Associate Professor Mike Barker (Marine Science)
Marine ecology; Marine aquaculture (specifically larval ecology and breeding of marine invertebrates and roe enhancement of sea urchins); Biology of echinoderms
Work: 64 3 479 5820
Email: mike.barker@otago.ac.nz
Professor Steven Dawson (Marine Science)
Biology and ecology of whales and dolphins; Hector's dolphins; Marine conservation biology; Sonar and acoustic communication; Sperm whales
Work: 64 3 479 7468
Email: steve.dawson@otago.ac.nz
Dr Andrew Gorman (Geology)
Seismology; Seismic oceanography; Marine geology; Gas hydrates; Methane hydrates; Geophysics; Earthquakes
Work: 64 3 479 7516
Email: andrew.gorman@otago.ac.nz
Dr Gary Griffith (Marine Science)
Biological Oceanography; Coupled Ocean biological/physical processes; Polar Climate Change; Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice algae and phytoplankton; Ecosystem numerical models; Ocean colour satellite remote sensing
Work: 64 3 479 5453 | Mobile: 64 27 223 0525
Email: gary.griffith@otago.ac.nz
Dr Chris Hepburn (Marine Science)
Coastal primary productivity; Seaweeds; Customary fishery management; Ocean acidification
Work: 64 3 479 7462
Email: chris.hepburn@otago.ac.nz
Dr Mike Hilton (Geography)
Coastal processes; Sea-level change; Coastal erosion; Coastal policy; Coastal management
Work: 64 3 479 8778
Email: mjh@geography.otago.ac.nz
Professor Keith Hunter (Sciences)
Climate change; Water quality; Environmental and marine chemistry; Marine and freshwater chemistry
Work: 64 3 479 7917 | Home: 64 3 465 7150
Email: keith.hunter@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Catriona Hurd (Botany)
Seaweed and seagrass physiology and ecology; Seaweed hydrodynamics and biomechanics; Light, nutrient and carbon physiology of seaweeds; Climate change biology of seaweeds
Work: 64 3 479 7571
Email: catriona.hurd@otago.ac.nz
Dr Miles Lamare (Marine Science)
Marine invertebrate larval life-histories, ecology and physiology; Antarctic Marine Invertebrate Biology and Ecology; Photo-biology and UV protection in marine invertebrates; Population dynamics and ecology of invertebrates in New Zealand; Fiord marine ecology
Work: 64 3 479 7463 | Home: 64 3 476 1102 | Mobile: 64 21 104 9475
Email: miles.lamare@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Barrie Peake (Chemistry)
Marine pollution; Marine and environmental chemistry; Natural aquatic photochemistry; Trace metal distribution in aquatic organisms
Work: 64 3 479 7927
Email: bpeake@chemistry.otago.ac.nz
Dr Jennifer Rock (Centre for Science Communication, Zoology)
Aesthetics & paradigms in science; Climate change (ocean warming); Creative analogy & visual cognition in science communication; Integration of science & the arts: sci-art; Polar marine biology; Life history evolution; Thermal biology
Work: 64 3 479 5014
Email: jenny.rock@otago.ac.nz
Dr Lisa Russell (Zoology)
Marine botany and ecology ; Invasive seaweeds ; Taxonomy
Work: 64 3 479 4563
Email: lisa.russell@otago.ac.nz
Dr Candida Savage (Marine Science)
Marine ecology
Work: 64 3 479 8324
Email: candida.savage@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Liz Slooten (Zoology)
Environmental effects of fishing, tourism and pollution; Marine mammals, especially Hector's dolphins and sperm whales; Conservation biology; Population modelling; Marine Conservation
Work: 64 3 479 7980
Email: liz.slooten@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Abigail Smith (Marine Science)
Marine sedimentology; Sediment transport; Sediment texture; Bryozoans; Fouling by bryozoans; Carbonate sediments; Carbonate mineralogy; Carbonate geochemistry; Biogenic sediments; Biological transport; Temperate reefs; Temperate carbonates; Marine geochemistry
Work: 64 3 479 7470
Email: abby.smith@otago.ac.nz
Dr Wayne Stephenson (Geography)
Coastal geomorphology; Coastal management; Coastal erosion; Sea level rise; Tsunami; Coastal Hazards; Cliff erosion
Work: 64 3 479 8776
Email: wayne.stephenson@otago.ac.nz
Professor Jon Waters (Zoology)
New Zealand natural history ; DNA evolution ; Conservation biology ; Biogeography ; Biodiversity ; Freshwater fish; Marine biology
Work: 64 3 479 5847
Email: jon.waters@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Stephen Wing (Marine Science)
Fisheries Science; Marine Ecology; Marine Conservation; Marine Management in Fiordland and Stewart Island; Marine Reserves; Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates
Work: 64 3 479 9038
Email: steve.wing@otago.ac.nz
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