Contact Information
Cawthron Institute
98 Halifax Street East
Private Bag 2, Nelson
New Zealand
Phone: (+64) 03 548 2319
Fax: (+64) 03 546 9464
Email for general enquiries:
Format for staff emails: firstname.lastname@cawthron.org.nz |
Corporate
| Name |
Job |
Profile |
| Gillian Wratt |
Chief Executive |
Yes |
| Michelle Jones |
Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive |
- |
| Daryl Wehner |
Chief Financial Officer |
Yes |
| Mike Mandeno |
Business Development Manager |
Yes |
| Robert Matheson |
Research Strategy & Business Development Manager |
- |
| Shaun Ogilvie, PhD |
Maori Business Development Consultant |
Yes |
| Juliette Plank |
Finance & Administration Manager |
Yes |
| Accounts |
|
- |
| Employment Enquiries |
|
- |
| General Administration |
|
- |
| IS / IT |
|
- |
Coastal and Freshwater Resources
| Name |
Job |
Profile |
| Rowan Strickland |
Coastal and Freshwater Group Manager |
- |
| Craig Allen, MSc |
Ecohydraulics Scientist |
Yes |
| Rod Asher, NZCS, Cert SMgt |
Senior Technician (Invertebrates). Marine and freshwater ecology |
- |
| Javier Atalah, PhD |
Marine Ecologist |
Yes |
| James Ataria, PhD |
Environmental Toxicologist |
Yes |
| Paul Barter, BA |
Marine Scientist. Marine ecology |
Yes |
| Chris Batstone, PhD |
Senior Resource and Environmental Economist |
Yes |
| Ian Challenger |
Sustainable Development Analyst |
Yes |
| Joanne Clapcott, PhD |
Freshwater Ecologist. River health indicators, ecosystem processes, restoration |
Yes |
| Dana Clark, MSc |
Marine Ecologist |
Yes |
| Deanna Clement, PhD |
Marine Ecologist |
Yes |
| Chris Cornelisen, PhD |
Coastal and Estuarine Scientist. Benthic ecology, environmental assessment and monitoring, water quality |
Yes |
| Tim Dodgshun, Cert.An.Tech |
Marine bio-invasions, ballast water |
- |
| Kati Doehring, MSc (Hons) |
Freshwater Ecologist |
Yes |
| Robyn Dunmore, PhD |
Marine Ecologist |
Yes |
| Joanne Ellis, PhD |
Marine Scientist |
Yes |
| Barrie Forrest, PhD |
Senior Marine Ecologist. Marine ecology and biosecurity |
Yes |
| Reid Forrest, PGDipSci, BSc (Zoology) |
Coastal Scientist |
- |
| Paul Gillespie, PhD |
Coastal and Estuarine Scientist. Aquatic microbial ecology, eutrophication, environmental impact assessment |
Yes |
| Eric Goodwin, BSc (Hons) |
Systems Analyst |
Yes |
| Joe Hay, BSc (Hons) |
Freshwater Biologist. Flow modelling, fish habitat modelling |
Yes |
| John Hayes, PhD |
Recreational fisheries, fish ecology, flow modelling, fish habitat and bioenergetics |
Yes |
| Robin Holmes, MSc (Zoology) |
Freshwater Ecologist |
Yes |
| Grant Hopkins, PhD |
Senior Marine Ecologist. Coastal ecology, impact assessment |
Yes |
| Weimin Jiang, PhD |
Marine Resource Scientist |
Yes |
| Olivia Johnston, MSc (Envr) |
Marine Ecologist |
Yes |
| Nigel Keeley, MPhil |
Coastal Scientist. Coastal ecology, impact assessment |
Yes |
| Ben Knight, MSc |
Marine Biophysical Scientist |
Yes |
| Kathryn Laurence, BIT |
Administration Support |
- |
| Iain Maxwell, BSc (Hons) |
Senior Freshwater Ecologist |
Yes |
| Mark Newton, MEnvStud |
Researcher |
- |
| Marg O'Brien |
Environmental Policy and Risk Analyst |
- |
| Dean Olsen, PhD |
Freshwater Scientist. Hypoheic zone ecology, stream macroinvertebrate ecology |
Yes |
| Aaron Quarterman |
Freshwater research, data processing, digital imaging |
- |
| Karen Shearer, MSc |
Freshwater Biologist. Macroinvertebrate sample processing, biomonitoring |
- |
| Jim Sinner, MSc |
Senior Scientist |
Yes |
| Ross Sneddon, MSc (Water pollution control) |
Environmental Scientist. Impact assessment, contaminants, water quality |
- |
| Dave Taylor, PhD |
Coastal Marine Ecologist. Ecological impact assessment, Benthic ecology, Community recovery and resilience, Near shore oceanographic processes |
- |
| Louis Tremblay, PhD |
Environmental Toxicologist |
Yes |
| Roger Young, PhD |
River ecology, ecosystem health, freshwater fisheries, integrated catchment management |
Yes |
Aquaculture and Biotechnology
| Name |
Job |
Profile |
| Danette Olsen |
Group Manager, Aquaculture and Biotechnology |
Yes |
| Serean Adams, PhD |
Cryobiology, cryopreservation. reproductive biology |
Yes |
| Janet Adamson, DipAgSci |
Research Technician. Harmful algal blooms and marine biotoxins |
- |
| Veronica Beuzenberg, NZCS |
Research Technician. Phytoplankton ecology |
- |
| Andrew Fidler, PhD |
Molecular biology, reproductive physiology, chronobiology, conservation biology |
Yes |
| Samantha Gale, PhD |
Research Scientist / Cryobiologist |
Yes |
| Kevin Heasman, MSc |
Problem solving at aquaculture/engineering interface, finfish husbandry and breeding |
Yes |
| Zoe Hilton, PhD |
Research Scientist |
Yes |
| Achim Janke, MSc |
Manager Cawthron Aquaculture Park. Hatchery and nursery technology, hatchery management |
Yes |
| Henry Kaspar, PhD |
Senior Scientist, Aquaculture Group |
Yes |
| Nick King, MSc |
Shellfish genetics, selective breeding, reproductive biology and larval rearing |
Yes |
| Lincoln MacKenzie, BSc (Hons) |
Senior Research Scientist. Aquatic microbial ecology & taxonomy, shellfish toxins |
Yes |
| Helen Mussely |
Aquaculture Analyst |
- |
| Mike Packer, PhD |
Algal products – high value and commodity, biomass to bioenergy, biological hydrogen production |
Yes |
| Krystyna Ponikla, Eqv MBChB |
Curator, Micro-algae Collection. Phytoplankton ecology & taxonomy |
- |
| Norman Ragg, PhD |
Shellfish physiologist |
Yes |
| Lesley Rhodes, PhD |
Marine microalgal ecology & taxonomy, harmful algal blooms, molecular probes |
Yes |
| Kirsty Smith |
Molecular Scientist. Molecular probes technologies |
Yes |
| Steve Webb, PhD |
Marine parasites and pathology of shellfish and finfish |
Yes |
| Susie Wood, PhD |
Freshwater Scientist. Cyanobacteria and freshwater algae |
Yes |
Analytical Laboratories
| Name |
Job |
Profile |
| Nico van Loon |
Group Manager, Laboratory Services |
- |
| Augusta van Wijk |
Customer Services and Business Development Manager |
- |
| Ron Fyfe, FIMLS |
Section Head, Microbiology |
- |
Sam Murray |
Laboratory Supervisor, Blenheim |
- |
| Paul Parker, BSc |
Section Head, Chemistry |
- |
| Catherine Moisan |
Section Head, Marine & Freshwater Algae & Toxins |
- |
| Paul McNabb, MSc |
Research & Method Development Technical Manager |
- |
| Pat Holland, PhD |
Senior Scientist |
- |
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