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Heart Work-Out Deep New Zealand Watching the Clouds Child Scientists a Word from the Dean May|June 2008 | Faculty of Science Alumni Magazine Issue 02 Heart Work-out Deep New Zealand Watching the clouds Child scientists A word from the Dean Election time looms: is there a technology-led future for our nation? As the election approaches, we have the opportunity to ask ourselves whether any of the major political parties do genuinely believe in a technology-led future for New Zealand. New Zealand is a small country and in many ways we do very well, punching above our weight internationally in certain areas (the dairy industry being the most obvious). But why do we have only one Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, one Raykon Industries and one Buckley Systems, when as a nation we have the expertise and potential to have so many more of these dynamic entities? Without growth and investment in the technology sector, we will continue to fall behind other nations. Currently, only the Government has the scale to prime the pump and invest heavily in a technology-led future for our nation. The Centres of Research Excellence and Partnership for Excellence programmes, both good ideas from the present Government, have focused research on potentially nation-altering science and technology. However, to kick-start early stage basic research, the HRC and Marsden funds need significantly more investment. The recently announced $700M Government Investment Fund is a good start, but this will yield only an additional ~$100 million per year, probably targeted at the land-based industries, of which dairy is by far the largest likely recipient. So where could the required increase in technology investment come from? At the moment, the Trustees invest most of our Superannuation Fund offshore, minimising risk but leaving New Zealand starved of investment. If as little as 2% of the Cullen Fund was able to be used for venture capital investment in our own enterprises, this could totally transform the nation. What we need is the self confidence to believe in what New Zealand can achieve, the will to make it happen, and a Government with the right vision. Perhaps both of the current major political parties should consider canning their proposed tax cuts and investing that revenue in research and development as well. Then New Zealand truly could look forward to a prosperous technology-led future! PROFESSOR DICK BELLAMY Dean of Science The University of Auckland Front cover: Under the sea at the Poor Knights Issue 2 inSCight Around the Faculty Looking underground the internet and educational content, to every child in the world. The programme is based on The Institute of Earth Science and Engineering the ‘$100 laptop’, as designed by Nicholas (IESE), a collaborative Institute with the Faculty Negroponte at MIT in the United States. The of Engineering, has hit three major milestones Department of Computer Science will be in its development. hosting the Centre, which will develop open Professor Peter Malin has joined the faculty as source software relevant to the South Pacific the inaugural Director and will head research region in conjunction with the University of the programmes that will address issues of local South Pacific and the Computer Clubhouse. and national significance relating to New Zealand’s unique geology. Peter is an Young researchers band internationally respected geophysicist from together Duke University in the US, with an extensive background in seismic propagation in The launch of a new group for emerging planetary crusts, borehole investigation of researchers is hoping to ease the path to a seismic sources and signals and environmental science career. geology. Stratus, a University-based network of early The Institute has received close to $9 million stage researchers mainly reliant on external from the government’s new Strategic funding, was launched in April by Helen Relocation Fund to allow relocation of Professor Anderson, CEO of the Ministry of Research, Malin and a team of international researchers Science and Technology (MoRST). The group to New Zealand, as well as establishment of will provide a source of information and liaise equipment and facilities required to monitor with University and external organisations to and research seismic, volcanic and other solve problems encountered by scientists at the activities below the surface of the Earth. early stage of their career, and raise awareness of science with the public. In addition, it has launched a 5-year, $1.3 million project with the Earthquake Commission, working with local civil defence SciSpace opens agencies to research Auckland’s volcanoes, to A new student space has opened in the Faculty develop appropriate hazard plans, and look at to provide undergraduate science students how Auckland’s volcanic geology responds to with a place to relax and collect resources. This construction and how structures respond to will be the first large space dedicated to all earthquakes. undergraduate science students. SciSpace will house the Student Resource Advancing the digital South Centre in a new, purpose built area, with space Pacific for students to socialise and study, including computer stations, and food and drink Children across the South Pacific will be able to preparation areas. SciSpace is situated on the access local content as part of the One Laptop ground floor of Building 303 (Maths/Physics Per Child programme, through the creation of building), on the site of the old First Year a Digital Communities Development Centre in Physics lab. the Department of Computer Science. One Laptop Per Child is a global initiative, The IESE will study, among other things, which aims to provide a laptop, with access to volcanic activity and hazard planning www.science.auckland.ac.nz | 1 People news Physicist leaves for Greenwich Professor Tom Barnes, who joined the faculty in 1991, is the new Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research and Enterprise, at the University of Greenwich, UK. Tom joined the University as a lecturer in the Department of Physics, and was awarded a Personal Chair in 2000. He was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) in 2001, a position he held until he left the University in December 2007. Born in the UK, Tom gained his BSc, MSc and PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. Prior to joining the University, he was a research engineer and senior scientist for government organisations in the UK, Japan and New Zealand. His research into optoelectronics, laser physics and optics won him the Royal Charles Fleming awardee, Professor Mick Clout Society Cooper Medal in 1996. He was elected Professor Mick Clout, Director of the Centre particular the sustainable management of the Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in for Biodiversity and Biosecurity, has been New Zealand environment. Mick is well known 1999. honoured with the Charles Fleming Award. The for his work in wildlife protection, particularly Charles Fleming Award recognises those who through the establishment of the Global The Faculty congratulate Tom on his new have achieved distinction in the protection, Invasive Species Database and his work with position. maintenance, management, improvement or the World Conservation Union. understanding of the environment, in Royal Society honours Three Faculty of Science staff have been honoured by the Royal Society. Professor Chris Wild has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Chris’ research involves a number of different statistical fields, one of which is the development of methodology for design and analysis of medical studies. He is also recognised internationally for his research into the philosophy of statistics. Dr Alexei Drummond, of the Department of Computer Science, has received the Hamilton Memorial Prize, awarded annually for the encouragement of early career researchers in scientific or technological research. Alexei works with the Bioinformatics Institute and is well known internationally for his work on the development of software tools and probabilistic models for Dr Siew-Young Quek understanding Excellent teachers genome and virus Two Faculty of Science staff were recognised The pair will each receive a medal and a evolution. for their teaching skills in the University’s 2007 monetary prize of $5,000 at the Autumn Teaching Excellence Awards. graduation ceremony, and will be the University’s nominees for the National Professor John Hosking of the Department Teaching Excellence Awards. of Computer Science was presented with the Excellence in Research Supervision award, and Dr Siew-Young Quek in the Department of Chemistry was recognised for Early Career Hamilton Prize winner, Dr Alexei Drummond Excellence in Teaching. 2 | Issue 2 inSCight Student news Champion triathlete Jacqui Seebold, a conjoint Sport and Exercise Science and Commerce undergraduate student, has had a very successful triathlon year. In August, Jacqui competed in the USA National Triathlon Championships in Longmont, Colorado, coming first in the Under 23 age group. Pacific award for SLT The competition was held at Sharon Farao, a second year Masters student 1600m altitude, at temperatures in Speech and Language Therapy Practical, has up to 40°C. From there she travelled been awarded a Pacific Health Workforce to the South of France to train at Triathlon Award. New Zealand’s Athlete Base in Limoux. The awards, made by the Ministry of Health, After two weeks in France, the New Zealand aim to encourage and support Pacific students Elite team travelled to Hamburg, Germany for to train in health-related subjects, to build a the World
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