Beginning Scientists
October 1999 allocation

The Royal Society of New Zealand has recently allocated funding to enable 19 students enrolled for their PhD degrees at New Zealand Universities to attend their first international science or technology conference overseas. Thirty six applications were received. The successful applicants are:

Lisa Berndt, Ecology and Entomology Group, Lincoln University;California Conference on Biological Control, 11-12 July 2000, Riverside, California, USA

Scott Bringans, Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury;4th International Symposium on Polymer Therapeutics, 5-7 January 2000, London, England

Paula Caradoc-Davies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago;34th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, 9-14 July 2000, Edinburgh, Scotland

Wei-Hang Chua, Institute of Veterinary, Biomedical and Animal Sciences, Massey University;7th International Symposium on Avian Endocrinology, 28 January-2 February 2000, Varanasi, India

Melissa Copland, School of Pharmacy, University of Otago; 27th International Symposium of Controlled Release of Bioactive materials, 10-13 July 2000, Paris, France

Louise Cullen, Ecology and Entomology Group, Lincoln University;International Conference on Dendrochronology for the Third Millennium, 2-7 April 2000, Mendoza, Argentina

Alison Daines, Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury;"The Age of the Molecule" Annual conference, 16-20 April 2000, Manchester, England

Stefan Davies, Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago;Oxidative Pathways in Health and Disease Conference, 1-4 December 1999, Sydney, Australia

Sean R A Devenish, Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury;4th International Symposium on Polymer Therapeutics, 5-7 January 2000, London, England

Jane Dunning, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Auckland;29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, 23-28 October 1999, Miami, Florida, USA

Kylie Foster, Institute of Technology and Engineering, Massey University;International Congress on Engineering and Food, 9-13 April 2000, Puebla, Mexico

Cressida Harding, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Canterbury;SPIE Annual Symposium - Electronic Imaging 2000, 23-28 January 2000, San Jose, California, USA

Kate Littin, Landcare Research, Lincoln; 34th International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology, 11-14 October 2000, Florianopolis, Brazil

Jason Johnston, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University;4th International Conference on Postharvest Science, 26 - 31 March 2000, Jerusalem, Israel

Paul Johnstone, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University;4th World Congress of the Processed Tomato, 10-13 June 2000, Sacremento, California, USA

Daniel McGowan, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland;29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, 23-28 October 1999, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Nina Nola, Department of English, University of Auckland;Symposium on Identity in the work of Yvonne du Fresne, 25 November 1999, Aarhus, Denmark

Matthew O'Neill, Department of Chemistry, University of Auckland;10th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, 3-8 October 1999, Sydney, Australia

Leigh Ridley, Department of Psychology, University of Otago; American Psychology-Law Society Biennial Conference, 9-12 March 2000,New Orleans, USA

Claudine Tyrrell, Department of Zoology, University of Otago; 26th Conference of the Australian Society of Herpetologists, 10-13 December 1999, Alice Springs, Australia

Angela Wakelin, Soil, Plant and Ecological Sciences Division, Lincoln University; 16th International Congress on Sexual Plant Reproduction, 1-5 April 2000, Banff, Alberta, Canada