Programme 8th September 2016 | Te Ara Hihiko 12-B/C

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At the forefrontof science www.sciencenewzealand.org Welcome

It’s another stellar year for the EUREKA! Programme. Once again we have 16 outstanding students from schools and universities who will present their ideas on how we will use science and technology to make “the most beautiful, stimulating and exciting place in the world in which to live”.

Five years ago the Rotary Club of started this annual competition to identify and foster young leaders of our community. The Rotary EUREKA! Trust, chaired by Dr Russ Ballard, has taken that original idea and has developed it in directions no-one even considered but which now seem entirely central to the core of the idea.

To make sure that students in every part of New Zealand have an equal chance to compete the Trust initiated an on-line workshop and resources with the fantastic help of the University of Otago Centre for Science Communication. The resources available on our website means no student will lack the background knowledge they need to participate.

This year is also the first time the Trust has extended its activities into primary schools. Thirty-eight schools signed up to participate in the Junior EUREKA! Pilot Programme which asked Years 4 – 6 students to deliver a presentation to their class mates about a use of science or technology in their community. Discussions are underway on a number of other fronts to:

• Develop a EUREKA! Science and Technology Video Awards programme for Year 7 – 13 students run in conjunction with the National Science and Technology Fairs

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 1 • Develop Science and Technology Communication Achievement Standards within the NCEA Qualifications Framework

• Develop a virtual regional competition

• Establish the funding base for multiple internships and fellowships

And then there’s the EUREKA! Alumni Group, set up in the last year as an independent Trust governed by Alumni themselves. In many ways this group is the jewel in the crown that is EUREKA!.

At the end of today the EUREKA! Alumni Trust will boast 90 young people who have met the exacting standards required to become a finalist or a Scholarship recipient. They are the real legacy of the Sir EUREKA! Awards Programme.

On behalf of the Rotary EUREKA! Trust and the Rotary Club of Wellington I welcome you to the 2016 Sir Paul Callaghan EUREKA! Awards Symposium. I am sure that you will find the presentations you hear today to be stimulating, exciting and inspirational.

Mark Wheeler PRESIDENT, ROTARY CLUB OF WELLINGTON

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THURSDAY, 8TH SEPTEMBER

12.30 Welcome and Introduction – Opening of EUREKA! MC – Lee Wilkinson Welcome from Rotary Club of Wellington President – Mark Wheeler Opening Address – Warren Parker, Chair of Science NZ and CE Scion

12.50pm Presentation 1 Jonathan Chan Thorium Energy – Harnessing The Future Of Energy

1.07pm Presentation 2 Jacob Farr Synthetic Spider Silk

1.24pm Presentation 3 Alexia Hilbertidou GirlBoss NZ

1.41pm Presentation 4 Dana Lawson Mind Over Matter – The Placebo And Nocebo Effect

1.58pm Presentation 5 Andrew Tang Algae As Biofuel

2.15pm Presentation 6 Hana Te Puni Holistic Restoration – The Way To The Future

2.32pm Scholarship presentation Martin Harris Ocean Acidification – A Basic Solution

2.39pm Scholarship presentation Neakiry Kivi Probiotics – The Power Of Bacteria

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 5 2.46pm Afternoon Tea – Gallery Area Level C 3.16pm Presentation 7 Alex Gregory The Internet Isn’t Just Cat Videos

3.33pm Presentation 8 Shalini Guleria Struvite Crystallisation

3.50pm Presentation 9 Roland Ouyang Unmanned Robotic Vehicles – Programming Our Future

4.07pm Presentation 10 Aaron Stockdill Life After The Robotic Apocalypse

4.24pm Presentation 11 Richard Todd Subcritical Water Extraction Of Antioxidants From Food And Food By-Products

4.41pm Presentation 12 Logan Williams Biome

4.58pm Scholarship presentation Finn Lowndes Mastering The Elements

5.05pm Scholarship presentation Ben Maclean Two Dimensional Materials

5.12pm Closing speaker Jennifer Palmer, 2015 Sir Paul Callaghan Premier Award Winner

5.20pm Presentation of Scholarships and Merit Awards 5.30 Announcement of Highly Commended and Premier Awards Dr Russ Ballard

6 EUREKA! PROGRAMME SECONDARY FINALISTS

Jonathan Chan AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL ‘Thorium Energy – Harnessing The Future Of Energy’ “A Year 12 student at Auckland Grammar School who enjoys learning about science, particularly regarding immunology and pathology. I have excelled in science both in and out of school, earning Cambridge International Examinations Awards for Mathematics and Physics as well as placing 2nd in the North Island Brain Bee Competition last year. I intends to study Biomedicine at university.”

Jacob Farr ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE – WELLINGTON ‘Synthetic Spider Silk’ “A year 13 student at St Patrick’s College Wellington. In my spare time I enjoy competitive swimming, reading a wide range of fiction, watching Marvel movies with my mates and long walks by moon-light on the beach. My love of science stems from my curious nature about the world and how it works. I find particularly fascinating our place in the world and how everything works.”

Alexia Hilbertidou ALBANY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – AUCKLAND ‘GirlBoss NZ’ “Alexia loves science and technology and she wants all New Zealanders to share her passion. She started GirlBoss NZ (www.girlboss.nz) to encourage other young women to embrace STEM. In just 8 months, GirlBoss has started school clubs in both Auckland and Wellington and almost 1000 members have joined the “STEMpede.”

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 7 Dana Lawson OREWA COLLEGE – AUCKLAND ‘Mind Over Matter – The Placebo And Nocebo Effect’ “I am an Orewa College student that will be leaving school at the end of 2016. I’ve always had a passion for science, and I intend to do a Bachelor of Pharmacy when I leave school. I have always loved the sciences, and I am fascinated by the way the human body reacts to various things. I hope to live up to Sir Paul Callaghan’s vision one day and improve the way New Zealand lives.”

Andrew Tang SCOTS COLLEGE – WELLINGTON ‘Algae As Biofuel’ “I am hugely passionate about spreading innovative science ideas and turning them into a reality through business. In addition to studying science at school, my experiences in the Biology Olympiad programme and Nanocamp have inspired me to pursue science at a higher level. My ambition is to invent new technologies and start my own company to promote them – combining the two things that I love the most!”

Hana Te Puni PALMERSTON NORTH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ‘Holistic Restoration – The Way To The Future’ “Ko Ngati Porou, Ngati Raukawa me Rangitane o Manawatu nga iwi. Hana Te Puni is a Year 11 student at Palmerston North Girls High School studying English, Maths, Science, Drama, Media Studies and Geography. Hana is involved in the Extension Programme and has been successful with Public speaking, winning Nga Manu Korero regional competition 2015/2016 and placing 2nd in the National competition. Hana has a passion for Matauranga Maori and Te Ao Turoa.”

8 EUREKA! PROGRAMME TERTIARY FINALISTS

Alex Gregory UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO ‘The Internet Isn’t Just Cat Videos’ “Alex studies Computer Science and Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) degrees at the University of Otago. At the weekends, you’ll find him at The Gasworks NZ, the South Dunedin not for profit tech ed project he co- founded with Ann Cronin. They offer free or affordable classes in 21st Century Skills - Coding, Web Design, Robotics and Minecraft out of an old industrial Gasworks, part of Dunedin’s 20th Century Heritage.”

Shalini Guleria UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO ‘Struvite Crystallisation’ “I am currently in final year of chemical and biological engineering (honours) at University of Waikato. After graduation, I aim to pursue doctoral studies in tissue engineering. I am very passionate about science and engineering, especially research in this discipline. Exploring new ideas and creating something novel is something I want to do for rest of my life.”

Roland Ouyang UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND ‘Unmanned Robotic Vehicles – Programming Our Future’ “I am a final year engineering student at the University of Auckland majoring in structural and civil. I have a strong interest in how innovative processes and technologies and the effect they can have on our industries. I am especially interested in the effect that applied robotics can have on our current primary sectors in the economic, social and environmental sense.”

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 9 Aaron Stockdill

‘Life After The Robotic Apocalypse’ “I am currently studying Artificial Intelligence at the University of Canterbury towards a Bachelor of Science with Honours, and looking towards Doctoral study in 2017. My research focuses on Neuromorphic Computing, which is about building hardware that behaves like a human brain. I am passionate about education, research, and the betterment of society as a whole.”

Richard Todd UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND ‘Subcritical Water Extraction Of Antioxidants From Food And Food By-Products’ “I am currently at the University of Auckland, studying a conjoint Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Chemical & Materials Engineering, and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Statistics. Richard went to high school at John Paul College Rotorua, where he was a school leader and prefect. Outside of study, Richard enjoys cinema, martial arts and cycling, and works tutoring a number of younger students.”

Logan Williams UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY

‘Biome’ “I am currently studying a Bachelor Degree of Science majoring in psychology at the University of Canterbury. With the aspiration to complete a Master’s Degree of Science Specializing in Industrial Organisation Psychology. My passion in life is to enhance the world through science and innovation towards the holistic betterment of all. I wish to pursue a career as an Industrial Psychologist specializing in Human Resource infrastructure.”

10 EUREKA! PROGRAMME SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATIONS

Martin Harris ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE – WELLINGTON

“I seek out new opportunities like EUREKA! frequently as a way of developing skills and proving my passion for science and other areas. By combining passion for science and a desire to solve problems, I believe we as a nation can face many of the impending global issues we face. When I’m not learning about physics, I enjoy reading, performing, playing music and making friends.”

Neakiry Kivi SAMUEL MARSDEN COLLEGIATE SCHOOL – WELLINGTON

“I was born and raised in Wellington and currently attend Samuel Marsden Collegiate School. From a very young age, I was always incredibly interested in the sciences. There was no doubt at the back of my mind that I would study it in school and beyond. Apart from my passion for science, I have a love of music and am involved in a wide variety of extracurricular sports and activities.”

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 11 Finn Lowndes ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE – WELLINGTON

“I am a Year 13 student at St Patrick’s College Kilbirne. I have a passion for the fields of Physics and Calculus that I will continue by studying Physics and Maths at the Victoria University of Wellington in 2017. In my spare time I can be found sleeping in, going out with friends and fending off waves of adoring females.”

Ben Maclean ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE – WELLINGTON

“I enjoy opportunities like EUREKA! as they give me a chance to pursue my interest in science as well as performing. I like the challenge of science and more specifically Physics, as it helps me to understand the physical world around me. I also have a passion for music and drama, and I have really enjoyed drawing on both my skills as a science student and as a performer this year for EUREKA!.”

12 EUREKA! PROGRAMME Sir Paul Terence Callaghan GNZM, FRS, FRSNZ | August 1947 – March 2012

Paul was born in Wanganui. He completed a physics degree at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) and in 1974, working in low temperature physics, he gained a DPhil from Oxford University. He returned to New Zealand that year to lecture at Massey University, Palmerston North, and began work on magnetic resonance imaging. He was appointed Professor of Physics in 1984, made a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) in 1991, and awarded a DSc by the University of Oxford in 1995.

In 2001 he joined VUW as Alan This is a multi-institutional centre MacDiarmid Professor of Physical of research excellence, based at Sciences, set up its Nuclear VUW. Nanotechnology is the Magnetic Resonance of Materials study of manipulating matter on Laboratory, and also became only an atomic and molecular scale. It the 36th New Zealander to be made may be able to create many new a Fellow of the Royal Society of materials and devices with a vast London. From 2001–2003, he was range of applications, such as in President, Academy Council, RSNZ. medicine, electronics, biomaterials and energy production. Paul had In 2002 Paul became foundation a close association with Alan director of the MacDiarmid MacDiarmid ONZ, New Zealand’s Institute for Advanced Materials third Nobel laureate, through to and Nanotechnology. Alan’s death in 2007.

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 13 The science may be complex but the applications help explain what the technology is capable of. Magritek devices have been used for environmental research in Antarctica, non-invasive humidity measurements and understanding the dynamics of polymers and food on a molecular level.

He took an increasing public role also, notably through his Radio Paul was awarded the Ampere New Zealand interviews with Prize in 2004 and New Zealand’s Kim Hill, many print articles highest science honour, the and public lectures. In his view, Rutherford Medal in 2005. He widening New Zealand’s economic was awarded a James Cook growth engines can be achieved Research Fellowship by the RSNZ by using science and technology in 2008. In 2010 he was awarded to create industry that is ‘world- the Günther Laukien Prize for class and home grown’. He wanted Magnetic Resonance and, in 2011, everyone involved, and hence elected an Honorary Fellow of his contribution to, for example, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Te Reo Physics, a website that introduces the concepts of physics In 2004, he co-founded Magritek in Māori to secondary school Ltd. It uses NMR technology and students. His 2009 book Wool IP that grew out of a decade of to Weta challenges traditional world-class research by teams economic thinking and advocates at both Massey University and for the potential of science and Victoria University of Wellington.

14 EUREKA! PROGRAMME technology entrepreneurship to Science Prize. In 2011 he was diversify our economic success. named Kiwibank “New Zealander of the Year”. Even though he had His public engagement, thought cancer by then, he continued leadership, inspirational to give generously of his time communication skills as well and energy to a variety of as science leadership were also causes – economic, social and recognised through other awards. environmental. They were, for These included being appointed a him, unified in being part of Principal Companion of the New making New Zealand a place Zealand Order of Merit in 2006; where talent wants to live. a KEA/NZTE World Class New Zealander Award and, also in Sir Paul led by example, uniting 2007, the Sir Peter Blake medal. excellent science with outcomes He was knighted on 14 August that deliver tangible benefit to 2009 and in 2010 he and his New Zealand, and inspiring Magnetic Resonance Innovation others to share his aspirations team won the Prime Minister’s for New Zealand.

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 15 Scholarships

GOLD SCHOLARSHIPS $2,500

The Earthquake Commission Gold Scholarship will be awarded to: The secondary school student who presents the most innovative and creative technology and/or engineering solution which addresses issues at the core of the National Science Challenge “Resilience to Nature’s Challenges”.

The Earthquake Commission Gold Scholarship will be awarded to: To the undergraduate tertiary student who presents the most innovative and creative technology and/or engineering solution which addresses issues at the core of the National Science Challenge “Resilience to Nature’s Challenges”

The Ministry of Education Gold Scholarship will be awarded for: The best presentation by a Māori secondary school student.

The Ministry of Education Gold Scholarship will be awarded for: The best presentation by a Pasifika secondary school student.

16 EUREKA! PROGRAMME The Ministry of Health Gold Scholarship will be awarded to: The student who presents the most innovative and creative scientific, technological and/or engineering based solution which addresses issues at the core of the National Science Challenge “Healthier Lives”.

The Ministry for Primary Industries Gold Scholarship will be awarded to: The student who presents the most innovative and creative technology and/or engineering solution which addresses issues at the core of Biosecurity in New Zealand.

The NIWA Gold Scholarship will be awarded to: The student who presents the most innovative and creative science, technology and/or engineering solution which addresses issues at the core of the National Science Challenge “Sustainable Seas”.

The Treasury Gold Scholarship will be awarded to: The student who presents the most innovative and creative technology and/or engineering solution which can be applied to deliver economic, social and environmental dividends consistent with the strategic objective of Raising Living Standards.

The Weta Digital Gold Scholarship will be awarded to: The secondary school student or undergraduate tertiary student who presents the most innovative and creative technology and/or engineering solution applying Science for Technological Innovation.

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 17 SILVER SCHOLARSHIPS $1,250

The Beca Silver Scholarship will be awarded to: The student whose presentation most clearly provides a creative and innovative engineering solution to address issues of economic, societal and environmental value for New Zealand.

To the MacDiarmid Institute Silver Scholarship will be awarded to: To the student whose presentation most clearly provides a creative and innovative solution based on advanced materials and nanotechnology to address critical issues of climate change and/or the delivery of green and sustainable growth for New Zealand.

The Ministry of Social Development Silver Scholarship will be awarded to: To the student whose presentation which, through its understanding of the capacity of science, technology and mathematics to generate critical information for positive social change in an innovative way, demonstrates affinity with the National Science Challenge of “Improving the potential of young New Zealanders to have healthy and successful lives” and the MSD Mission Statement “Helping New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent.”

18 EUREKA! PROGRAMME Each finalist will be awarded $1,500 and a Sir Paul Callaghan Merit Award.

Four contestants will each receive a Sir Paul Callaghan EUREKA! Highly Commended Award and a total of $5,000 – two from the secondary school finalists and two from the tertiary institution finalists.

The winner of the Sir Paul Callaghan EUREKA! Premier Award will be chosen from the Highly Commended Award winners and will receive the Trophy and a total of $10,000.

All finalists will receive a certificate.

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 19 The Judging Panel

Dr Russ Ballard CHAIRMAN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF WELLINGTON EUREKA! TRUST (INC)

Dr Russ Ballard is the former Chancellor of Massey University and continues his association with Massey University as Chairman of its Foundation. Russ has extensive experience in governance and in managing government agencies, educational bodies and research organisations. He has been Chief Executive of six government departments and was an inaugural member of the e-Government Advisory Board. He was Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries in the early 1990’s where he was responsible for driving the agricultural part of the GATT trade negotiations. He is a past Chairman of the Crown Research Institute, SCION.

Dr Michelle Dickinson 2014 RECIPIENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER’S SCIENCE MEDIA COMMUNICATION PRIZE

Dr Michelle Dickinson (MNZM) is a passionate researcher and teacher with a love of science and engineering. Her background in Biomedical and Materials Engineering have combined her interests in both biology and materials science to give her a unique insight into how nature and technology can learn from each other for future scientific developments. Currently you can find her as a senior lecturer in Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Michelle has always followed her dreams and never let traditional stereotypes scare her and she strongly believes that

20 EUREKA! PROGRAMME everyone should have access to learning about science and how things work, regardless of what your education level is.

Member of New Zealand Order of Merit and awarded the Sir Peter Blake Leadership in 2015 and winner of the Prime Ministers Science Media Communication Prize and the New Zealand Association of Scientists Science Communicators Award in 2014 Michelle is also Co- Founder of the charity OMGTech!

Ms Kim Hill BROADCASTER AND COLLEAGUE OF SIR PAUL CALLAGHAN

Kim Hill began hosting the Saturday Morning programme on Radio New Zealand in April 2002, after a long and successful run as presenter of the weekday Nine to Noon programme. Since the 1990s she has also worked in television (on the consumer affairs show Fair Go, and interview programmes Counterpoint and Face to Face), and is a frequent moderator and facilitator at live events.

In 2012 she was awarded International Radio Personality of the Year by the Association for International Broadcasting, which described her as “an experienced and warm broadcaster exercising full control of her content whilst coaxing her guests to reveal more of themselves... really enjoyable live and sparky content that demonstrates what is great about radio.”

In 2013, Kim was awarded the Best Talk Show Host at the prestigious New York Festival Radio Awards, and also won the Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting Award, and the Best Talk or Current Affairs Host at the NZ Radio Industry Awards, with the Saturday Morning

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 21 programme talking the award for Best Weekly Series in the Spoken Programme category for the third year in a row. This year, she won another award for Best Radio Personality at the New York Festival Radio Awards.

Saturday Morning with Kim Hill is the number one nationwide radio programme for cume and share in its timeslot (Saturday 8am – 12pm), with an estimated cumulative audience of 215,800 listeners.

Prof Kathryn McGrath VICE-PROVOST (RESEARCH) VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON

Kate completed her BSc (Hons) degree in Chemistry at the University of Canterbury, before moving to The Australian National University (Department of Applied Mathematics), Canberra, Australia where she obtained her PhD. After finishing her PhD Kate took up a post- doctoral position in Paris at L’Université de Pierre et Marie Curie – Paris VI (Laboratoire de Mineralogie et Cristallographie), with Maurice Kléman. During her second post-doctoral fellowship, Kate worked with Sol Gruner in the Physics Department at Princeton University, Princeton. Kate’s first lecturing position was in the Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, where she stayed for six years, completing a PGDipCom in Finance in her spare time. In January 2004 she moved to Victoria University of Wellington. In 2011 Kate was promoted to Professor and became the Director of the MacDiarmid Institute, a position she held until July 2015. During this time Kate was also the Chair of the association of Centres of Research Excellence. Kate’s research has been recognised by the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry (2003 Easterfield Medal) and the

22 EUREKA! PROGRAMME New Zealand Association of Scientists (2007 Research Medal). In 2013 Kate was awarded the Wellington Gold Inspire Wellington Award. Kate is currently Vice-Provost (Research) at Victoria University of Wellington.

Kate was appointed to the Board of Callaghan Innovation in February of 2016, this builds on her governance roles within Victoria University of Wellington as Chair of VicLink the commercialisation company of the university and as Director on several of the university’s startup companies.

William Rolleston VICE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD FAMERS ORGANISATION AND NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF FEDERATED FARMERS OF NEW ZEALAND

William farms in the South Island of New Zealand and operates a family owned biological manufacturing business there supplying biologicals to pharmaceutical, diagnostic and research industries around the world.

William has held board positions relating to agriculture, science and economic development. He sits on the New Zealand Government’s Science Board. He was the founding chairman of New Zealand’s Biotechnology Industry Organisation (now NZBio) and of the Life Sciences Network – an umbrella organisation of science and industry organisations who advocated for science based regulation of genetic modification.

He has a degree in medicine, and in 2009 was awarded the Distinguished Biotechnologist of the Year for services to the biotechnology industry.

EUREKA! PROGRAMME 23 PURPOSE STATEMENT

To identify and foster young leaders who, through their knowledge of science, technology, engineering or mathematics, their entrepreneurial vision, and their persuasive communication skills, will bring about the New Zealand foreseen by Sir Paul: “the most beautiful, stimulating and exciting place in the world in which to live.”

THE JUDGING CRITERIA

Candidates will be judged on their ability to demonstrate:

1. Knowledge of an area of science, technology, engineering or mathematics;

2. How their area of knowledge and interest can be (or is being) applied to enable tangible benefit to New Zealand’s economic, environmental and social wealth and wellbeing, so helping deliver on Sir Paul’s ambition for New Zealand;

3. The presence and capability to communicate clearly, succinctly and persuasively to a general audience comprising people from business and the political arenas as well as the wider public;

4. Insight, thoughtfulness, clarity and agility in responding to questions on their presentation.

24 EUREKA! PROGRAMME EUREKA! PROGRAMME 25 Showcasing and recognising achievement of excellence in science communication by young people.