Team
Our network of people shows the strength, breadth and depth of BIC research. We have a strong national presence, demonstrated by our partnerships with researchers throughout New Zealand and internationally.
Matt James Watson
BIC Director
Professor
Link 402, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Phone: +6433693803
Internal Phone: 93803
Renwick Dobson
BIC Deputy Director
Professor
Julius von Haast 620, School of Biological Sciences
Phone: +6433695145
Internal Phone: 95145
Deborah Crittenden
Associate Professor
Director of the Biochemistry Programme
Beatrice Tinsley 326, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Phone: +6433695087
Internal Phone: 95087
Antony Fairbanks
Professor
Beatrice Tinsley 324, School of Physical & Chemical Sciences
Phone: +6433695217
Internal Phone: 95217
Conan Fee
Professor
Head of School
West 309, School of Product Design
Phone: +6433694078
Internal Phone: 94078
Paul Gardner
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago
Juliet Gerrard
Professor
School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland
Phone: +64 9 923 5264
Debbie Munro
Senior Lecturer
Director of Studies 2nd Year Engineering
Civil Mechanical Rm E547A
Phone: +6433690446
Internal Phone: 90446
Volker Nock
Associate Professor
Rutherford Discovery Fellow
Link 306, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: +6433694303
Internal Phone: 94303
Emily Parker
Professor
Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington
Phone: +64 4 463 9055
Grant Pearce
Senior Lecturer
Julius von Haast 624, School of Biological Sciences
Phone: +6433695199
Internal Phone: 95199
Pram Abhayawardhana
Lecturer
West 311, School of Product Design
Phone: +6433690243
Internal Phone: 90243
Azam Ali
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science,
Director of the Centre for Bioengineering & Nanomedicine, University of Otago
Phone: +64 3 479 7456
Maan Alkaisi
Professor
Link 509, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: +6433694242
Internal Phone: 94242
Timothy Allison
Senior Lecturer
Beatrice Tinsley 328, School of Physical & Chemical Sciences
Phone: +6433693034
Internal Phone: 93034
Stephen Brennan
Clinical Professor
Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago, Christchurch
Carlo Carere
Senior Lecturer
Link 413, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Phone: +6433690224
Internal Phone: 90224
Laura Domigan
Senior Lecturer
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Auckland
Gary Evans
Professor
Chief Science Advisor, MBIE and Deputy Director Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington
Daniel Foley
Lecturer
Beatrice Tinsley 323, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Phone: +6433690479
Internal Phone: 90479
Ashley Garrill
Associate Professor
Julius von Haast 634, School of Biological Sciences
Phone: +6433695173
Internal Phone: 95173
Peter Gostomski
Professor
Head of Department
Link 406, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Phone: +6433693805
Internal Phone: 93805
Richard Hartshorn
Professor
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences Safety Officer
Beatrice Tinsley 428, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Phone: +6433695157
Internal Phone: 95157
Daniel Holland
Professor
Link 410, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Phone: +6433693785
Internal Phone: 93785
Tim Huber
Senior Lecturer
West 319, School of Product Design
Phone: +6433694124
Internal Phone: 94124
Jodie Johnston
Senior Lecturer
Beatrice Tinsley 325, School of Physical & Chemical Sciences
Phone: +6433693044
Internal Phone: 93044
Natalia Kabaliuk
Lecturer
E508, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phone: +6433692970
Internal Phone: 92970
Khoon Lim
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago
Phone: +64 3 378 6011
Peter Mace
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago
Phone: +6434797845
Aaron Marshall
Associate Professor
Link 411, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Phone: +6433694093
Internal Phone: 94093
Ken Morison
Associate Professor
Link 408, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Phone: +6433693818
Internal Phone: 93818
Andrew Muscroft-Taylor
Team Leader, Principal Research Scientist
Julius von Haast 626, Protein Science and Engineering, Callaghan Innovation
Phone: +6433695197
Internal Phone: 95197
James Murphy
Associate Professor
Visiting Erskine Fellow
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Leonardo Negrón
Team Leader, Principal Research Scientist
Protein Chemistry and Enzymes, Callaghan Innovation
David Palmer
Honorary Professor, University of Otago, Christchurch
Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University
Heon Park
Lecturer
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Phone: +6433690962
Internal Phone: 90962
Mitja Remus-Emsermann
Resigned, April 2021
School of Biological Sciences
Phone: +6433695351
Internal Phone: 95351
Brett Robinson
Professor
Beatrice Tinsley 319, School of Physical & Chemical Sciences
Phone: +6433692587
Internal Phone: 92587
Mak Sarwar
Research Fellow
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Otago Christchurch
Mark Staiger
Associate Professor
E512, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phone: +6433692181
Internal Phone: 92181
Tammy Steeves
Associate Professor
Conservation Genetics
Julius von Haast 533, School of Biological Sciences
Phone: +6433695378
Internal Phone: 95378
Matthew Stott
Associate Professor
Microbiology
School of Biological Sciences
Phone: +6433692511
Internal Phone: 92511
Daniel Clarke
Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington
Andrew Muscroft-Taylor
Team Leader, Principal Research Scientist
Julius von Haast 618, Protein Science and Engineering, Callaghan Innovation
Phone: +6433695197
Internal Phone: 95197
Matt James Watson
BIC Director
Professor
Link 402, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Phone: +6433693803
Internal Phone: 93803
Renwick Dobson
BIC Deputy Director
Professor
Julius von Haast 620, School of Biological Sciences
Phone: +6433695145
Internal Phone: 95145
David James Beebe
John D. MacArthur Professor
Claude Bernard Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jan Evans-Freeman
Amorangi Pūkaha
PVC – College of Engineering
John Britten 111
Phone: +6433694347
Internal Phone: 94347
Richard Furneaux
BIC Board Deputy Chair; FRSNZ
Director, Ferrier Research Institue, Victoria University of Wellington
Ian Wright
Tumu Tuarua Rangahau
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Phone: +6433693773
Internal Phone: 93773
Matt James Watson
BIC Director
Professor
Link 402, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Phone: +6433693803
Internal Phone: 93803
Renwick Dobson
BIC Deputy Director
Professor
Julius von Haast 620, School of Biological Sciences
Phone: +6433695145
Internal Phone: 95145
Rebecca Hurrell
BIC Institute Manager
On secondment to Research Development Lead
Julius von Haast Rm 617
Phone: +6433693979
Internal Phone: 93979
Ria Chapman
3D Printed Endeavour Programme Manager
Acting BIC Institute Manager
Phone: +6433690403
Internal Phone: 90403