Eve Aitkin
New Zealand
BSc(Hons) Topic: Lizard habitats influenced by textural zones in the Otago Schist
Supervisors: Cathy Rufaut, James Scott
Daniel Burgin
New Zealand
BSc(Hons) Topic: Martian Mantle
Supervisor:James Scott
Francesco Cappuccio
Italy
PhD topic: Fracture characterisation and structural and chemical correlations in drilled rock cores by means of automated image analysis, CT scan, and multifractals
Supervisors:Virginia Toy, Steven Mills (Computer Science)
Joanna Cooper
Canada
PhD topic: Investigating water-mass mixing across the Sub-tropical Front east of the South Island using seismic oceanography.
Supervisors:Andrew Gorman,Ross Vennell (Marine Science)
Amber Coste
France/UK
PhD topic: Describing several specimens of fossil “tusked” New Zealand dolphins and investigating their teeth.
Supervisors:Ewan Fordyce, Carolina Loch (Dentistry)
Jamie Cudby
New Zealand
BSc(Hons) Topic: Exploring the relationship between gold, arsenic and lichen at the Come-in-Time Shear Zone, Central Otago
Supervisor:James Scott
Lucy David
Papua New Guinea
MSc topic: Geochemical characterization and mobilization of arsenic and heavy metals of surface waters associated with Nenthorn historic gold mine, Otago, New Zealand
Supervisors:Candace Martin, Mike Palin, Doug MacKenzie
Harry Davies
UK
MSc topic: Expanding the Footprint of Mesothermal Gold: Trace Elements in Sulphides
Supervisors:Mike Palin, Doug MacKenzie
Sheng Fan (Van)
China
PhD topic: Natural Ice Microstructure.
Supervisors:Dave Prior, Christina Hulbe and Heather Purdie
Tabitha German
New Zealand
BSc(Hons) Topic: Evolution of air bubbles in ice during deformation
Supervisors:Dave Prior, Ruzica Dadic (VUW)
Jonathan Griffin
Australia
PhD topic: Earthquake recurrence in low seismicity regions
Supervisors:Mark Stirling, Ting Wang, Matt Gerstenberger (GNS)
Stephanie Junior
USA
PhD topic: Analyzing gold in the mantle, petrological and geochemical studies of New Zealand peridotites.
Supervisor:James Scott
Anna Kowal
Poland
PhD topic: Strong motion seismology. Ground motion simulations for Dunedin-Mosgiel area
Supervisor:Mark Stirling
Mikaeli Lalor
New Zealand
MSc topic: High-resolution lacustrine records of late Holocene climate change from southern New Zealand
Supervisor: Chris Moy
Zoe MacClure
New Zealand
BSc(Hons) Topic: Ice flow and deformation, Tasman Glacier, New Zealand
Supervisor:Dave Prior
Laura McDonald
New Zealand
BSc(Hons) Topic: Lake level variations and shoreline migrations in a southern New Zealand lake, linking to paleoclimate in the last few millennia.
Supervisor:Chris Moy
Sarah Macindoe-Baker
New Zealand
BSc(Hons) Topic: Lapita pottery in Papua New Guinea
Supervisors:Anne Ford (Archaeology), James Scott
Orion Marshall
New Zealand
BSc(Hons) Topic: Xenotime in Westland, New Zealand
Supervisor:James Scott
Fox Meyer
USA
BSc(Hons) Topic: Long Valley Fault, Otago, New Zealand
Supervisor:Mark Stirling
Moyna Mueller
Germany
PhD topic: Palaeontology, Hector's dolphin, comparative flipper anatomy, morphology and taxonomy
Supervisors: Ewan Fordyce, Jo Stanton, (Anatomy and Structural Biology), Steve Dawson (Marine Science)
Lucy O'Neill
New Zealand
PGDipSci Topic: Creating a paleoclimate reconstruction and a geomagnetic field model using a paleomagnetic lake core data
Supervisor:Christian Ohneiser
Marshall Palmer
New Zealand
PhD topic: Geochemical characterization and in-situ dating of various scheelite deposits within the South Island of New Zealand
Supervisor: James Scott
Risa Rezki Permatasari
Indonesia
Supervisor:Andrew Gorman
MSc Topic: Numerical Modelling of Groundwater Flow in the South Dunedin using Gravity Data
Lachie Scarsbrook
New Zealand
MSc topic: Does size matter? Using osteology and ancient DNA to infer impacts of human colonization on Duvaucel's gecko (Hoplodactylus duvaucelii)
Supervisors:Ewan Fordyce, Nic Rawlence (Zoology)
Yilun Shao
China
PhD topic: Rheological processes in the upper mantle under the South Island of New Zealand
Supervisors:Dave Prior, James Scott, Martin Reyners (GNS Science)
Rilee Thomas
New Zealand
MSc topic: The effects of solute chemistry of ice on ice deformation behaviour
Supervisor: Dave Prior, Gemma Kerr
Francesco Turco
Italy
PhD topic: Geophysical characterisation of gas hydrate systems on New Zealand's Hikurangi subduction margin
Supervisors:Andrew Gorman, Gareth Crutchley (GNS Science)
Yuval Yagolnitzer
Israel, New Zealand
MSc topic: The Pigroot Duality, an experimental analysis of the Pigroot phonolite
Supervisor:Marco Brenna