Earth and Environment Contacts
Earth and Environment
Beatrice Tinsley Building (Level 2)
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
Phone: +64 3 3692026 Ext 92026
Email: earthandenvironment@canterbury.ac.nz
Study Coordinators
Our Undergraduate and Postgraduate Study Coordinators can help you with queries related to your courses and qualifications.
Head of School

Jamie Shulmeister
Professor and Head of School
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 203
Phone: +6433690069
Internal Phone: 90069
Administrative staff

Fiona Hopkins
SEE Undergraduate Administrator
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 201
Phone: +6433691145
Internal Phone: 91145

Janet Warburton
Administrative Assistant
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 205
Phone: +6433694383
Internal Phone: 94383



Suellen Knopick
Administrator
Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Julius von Haast Level 7
Phone: +6433695834
Internal Phone: 95834

Mary Botting
Administrative Assistant - Gateway Antarctica
Julius von Haast Rm 718A
Phone: +6433691167
Internal Phone: 91167

Alex Forster
Administrative Services Manager
BeatriceTinsley 204
Phone: +6433695915
Internal Phone: 95915
Academic Staff

Kari Bassett
Senior Lecturer
Sedimentology & Basin Analysis
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 222
Phone: +6433694495
Internal Phone: 94495


David Bell
Senior Lecturer
Engineering & Mining Geology
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 221
Phone: +6433694490
Internal Phone: 94490

James Brasington
Joint Professorial Chair in Water Resource Management
Professor
Julius von Haast Level 7
Phone: +6433690154
Internal Phone: 90154


Malcolm Campbell
Associate Professor
Human Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 309
Phone: +6433694181
Internal Phone: 94181

Ed Challies
Senior Lecturer
Water Management and Policy
Julius von Haast Level 7 Rm734
Phone: +6433692545
Internal Phone: 92545

David Conradson
Academic Dean of Science
Associate Professor of Human Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 115
Phone: +6433694103
Internal Phone: 94103


Tim Davies
Professor
Natural Hazards
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 209
Phone: +6433694508
Internal Phone: 94508

Ioannis Delikostidis
Senior Lecturer
Geographic Information Science
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 314
Phone: +6433694387
Internal Phone: 94387

Rita Dionisio
Senior Lecturer
Human Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 311
Phone: +6433695993
Internal Phone: 95993

Kelly Dombroski
Associate Professor
Human Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 313
Phone: +6433694101
Internal Phone: 94101

Crile Doscher
Senior Lecturer
GIS - Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Lincoln University
Phone: +6434230426

Clark Fenton
Senior Lecturer
Engineering Geology
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 220
Phone: +6433694439
Internal Phone: 94439

Darren Gravley
Associate Professor
Volcanology and Geothermal Systems
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 211
Phone: +6433694489
Internal Phone: 94489


Deirdre Hart
Associate Professor
Coastal Science, Physical Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 224
Phone: +6433694062
Internal Phone: 94062

Travis Horton
Associate Professor
Environmental Geochemistry
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 212
Phone: +6433694386
Internal Phone: 94386

Marwan Katurji
Senior Lecturer
Meteorology, Physical Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 228
Phone: +6433694287
Internal Phone: 94287

Ben Kennedy
Professor
Physical Volcanology
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 213
Phone: +6433694437
Internal Phone: 94437

Simon Kingham
Professor
Human Geography,Chief Science Advisor, MoT
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 308
Phone: +6433694064
Internal Phone: 94064


Daniela Liggett
Associate Professor
Julius von Haast Rm 720
Phone: +6433692170
Internal Phone: 92170

Adrian McDonald
Director of Gateway Antarctica
Beatrice Tinsley 320
Phone: +6433692064
Internal Phone: 92064

Leanne Morgan
Senior Lecturer
Degree Coordinator
Julius von Haast Rm 736
Phone: +6433695839
Internal Phone: 95839

Alex Nichols
Senior Lecturer
Petrology
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 214
Phone: +6433694410
Internal Phone: 94410

Andy Nicol
Professor
Structural Geology
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 217
Phone: +6433694436
Internal Phone: 94436

Kate Pedley
Lecturer -Teaching and Administration
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 223
Phone: +6433694378
Internal Phone: 94378

Jarg Pettinga
Professor
Structural Geology and Active Tectonics
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 218
Phone: +6433694491
Internal Phone: 94491

Seb Pitman
Senior Lecturer
Coastal Geomorphology, Physical Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 227
Phone: +6433693028
Internal Phone: 93028

Heather Purdie
Senior Lecturer
Glaciology, Physical Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 225
Phone: +6433694131
Internal Phone: 94131



Catherine Reid
Associate Professor
Palaeontology
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 216
Phone: +6433694438
Internal Phone: 94438



Helen Warburton
Research Associate - Coach Stream
Freshwater Ecology
Julius von Haast Rm 331
Phone: +6433695212
Internal Phone: 95212


Tom Wilson
Professor
Disaster Risk and Resilience
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 210
Phone: +6433694503
Internal Phone: 94503

Postdoctoral fellows




Lukas Marek
Post-Doctoral Fellow Researcher
Geography/Psychology Rm 346
Phone: +6433642987
Internal Phone: 7945


Daniel Price
Post Doctoral Researcher
Julius von Haast Level 7
Phone: +6433692297
Internal Phone: 92297
Technical staff

Sacha Baldwin
Technician
Cosmogenics, Collections and Field Trip Logistics
Ernest Rutherford 105A
Phone: +6433694837
Internal Phone: 94837

Paul Bealing
Geospatial Science Technician
Ernest Rutherford 128
Phone: +6433695607
Internal Phone: 95607

Matt Cockcroft
Geophysical & Environmental Geology Technician
Safety Officer
Ernest Rutherford 114
Phone: +6433695901
Internal Phone: 95901

Jonathan Davidson
Crustal Geology Modelling Technician
Ernest Rutherford 108
Phone: +6433694774
Internal Phone: 94774

Chris Grimshaw
Technician
Sedimentology & Palaeontology
Health & Safety Representative
Ernest Rutherford 264
Phone: +6433692054
Internal Phone: 92054

Justin Harrison
Laboratory, Field and Equipment Technician
Ernest Rutherford 161
Phone: +6433695606
Internal Phone: 95606

Cathy Higgins
Technician
Engineering Geology
Ernest Rutherford 109
Phone: +6433695023
Internal Phone: 95023

Sarah Pope
Technician
Engineering Geology
Ernest Rutherford 109
Phone: +6433695022
Internal Phone: 95022

John Revell
Laboratory Manager
Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Lincoln University
Phone: +64 3 423 0455

John Southward
Technician
Electronics & Computing
Ernest Rutherford 263A
Phone: +6433694364
Internal Phone: 94364

Rob Spiers
Technical Services Manager
Petrology & Cosmogenics
Ernest Rutherford 109A
Phone: +6433695950
Internal Phone: 95950

John Thyne
GIS Manager - Computer Support
Ernest Rutherford 263D
Phone: +6433694102
Internal Phone: 94102

Peter Wilson
Engineering Workshop & Field Technician
Ernest Rutherford 161
Phone: +6433690845
Internal Phone: 90845
Emeritus Staff



Adjunct staff

Andrew Atkin


Mac Beggs
Elemental Group


Greg Browne
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences


Mairead De Roiste
Adjunct Staff


Mike Epton
Adjunct Staff


Francesca Ghisetti


Graham Hill
Adjunct Senior Fellow



Mauri McSaveney
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences

Joshu Mountjoy
NIWA

Olav Oftedal
Adjunct Professor

Jamie Pearce
Adjunct Staff

Amber Pearson
Adjunct Staff

Harvey Perkins
Adjunct Staff


Mark Cameron Quigley
University of Melbourne





Paul Siratovich



Malina Storer
Adjunct Staff

Patrick Wassmer
Adjunct Staff


Research associates and affiliated staff



Andrea Colombo
Research & Project Development Manager
Julius von Haast Level 7
Phone: +6433690626
Internal Phone: 90626


Michelle Rogan-Finnemore
COMNAP Executive Secretary
Julius von Haast Rm 726
Phone: +6433692169
Internal Phone: 92169
Erskine Fellows
A bequest by former distinguished student John Angus Erskine enables some 70 Visiting Erskine Fellowships to be awarded each year for international visitors to give lectures. The School of Earth and Environment hosts many distinguished Erskine Fellows. A full and up to date list of past and present Erskine visitors is available on the Erskine Fellowship pages.