released into the world with the completion of the University of Auckland’s 2021 Velocity entrepreneurship development programme

MBIE Grant Success for Sciences

Congratulations to the three research projects based in Geology and Physics that secured funding from the MBIE Endeavour fund and announced this week.

Associate Professor Frédérique Vanholsbeeck has been awarded the 2020 Hill Tinsley Medal

Associate Professor Frédérique Vanholsbeeck has been awarded the 2020 Hill Tinsley Medal by the New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS).

Thesis submission from Magdalena Urbanska

DWC PhD student Magdalena Urbanska submitted her thesis on Optical Coherence Elastography of the Vitreous Humour recently.

Professor Keith Gordon awarded University’s top honour

Chemistry Profesor Keith Gordon’s interest in solar energy has helped power a prolific and influential research career

Cushla McGoverin and Frédérique Vanholsbeeck now senior members of the OSA and SPIE

Double good news for the biophotonics group at UoA as Cushla McGoverin and Frédérique Vanholsbeeck have both been elevated to senior members of the OSA and SPIE respectively.