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 · Undergraduate Coordinator

petrik.galvosas@vuw.ac.nz

AProf Joanne Harvey

Associate Professor · Chemistry
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences · Organic chemistry

joanne.harvey@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5956
AM 207, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Academic staff

Dr Mat Anker

Lecturer - 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

Senior Lecturer in Physics
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

baptiste.auguie@vuw.ac.nz
LB 522, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Prof Martyn Coles

Professor of Chemistry

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
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
LB 514, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

AProf Petrik Galvosas

Associate Professor of Physics · Undergraduate Coordinator

petrik.galvosas@vuw.ac.nz

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 · Chemistry
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences · Organic chemistry

joanne.harvey@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5956
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

Professor
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

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

AProf Robert Keyzers

Associate Dean - Academic (Postgraduate)
Wellington Faculty of Science

robert.keyzers@vuw.ac.nz
AM 208, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Eric Le Ru

Professor of Physics

Dr Luke Liu

Lecturer - Inorganic Chemistry
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

luke.liu@vuw.ac.nz
64 04 463 5591
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 Head of School
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

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

Krista Steenbergen

krista.steenbergen@vuw.ac.nz

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
+64 4 463 5958
LB 113, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Pete Jebson

Purchasing Administrator

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

Dr Elizabeth Mathenge

Administrator, Operations and Finance
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

elizabeth.mathenge@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5418
LB 103, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Racel Reyes

Administrator

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

Sarah Stephen

Administrator, Physics Programme
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

sarah.stephen@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
+64 4 463 6521
LB 217c, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

David Flynn

Electron Microscopy Technician

Grant Franklin

Glassblower

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

Teresa Gen

Technician
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

teresa.gen@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6502
LB 115B, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Chris Lepper

Equipment Technical Officer
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

chris.lepper@vuw.ac.nz
LB 217a, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Susanna Leung

Laboratory Technician
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

susanna.leung@vuw.ac.nz
LB 218A, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

David Stead

Senior Technical Officer
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

david.stead@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5549
027 457 3055
LB 217a, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Ian Vorster

Technician
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

ian.vorster@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6525
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

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

Dr Daniel Clarke

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

daniel.clarke@vuw.ac.nz
LB 308, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

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

putri.fraser@vuw.ac.nz

Calum Gordon

calum.gordon@vuw.ac.nz

William Holmes-Hewett

Senior Research Fellow
MacDiarmid 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

Hellen Nalumaga

Post Doctoral Fellow
MacDiarmid 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

Gerald Smith

gerald.smith@vuw.ac.nz

Kadin Thompson

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
MacDiarmid Institute

kadin.thompson@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Grant Williams

Professorial Research Fellow in Material Physics

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

grant.williams@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

John Spencer

john.spencer@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Joe Trodahl

Emeritus Professor

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

joe.trodahl@vuw.ac.nz

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
04 463 6927
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

Vanessa Young

Strategic Engagement & Communications Manager
MacDiarmid Institute

Safety officer

Dr Mat Anker

Lecturer - Inorganic Chemistry
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

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