Natural Hazards - Key Contacts

Science Centres: Natural Hazards

Murray Poulter
Chief Scientist
04-3860560
m.poulter@niwa.co.nz

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 managemenet role in NIWA. 

Full Staff List

Name Position e-Mail Address Phone (external)
Phil Andrews Scientist p.andrews@niwa.co.nz 04- 386 0332
Jade Arnold Hydrodynamics Modelling Tech j.arnold@niwa.co.nz 03-3488987
Philip Barnes Principal Scientist p.barnes@niwa.co.nz 04-3860372
Dr Rob Bell Principal Scientist r.bell@niwa.co.nz 07 8561742
Jochen Bind River & Coastal Technician j.bind@niwa.co.nz 03-3438021
Tony Bromley Principal Technician a.bromley@niwa.co.nz 04-3860340
Trevor Carey-Smith Climate Analysis Scientist t.careysmith@niwa.co.nz 04-3860394
Mr Uwe Duesing User Interface Developer u.duesing@niwa.co.nz 09 375 45341111
Dr Maurice Duncan Scientist m.duncan@niwa.co.nz 03-3437863
Dr Richard Gorman Coastal Scientist/Modeller r.gorman@niwa.co.nz 07-8561736
Dr Malcolm Green Principal Scientist m.green@niwa.co.nz 07-8561747
Roddy Henderson Scientist r.henderson@niwa.co.nz 03 3437 873
Dr Murray Hicks Principal Scientist m.hicks@niwa.co.nz 03-3437872
Tony Hill Technician t.hill@niwa.co.nz 03-3437895
Einar Hreinsson Hydro Modelling Programmer e.hreinsson@niwa.co.nz 03 348 8997
Dr Terry Hume National Projects Manager t.hume@niwa.co.nz 07-8561729
Mr Darren King Group Manager, Climate & Energy Applications d.king@niwa.co.nz 09 3752086
Alison Kohout Post-Doc (F) a.kohout@niwa.co.nz 03 348 7842
Dr Geoffroy Lamarche Principal Scientist g.lamarche@niwa.co.nz 04-3860465
Dr Emily Lane Scientist- Hydrodynamics Modln e.lane@niwa.co.nz 03-3437856
Alistair McKerchar Scientist a.mckerchar@niwa.co.nz 03-3437870
Dr Hilary McMillan Hydrodynamics Scientist h.mcmillan@niwa.co.nz +64 3 3438071
Bernard Miville Mngr Operational Forecasting b.miville@niwa.co.nz 04-3860889
Dr Stuart Moore Boundary Layer Meteorologist s.moore@niwa.co.nz 04 386 0569
Marine Geologist Joshu Mountjoy Ocean Geology Scientist j.mountjoy@niwa.co.nz 04-3860336
Lisa Northcote Geologist Technician l.northcote@niwa.co.nz 04-3860380
Dr Hilary Oliver Physicist h.oliver@niwa.co.nz 04-3860461
Mr George Payne Principal Technician g.payne@niwa.co.nz 07-8561767
Matt Pinkerton Scientist m.pinkerton@niwa.co.nz 04-3860369
Dr David Plew Scientist- Hydrodynamics Modln d.plew@niwa.co.nz 03-3437801
Mr Stephane Popinet Scientist s.popinet@niwa.co.nz 04 386 0354
Mr Doug Ramsay Manager<br /> Pacific Rim d.ramsay@niwa.co.nz 07-8591894
Stefan Reese Risk Engineer- Natrl Hazards s.reese@niwa.co.nz 04-3860564
Mike Revell Principal Scientist m.revell@niwa.co.nz 04-3860328
Dr Helen Rouse Resource Mgmt Consultant h.rouse@niwa.co.nz 03 343 8038
Dr Jochen Schmidt Chief Scientist - Environmental Information j.schmidt@niwa.co.nz 03-3438058
Dr Graeme Smart Scientist g.smart@niwa.co.nz 03-3437851
Dr Bob Spigel Physical Limnologist and Lakes b.spigel@niwa.co.nz 03-3438020
Dr Scott Stephens Coastal Scientist/Modeller s.stephens@niwa.co.nz 07-8561745
James Sturman Scientist- Climate GIS Applic j.sturman@niwa.co.nz 04-3860300
Julian Sykes Technician j.sykes@niwa.co.nz 03-3437844
Dr. Gabriella Turek Senior Software Engineer g.turek@niwa.co.nz 09 375 4645
Dr Richard Turner Modeller r.turner@niwa.co.nz 04-3860315
Michael Uddstrom Principal Scientist m.uddstrom@niwa.co.nz 04-3860365
Dr Shona van Zijll de Jong Environmental Economist s.vanzijlldejong@niwa.co.nz 04 386 0584
Kathy Walter Technician k.walter@niwa.co.nz 03-3437897
Andrew Watkins Systems Development Team Leader a.watkins@niwa.co.nz 09 375 2069
Mr Simon Wood Scientific Programmer simon.wood@niwa.co.nz 04-3860877
Dr Ross Woods Principal Scientist r.woods@niwa.co.nz 03 343 7803
Dr. Ed -Yang Yang Research Meteorologist y.yang@niwa.co.nz 04-3860474