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PhD

Rachael Baxter imageRachael Baxter

New Zealand

PhD topic: Magma system response to crustal loading and unloading
Supervisor: James White


Jack Beagley imageJack Beagley

New Zealand

PhD topic: Observations and modelling of New Zealand fjord circulation to better understand carbon burial
Supervisors: Rob Smith (Marine Science), Chris Moy, Gary Wilson (GNS Science), Gael Arnaud (MetOcean)


Wendel Broek

New Zealand / Netherlands

PhD topic: Otago volcanism during Oligocene submergence: Controls on submarine volcanism and intrusions
Supervisors: James White, Marco Brenna
Email: browe476@student.otago.ac.nz


Solen Chanony imageSolen Chanony

France

PhD topic: Source physics of big and small earthquakes in New Zealand
Supervisors: Mark Stirling, Andrew Gorman, Bill Fry ( GNS Science)


Nadine Cooper image 2021Nadine Cooper

New Zealand

PhD topic: The ultra-refractory mantle beneath the Southern Alps
Supervisor: James Scott
Email: coona484@student.otago.ac.nz


Charlie CoxCharlie Cox

New Zealand

PhD topic: What can the modern South Island shelf of New Zealand tell us about coastal sediment budgets, dynamics, and impacts associated with climate change
Supervisors: Andrew Gorman, Pascal SirgueyWayne Stephenson


Megha Devakumar imageMegha Devakumar

India

PhD topic: Metal Isotope Tracing of Heavy Metal Pollutants
Supervisor: Claudine Stirling, Matthew Druce, Jennifer Gadd (NIWA), Michael Ellwood (ANU)
Email: devme376@student.otago.ac.nz


Meghan Duffy 2022 imageMeghan Duffy

USA

PhD topic: Linking East Antarctic temperature with Southern Ocean productivity
Supervisors: Christina Riesselman, Chris Moy
Email: dufme585@student.otago.ac.nz


Julian Eschenröder Julian Eschenröder

Germany

PhD topic: High-resolution reconstruction of past water quality using non-destructive core scanning techniques in New Zealand lake sediments.
Supervisors: Chris Moy, Sebastian Naeher (GNS Science), Christina Riesselman, Marcus Vandergoes (GNS Science)
Email: escju641@student.otago.ac.nz


Luisa Fontanot imageLuisa Fontanot

Italy

PhD topic: Holocene geomagnetic field and oceanographic reconstructions for the Ross Sea
Supervisors: Catherine Beltran, Christian Ohneiser, Claudine Stirling, Bella Duncan (Victoria University Wellington), Richard Levy (GNS), Ester Colizza (Trieste, Italy)


Marie HennequinMarie Hennequin image

France

PhD topic: Trace metal micronutrients: Regulating the southern Ocean’s carbon sink during the last glacial interglacial cycle
Supervisors: Claudine Stirling, Matt Druce, George Swann (U. Nottingham, UK), Helen Bostock (U. Queensland, Australia), Karin Kvale


Gamma Abdul JabbarGamma Abdul Jabbar

Indonesia

PhD topic: The geochemistry and magmatic origin of Colo Volcano, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Supervisors: Marco Brenna (University of Otago), Shane Cronin (University of Auckland), Andrea Verolino (Earth Observatory of Singapore)


Maddy JacobsMaddy Jacobs image

USA

PhD Topic: Linking the biogeochemistry of trace metal micronutrients to productivity and carbon storage in the Southern Ocean
Supervisors: Claudine Stirling, Matt Druce


Luce LacouaLuce Lacoua

France

PhD topic: Ground motion modelling of New Zealand
Supervisors: Andrew Gorman, Bill Fry (GNS Science)
Email: luce.lacoua@postgrad.otago.ac.nz


Govinda NiroulaGovinda Niroula image

Nepal

PhD topic: Testing and evaluation of earthquake rupture simulations for New Zealand
Supervisors: Mark Stirling, Dr Matt Gerstenberger (GNS Science)
Email: nirgo392@student.otago.ac.nz


Natalie-Jane ReidNatalie-Jane Reid

New Zealand

PhD topic: Reconstructing Antarctic bottom water production in the Ross sea
Supervisors: Andrew Gorman, Christian Ohneiser, Faye Nelson, Christina Hulbe, Richard Levy (GNS), Fabio Florindo (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)


Javiera Ruz Ginouves image 2022Javiera Ruz Ginouves

Chile

PhD topic: Understanding the early evolution of fissure eruptions through experiments
Supervisors: James White
Email: javiera.ruz@postgrad.otago.ac.nz


Natasha SeliutinaNatasha Seliutina

Russia

PhD topic: Mechanical properties and microstructure of Pounamu
Supervisors: David Prior, Nick Mortimer (GNS), Kc Li (Dentistry)


Ellen UnlandEllen Unland

Germany

PhD topic: Fjord evolution in Fiordland revealed by hydroacoustic and marine seismic data
Supervisors: Andrew Gorman, Chris Moy, Jess Hillman (NIWA)


Emeline Wavelet image 2022Emeline Wavelet

France

PhD topic: Tsunami early warning system
Supervisors: Andrew Gorman, Bill Fry (GNS), Sarah-Jayne McCurrah (EQC)
Email: emeline.wavelet@postgrad.otago.ac.nz

Master of Science (MSc)

Lucy DavidsonLucy Davidson image

New Zealand

MSc topic: Viscoelastic deformation and ultrasonic analysis of natural ice; implications of tides on ice shelf characteristics
Supervisor: Dave Prior


Georgina DempsterGeorgina Dempster

New Zealand

PhD topic: Using pseudo 3D and 2D seismic data to model the deposition of Holocene sedimentary infill of Lake Whakatipu
Supervisors: Andrew Gorman, Sean Fitzsimons


Madi Fleming image 2022Madi Fleming

New Zealand

MSc topic: Effect of grain size and sample size on ice rheology
Supervisor: Dave Prior


Josie Frazer image 2021Josie Frazer

New Zealand

MSc topic: Reconstructing Pleistocene oceanic front positions using diatom species assemblages and organic geochemistry from Southern Ocean sediment cores
Supervisors: Christina Riesselman, Catherine Beltran
Email: frajo813@student.otago.ac.nz


Dante FreanDante Frean image

New Zealand

MSc topic: Mapping a maar-diatreme volcano and a scoria cone volcano, and interpreting their eruptive histories, in the monogenetic Hopi Buttes Volcanic Field, Navajo Nation, Arizona
Supervisor: James White


Clare GormanClare Gorman

New Zealand

MSc topic: Constructing paleoclimate records using sediment core from the Chilean continental margin
Supervisors: Chris Moy, Christina Riesselman


Nicholas Hobiagi ImageNicholas Hobiagi

Papua New Guinea

MSc topic: An investigation of core from Surtsey volcano (Iceland) including microtextures, particle shapes and thermal indicators. The aim is to understand the processes that excavated the vent, the timing of excavation, and the effects of excavation on the eruption
Supervisors: James White
Email: hobni504@student.otago.ac.nz


Sike (Mary) LiSike Li image

China

MSc topic: Anomalous gold along the faulted Reefton Group - Greenland Group contact, Crushington area, Reefton, New Zealand.
Supervisor: Doug MacKenzie


Ruari MacfarlaneRuari Macfarlane

New Zealand

MSc topic: Remotely-sensed strain-rate anomalies in the Ross Ice Shelf, and their implications for ice shelf modelling
Supervisor: Dave Prior


Sarah Macindoe-Baker image 2021Sarah Macindoe-Baker

New Zealand

MSc topic: Geochemical analysis of Motupore Island pottery, from Papua New Guinea, to determine source materials
Supervisor: Sophie Briggs, Anne Ford


Alicia McKean imageAlicia McKean

New Zealand

MSc topic: Orogenic Gold and Arsenic in the Capburn Fault? Exploring gold and arsenic deposits throughout Otago
Supervisors: Doug MacKenzie, Mike Palin


Amelia Morris Amelia Morris image

New Zealand

MSc topic: Using sediment cores to provide a Southern Ocean reference section for key intervals of the geologic timescale between 4-8 Ma.
Supervisor: Christina Riesselman


Jordan Riddell imageJordan Riddell

New Zealand

MSc topic: Paleoclimatology in Central Otago, New Zealand
Supervisors: Chris Moy, Christina Riesselman


Luke Whibley imageLuke Whibley

New Zealand

MSc topic: Carbon cycling and burial in the waters and surface sediments of Fiordland
Supervisor: Christina Riesselman, Chris Moy


Mike Wu imageYutong (Mike) Wu

New Zealand / China

MSc topic: Paleontology and Paleoecology of the Cosy Dell Rocky Shore Fauna, Southland, New Zealand
Supervisors: Jeffrey Robinson, Daphne Lee

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