Andrew is a veterinarian with a DVM from the University of Prince Edward Island. He came to NIWA in 2005 with more than 20 years of aquaculture industry experience from North America and Europe, and took up his current role in 2007.
Barb holds a PhD in Marine Biology and has a research background in marine biosecurity and in the environmental sustainability of aquaculture. She leads NIWA's aquatic biodiversity and biosecurity research following the retirement of Don Robertson, and is also the Deputy Chair of the Biosecurity Ministerial Advisory Committee.
Clive is an aquatic ecologist with a PhD from the University of London. He has specialised in research on water quality, water plants, and wetlands. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury, and holder of the New Zealand Antarctic Medal.
Rosie has a PhD in Zoology and has worked in fisheries research in New Zealand since 1979. She is a specialist in middle depth and inshore fisheries resource surveys and stock assessment, climate effects on fisheries, and fish communities. She was also a Regional Manager at NIWA Wellington for eight years.
Murray has a PhD in Physics and worked in Europe on wave propagation in the atmosphere and space. He worked in New Zealand, Canada, the USA, and Antarctica on radar methods to determine the role of ocean waves in coastal and air-sea interaction processes, before taking on a management role in NIWA.
Doug has degrees in Civil and Water Engineering, an MBA, is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He joined NIWA in 2003. Doug coordinates NIWA's international commercial work focusing on the Pacific and Asia regions as well as coastal consultancy work in our Hamilton office.
Jochen holds a PhD in Geography from University of Bonn and has a background in hydrology, geomorphology, soil science, and hazards and risk assessment. He joined NIWA in 2003 and was recently appointed to coordinate NIWA's systems for collecting, managing, and delivering environmental information to ensure they are robust and meet best practice standards.
Te-nei te mihi manahau o NIWA ki nga- iwi huri noa i te motu. Ko Charlotte Severne to-ku ingoa. He uri te-nei no- Nga-ti Tu-wharetoa me Nga-i Tu-hoe. Heoi ano- he Tumu Whakarae ahau mo- nga- tu-ranga e rua o roto o NIWA, ara-, te-tehi mo- te whanaketanga Ma-ori me te-tehi atu mo- nga- rangahau o te moana. Na-ku i whakahaere to- ma-tou nei roopu rangahau pu-taiao Ma-ori e kiia nei ko Te Ku-waha. No- reira te-nakoutou katoa.
David has a PhD in Atmospheric Physics and has worked in the USA, Australia and New Zealand on climate and meteorology. He is a Companion of the Royal Society, A member of the society's New Zealand Climate Expert Panel, and a member of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Mark is a career industrial marketer. He has led the marketing, technology transfer, and business development effort for a number of industrial firms in a range of industry sectors in New Zealand and abroad. Mark has a Bachelor of Social Science, an MBA, and a PhD on marketing's role in technology transfer.
Alan holds an MSc in Geology, and has a background in ecology and fluid dynamics. He has extensive experience in research administration and S & T programme evaluation. He oversees NIWA's obligations to government-funding agencies, as well as its responsibilities in undertaking reseearch that will be of benefit to New Zealand.
Fred is a geotechnical engineer with an ME from the University of Auckland. He has worked in many countries as a contracts' manager for major onshore and offshore civil engineering projects. Fred joined NIWA in 1994 and has been in charge of NIWA's research vessels, Tangaroa and Kaharoa, since 2004.
