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
Work Integrated Learning Coordinator
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 201
Phone: +6433691145
Internal Phone: 91145
Suellen Knopick
Administrator
Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 422
Phone: +6433695834
Internal Phone: 95834
Mary Botting
Administrative Assistant - Gateway Antarctica
Beatrice Tinsley 411
Phone: +6433691167
Internal Phone: 91167
Academic Staff
Issie Barrett
Lecturer in River Restoration Practice
Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 428
Phone: +6433691368
Internal Phone: 91368
Kari Bassett
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Sedimentology & Basin Analysis
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 222
Phone: +6433694495
Internal Phone: 94495
Vanessa Bastos
Lecturer in Spatial Data Science
Beatrice Tinsley BT325
Phone: +6433691028
Internal Phone: 91028
David Bell
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Engineering & Mining Geology
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 221
Phone: +6433694490
Internal Phone: 94490
James Brasington
Director, Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Professor
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 426
Phone: +6433690154
Internal Phone: 90154
Malcolm Campbell
Associate Professor
Human Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 320
Phone: +6433694181
Internal Phone: 94181
Rob Cruickshank
Lecturer - Teaching & Administration
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 309
Phone: +6433691391
Internal Phone: 91391
Vanesa De Pietri
Senior Research Fellow, Palaeontologist
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 331
Phone: +6433690789
Internal Phone: 90789
Ioannis Delikostidis
Senior Lecturer
Geographic Information Science
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 314
Phone: +6433694387
Internal Phone: 94387
Clark Fenton
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
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 Dean - Academic
Coastal Science, Physical Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 224
Phone: +6433694062
Marwan Katurji
Associate Professor
Meteorology, Physical Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 313
Phone: +6433694287
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 317
Phone: +6433694064
Internal Phone: 94064
Michelle LaRue
Associate Professor
Beatrice Tinsley Level 4, Rm 414
Phone: +6433690639
Internal Phone: 90639
Shelley MacDonell
Senior Lecturer, Hydrology
Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 425
Phone: +6433691883
Internal Phone: 91883
Adrian McDonald
Director of Gateway Antarctica
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 416
Phone: +6433692064
Internal Phone: 92064
Alex Nichols
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
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 310
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 223
Phone: +6433694378
Internal Phone: 94378
Heather Purdie
Associate Professor
Glaciology, Physical Geography
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 314
Phone: +6433694131
Internal Phone: 94131
Catherine Reid
Associate Professor
Palaeontology
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 216
Phone: +6433694438
Internal Phone: 94438
Georgie Rule
Senior Tutor
Environmental Science
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 308
Phone: +6433691362
Internal Phone: 91362
Tom Wilson
Professor
Disaster Risk and Resilience
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 210
Phone: +6433694503
Internal Phone: 94503
Postdoctoral fellows
Camilla Penney
Post Doctoral Fellow
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 230
Phone: +6433690252
Internal Phone: 90252
Technical staff
Sacha Baldwin
Technician
Cosmogenics, Collections and Field Trip Logistics
Ernest Rutherford 105A
Phone: +6433694837
Internal Phone: 94837
Matt Cockcroft
Geophysical & Environmental Geology Technician
Safety Officer
Ernest Rutherford 114
Phone: +6433695901
Internal Phone: 95901
Chris Grimshaw
Technician
Sedimentology & Palaeontology
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 and Health & Safety Representative
Ernest Rutherford 109
Phone: +6433695022
Internal Phone: 95022
John Revell
Laboratory Manager
Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Ernest Rutherford 264
Phone: +6433691580
Internal Phone: 91580
John Southward
Systems Manager
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
Peter Wilson
Engineering Workshop & Field Technician
Ernest Rutherford 161
Phone: +6433690845
Internal Phone: 90845
Emeritus Staff
Adjunct staff
Andrew Atkin
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
COMNAP Engagement, Information and Project Manager
Beatrice Tinsley 408
Phone: +6433690626
Internal Phone: 90626
Tim Davies
Researcher
Natural Hazards
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 209
Phone: +6433694508
Internal Phone: 94508
Michelle Rogan-Finnemore
Executive Secretary
Beatrice Tinsley Rm 409
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.