International Science and Technology (ISAT) Linkages Fund
ISAT Linkages Fund Activity Reports
The following reports on activities supported under the various sub-programmes
of the International Science and Technology (ISAT) Linkages Fund are available
on request from the Administration Officer ISAT, at the Royal Society of
New Zealand (RSNZ)
2000-2001
BILATERAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME (BRAP)
Bagshaw, Dr Stephen (01-BRAP-01-BAGS) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt visited Associate Professor Louis Mercier of Universite Laurentienne,
Ontario, Canada during June 2001 to collaborate research on the "Advanced
Design of Mesostructured Silica Environmental Remediation Absorbent Materials".
Berryman, Dr Kelvin (01-BRAP-02-BERR) Institute of Geological
and Nuclear Sciences Ltd hosted Professor Carlos H Costa of the Universidad
Nacional de San Luis, Argentina during February and April to collaborate research
on the "Comparison of Tectonic Rates, Earthquale Hazard, and Landscape
Evolution in Backthrust Rehgions of Convergent Plate Boundaries in New Zealand
and Argentina".
Early, Dr Murray (01-BRAP-05-EARL) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt visited Dr B M Wood and Dr A D Inglis of the Institute of National
Measurement Standards, Ottawa, Canada during May 2001 to collaborate research
on the "Quantum Measurement Standards: Measuring the AC Quantum Hall
Effect".
Hobden, Dr Barbara J (01-BRAP-07-HOBD) University of Waikato,
Hamilton visited Professor Christopher Hawkesworth of the University of Bristol,
United Kingdom during August 2000 to collaborate research on "Investigating
Magma Residence Times Using U-Th-Ra".
Hoke, Dr Leonore 01-BRAP-09-HOKE) Victoria University of Wellington
visited Dr Albert Schedl at the Austrian Geological Survey, Vienna, Austria
during March to June 2001 to collaborate research on "Ferdinand von
Hochstetter: A Study in the History of Earth Sciences in New Zealand".
Jeffs, Dr Andrew (01-BRAP-11-JEFF) NIWA, Auckland visited Dr
Peter Nichols of CSIRO, Tasmania, Australia during December 2000 to March,
2001 to collaborate research on "Food Chain Tracing in Lobster Larvae".
Kemmitt, Dr Tim (01-BRAP-12-KEMM) Industrial Research Ltd, Lower
Hutt hosted Dr Denis Sevast'yanov of the State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology,
Moscow, Russia during October 2000 to collaborate research on the "Development
of New Capabilities in the Formation of Thin Films of Functional Materials".
Milestone, Dr Neil (01-BRAP-15-MILE) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt visited Dr Alexandru Botar of Nobimet, Romania during October 2000
to collaborate research on the "Development of Polyoxometalates for
Hydrogenation Catalysts and Supports".
O'Callaghan, Dr Maureen (01-BRAP-16-OCAL) AgResearch, Lincoln
visited Dr Elkin Bustamente and Mr Eduardo Hidalgo of the Centre for Tropical
Research and Higher Education (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa Rica during August
2000 to collaborate research on the "Utilisation of Beneficial Micro-organisms
for Control of Pests and Plant Diseases".
Partridge, Dr Ashton C (01-BRAP-17-PART) Industrial Research
Ltd, Lower Hutt hosted Dr T Hirotsu of the National Institute of Materials
Chemistry, Tsukuba, Japan during August and December 2000 to collaborate research
on the "Set-Up of a Plasma Polymerisation Facility".
Rendle, Dr Phillip (01-BRAP-18-REND) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt visited Dr Ben Davis of the University of Durham, United Kingdom
during July 2000 to June 2001 to collaborate research on "New Methods
for the Site-Selective Attachment of Carbohydrates to Proteins".
Rowland, Dr Al (01-BRAP-19-ROWL) Massey University, Palmerston
North visited Professor Peter Bryant of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland,
United Kingdom during June 2001 to collaborate research on "Genetic
Studies of New Zealand Nuclear Test Veterans".
Severn, Dr Wayne B (01-BRAP-21-SEVE) AgResearch, Wallaceville,
Upper Hutt visited Dr J C Richards of the National Research Council of Canada,
Ottawa, Canada during November 2000 to collaborate research on the "Investigation
of Cell Surface Antigens by High-Resolution Magic-Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy".
Sewell, Dr Mary A (01-BRAP-22-SEWE) University of Auckland,
Auckland visited Dr Chang-Po Chen of the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan during
October and November 2000 to collaborate research on "Gene Expression
of the Homeobox Gene Pitx2 During Development in the Starfish Archaster typicus".
Smith, Dr Richard (01-BRAP-24-SMIT) University of Waikato, Hamilton
visited Dr Stuart Brown of the University of of Western Australia during July
and August 2000 to collaborate research on "Lifespans of Large Silicic
Magma Chambers in Taupo Volcanic Zone: Constraints from Zircon Crystal Growth
Zones".
Tremblay, Dr Louis A (01-BRAP-27-TREM) Landcare Research, Lincoln
visited Dr Heather Chapman and Dr Jimmy Yu of Griffith University, Brisbane,
Australia during February 2001 to collaborate research on "Use of the
Short-Finned Eel to Monitor Endocrine Disruption in Polluted Waters".
Willink, Dr Robin D (01-BRAP-29-WILL) Industrial Research, Lower
Hutt visited Professor Maurice Cox of the National Physical Laboratory, London,
UK during November 2000 to collaborate research on "Statistical Methods
for Metrology".
Xu, Dr Peter (01-BRAP-31-XUPE) Massey University, Palmerston North hosted
Professor S K Tso of Centre for Intelligent Design, Automation and Manufacturing
(CIDAM),
City University of Hong Kong during January 2001 to collaborate research
on "Service
Robotics and Automation".
Budding, Professor Edwin (01-BRAP-32-BUDD) Central Institute
of Technology, Upper Hutt visited Dr Bruce Slee of the Australia Telescope
National Facility, Epping, NSW, Australia during December 2000 to collaborate
research on "Radio Emission from Stars".
Davies, Dr Clive (01-BRAP-33-DAVI) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt visited Professor Jim Litster of the University of Queensland, Australia
during April - May 2001 to collaborate research on "Monitoring Techniques
for Agglomeration and Coating Processes".
Demidenko, Associate Professor Serge (01-BRAP-34-DEMI) Massey
University, Palmerston North visited Professor Vincenzo Piuri of the University
of Milan, Italy during May 2001 to collaborate research on the "Fault-Tolerance
in Artificial Neural Networks for Mission Critical Applications".
Edgar, Mr Hamish (01-BRAP-35-EDGA) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt visited Dr Fumihiro Sakuma of the National Research Laboratory of
Metrology, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan during December 2000 to collaborate
research on the "Training in Calibration of Radiation Thermometers".
Goff, Dr James (01-BRAP-38-GOFF) GeoEnvironmental Consultants,
Lyttelton, Christchurch visited Professor Patrick Nunn during December 2000
to collaborate research on "Learning from the past: Hiatuses in Colonisation
and Abandonment of Coastal Settlements in the Prehistoric South Pacific".
Henshaw, Dr Geoff (01-BRAP-40-HENS) Headstart Technologies Ltd,
Auckland visited Associate Professor Andrew Wee of the National University
of Singapore, Singapore during December 2000 to collaborate research on "Surface
Chemistry of Magnesium Alloys".
Hutchinson, Dr David (01-BRAP-41-HUTC) University of Otago,
Dunedin visited Dr Samuel Morgan, of the University of Oxford, United Kingdom
during January - February 2001 to collaborate research on "Collective
Excitations in Bose-Einstein Condensed Gases".
Marsh, Dr Kenneth (01-BRAP-47-MARS) HortResearch, Auckland visited
Dr Mitsuo Omura of the Department of Citriculture, Shizuoka, Japan during February
- April 2001 to collaborate research on "Functional Determination of
Genes from Citrus EST Libraries and the Effect of Enzyme Structure on Acid
Accumulation".
Meylan, Dr Michael (01-BRAP-48-MEYL) Massey University, Auckland
visited Dr Christophe Hazard of the Laboratoire de Simulation et Modelisation
de Phenomenes de Propagation, Paris, France during April 2001 to collaborate
research on the "Application of Operator Theory to Solving Hydroelastic
Problems".
Officer, Dr David (01-BRAP-49-OFFI) Massey University, Palmerston
North visited Professor Gordon Wallace of the University of Wollongong, Australia
during December 2001 to collaborate research on "Chemically Modified
Aligned Nanotube Arrays".
Schewe, Professor Klaus-Dieter (01-BRAP-50-SCHE) Massey University,
Palmerston North visited Professor Jose Maria Torres of the Universidad National
de Lujan, Argentina during April 2001 to collaborate research on the "Finite
Model Theory Object Orientated Databases".
Wilson, Associate Professor Bastow (01-BRAP-52-WILS) University
of Otago, Dunedin visited Dr C H Lusk of the Universidad de Concepcion, Chile
during December 2000 to collaborate research on the "Comparison of
the Plant Biota of Stress Habitats in New Zealand and Chile in terms of Functional
Characters".
Zhu, Dr Yunxia (01-BRAP-54-ZHUY) UNITEC, Auckland visited Dr
Y Huang of the Henan Finance and Economics University, Henan, China during
May 2001 to collaborate research on "Communicating with Chinese Businesses:
Theories and Implications".
Arnold, Dr Mike (01-BRAP-55-ARNO) Industrial Research Ltd, Lower
Hutt visited Professor Mathias Winterhalter of CNRS, Toulouse, France during
April 2001 to collaborate research on "Electro-Manipulation of Micro-
and Nano-Vesicles".
Bagshaw, Dr Stephen (01-BRAP-56-BAGS) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt hosted Associate Professor Stephan Jaenicke of the National University
of Singapore during April - May 2001 to collaborate research on "Electro-Manipulation
of Micro- and Nano-Vesicles".
Bidwell, Ms Susan (01-BRAP-57-BIDW) New Zealand Health Technology
Assessment, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University
of Otago, Christchurch visited Marlene Jensen of the Danish Centre for Evaluation
and Health Technology Assessment, Copenhagen, Denmark during May - June 2001
to collaborate research on "Diminishing Returns in Systematic Information
Searching for Health Technology Assessment and Systematic Reviews".
Bittar, Dr Antoine (01-BRAP-58-BITT) Industrial Research Ltd, Lower
Hutt visited Professor J Roziere of the Universite Montpellier II, France during
May 2001 to collaborate research on the "Analysis of Amorphous Gallium
Nitride Films by EXAFS".
Fletcher, Dr David (01-BRAP-59-FLET) University of Otago, Dunedin
visited Professor Jean-Dominique Lebreton of CEFE/CNRS, Montpellier, France
during June 2001 to collaborate research on "Assessment Methods to
Allow for Capture Heterogeneity in Mark-Recapture Data".
Furneaux, Dr Richard (01-BRAP-60-FURN) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt hosted Professor George Fleet of Oxford University, United Kingdom
during May 2001 to collaborate research on "Bioactive Carbohydrates".
Lecarpentier, Dr Frederic (01-BRAP-63-LECA) Industrial Research
Ltd, Lower Hutt visited Professor Dr Andreas Mortensen of the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland during May - June 2001 to collaborate
research on "Fabrication and Evaluation of a New Metal Matrix Composite".
MacKenzie, Dr Kenneth (01-BRAP-65-FURN) Industrial Research
Ltd, Lower Hutt visited Professor K Okada of the Tokyo Institute of Technology,
Japan and Dr M E Smith of the University of Warwick, United Kingdom during
May 2001 to collaborate research on the "Preparation of High-Technology
Ceramic Materials by Mechanchemical Synthesis (High-Energy Milling)".
Malone, Dr Louise (01-BRAP-66-MALO) HortResearch, Auckland visited
Dr Minh-Ha Pham-Delegue of the Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Comparee des Invertebres,
Bures-sur-Yvette, France during May 2001 to collaborate research on "Impacts
of Genetically Modified Plants on Non-Target Organisms".
Massoth, Dr Gary (01-BRAP-67-MASS) Institute of Geological and
Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt visited Dr Jun-ichiro of Kyushu University, Japan
during April 2001 to collaborate research on "Japanese-New Zealand
Cooperative Investigations of Hydrothermal Systems on Submarine Arcs".
Merriman, Dr Tony (01-BRAP-68-MERR) University of Otago, Dunedin
visited Professor John Todd of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
during June 2001 to collaborate research on the "Contribution of the
DCC Gene (Chromosome 18) to Autoimmune Disease".
Mukhopadhyay, Dr Subhas (01-BRAP-69-MUKH) Massey University,
Palmerston North visited Dr Chandon Chakraborty of the University of Tokyo,
Japan during May 2001 to collaborate research on "Feasibility Study
of Fabrication and Development of Magnetic Current Limiter for the Protection
of Power-Semiconductor Devices".
Reeves, Associate Professor Roger (01-BRAP-71-REEV) Massey University,
Palmerston North visited Professor J L Morel of the University of Nancy, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy,
France during May-July 2001 to collaborate research on "Metal-Tolerant
and Metal-Accumulating Plants".
Smith, Professor Linda (01-BRAP-72-SMIT) University of Auckland,
Auckland visited Mr Jose Ancan of the LIWEN Mapuche Study Centre, Chile during
June 2001 to collaborate research on "Comparative Study of Indigenous
Epistemologies Relating to the History of the Nation in a Context of Globalisation".
Towers, Dr Neale (01-BRAP-73-TOWE) AgResearch, Hamilton visited
Dr Arne Flaoyen of the Norwegian Veterinary College, Oslo, Norway during May
2001 to collaborate research on "A Collaborative Programme to Investigate
the Toxicology of Marine Algal Toxins and Develop a Multi-Toxin Immunoassay
Screening Test for Algal Toxins in Shellfish".
Yao, Dr Jingtao (01-BRAP-74-YAOJ) Massey University, Palmerston
North visited Professor Y Yao of the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
during April 2001 to collaborate research on "Data Mining in Finance".
NZ/USA COOPERATIVE SCIENCE PROGRAMME (CSP)
Bagshaw, Dr Stephen (01-BRAP-56-BAGS) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt visited Assistant Professor Paul van der Heide of the University
of Houston, Texas, USA during June 2001 to collaborate research on "New
and Improved Inorganic Photocatalyst Materials".
Bradford-Grieve, Dr Janet M (01-CSP-02-BRAD) NIWA, Greta Point,
Wellington visited Professor Mark Ohman of the University of Southern California,
California, USA during September 2000 to collaborate research on "Expert
System Development for the Identification of Marine Planktonic Copepod Crustaceans
in the Pacific".
Chen, Dr Zhan W (01-CSP-06-CHEN) Auckland University of Technology,
Auckland visited Professor King N Tu of the University of California, Los Angeles,
USA during November and December 2000 to collaborate research on the "Effect
of Electromigration on Interfacial Reaction of Lead-Free Solder Joints in Flip
Chip Technology".
Darby, Dr Desmond (01-CSP-09-DARB) Institute of Geological and
Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt hosted Dr Steven Cohen of the Goddard Space Flight
Center, NASA, USA during October 2000 to collaborate research on "Crustal
Deformation and Earthquake Hazard in Southern Alaska and the North Island of
New Zealand".
Forster, Dr W Allison (01-CSP-13-FORS) Forest Research, Rotorua
visited Professor Franklin Hall of the Ohio State University, Ohio, USA and
Professor David James of the University of Toronto, Canada during October and
November 2000 to collaborate research on the "Dynamics of Fluid Behaviour
on Impact with Solid Surfaces".
Glazier, Dr Andrew (01-CSP-14-GLAZ) Landcare Research, Lincoln
visited Dr John Harder of the Ohio State University, Ohio, USA during March
and April 20001 to collaborate research on the "Comparison of Natural
and Hormonal Induction of Oestrous and Ovulation in the Opossum and the Brushtail
Possum".
Heinrich, Dr Eva (01-CSP-16-HEIN) Massey University, Palmerston
North visited Dr Ian Wilkinson of the Ohio State University, Ohio, USA during
April and May 2001 to collaborate research on the "Application of a
Multimedia Information System to Analyse of Teaching and Learning".
Jeffs, Dr Andrew (01-CSP-20-JEFF) NIWA, Auckland visited Dr
Megan Davis-Hodgkins of the Harbour Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida,
USA during September 2000 to collaborate research on the "Economic
Modelling of Spiny Lobster Culture".
McGhie, Dr Tony (01-CSP-25-MCGH) HortResearch, Palmerston North
visited Dr James Joseph of the Human Nutrition Research Center on Ageing, USDA,
Boston, USA during June 2001 to collaborate research on "Animal Cell-Culture
Technology to Investigate the Effects of Dietary Antioxidants".
Merriman-Smith, Mrs B Rachelle (01-CSP-26-MERR) University of
Auckland, Auckland visited Professor Rick Mathias of the State University of
New York, USA during October and November 2000 to collaborate research on "The
Role of Glucose Transporters for Lens Transparency".
Moore, Dr Tim (01-CSP-28-MOOR) CRL Energy, Christchurch visited
Dr R M Forbes during March and October 2000 to collaborate research on the "New
Technology for Methane Extraction in Low Rank Coals".
Savage, Dr Martha K (01-CSP-34-SAVA) Victoria University, Wellington
visited Professor Karen Fischer of Brown University, Rhode Island and Professor
Jeffrey Park of Yale University, Connecticut, USA during July to December 2000
to collaborate research on "Understanding Crust and Mantle Deformation
in New Zealand".
Willms, Dr Alan R (01-CSP-44-WILL) University of Canterbury,
Christchurch visited Professor Jack Peck of Cornell University, New York, USA
during December 2000 and January 2001 to collaborate research on "Characterising
Ion Channels: A Marriage of Mathematical Analysis and Experimental Neuroscience".
Partridge, Dr Ashton (01-CSP-45-PART) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt hosted Professor Alan MacDiarmid of the University of Pennsyvania,
Philadelphia, USA during June and July 2001 to collaborate with "New
Zealanders at all Levels".
Weir, Dr Graham (01-CSP-46-WEIR) Industrial Research Ltd, Lower
Hutt hosted Professor Fernando Muzzio of Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
during June 2001 to collaborate research on "Dry Solids Mixing".
NZ/FRG SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION (NZ/FRG STC) AGREEMENT PROGRAMME
Howard-Williams, Dr Clive (01-FRG-02-HOWA) NIWA, Christchurch
hosted Dr Ernst Dieter Hanelt of the Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and
Marine Research, Germany during Febraury 2001 to collaborate research on "The
Ecological Role of UV Radiation for Aquatic Plants in New Zealand".
Kreher, Dr Karin (01-FRG-03-KREH) NIWA, Hamilton visited Professor
U Platt of the University of Heidelberg, Germany during October 2000 to collaborate
research on the "Analysis of Interpretation of Antarctic Bromide Oxide
(BrO) Measurements".
Lee, Dr Siew Kim (01-FRG-04-LEES) New Zealand Dairy Research
Institute, Palmerston North visited Professor Henning Klostermeyer of the Technical
University Munich, Germany during June 2001 to collaborate research on the "Effect
of Whey Proteins in Processed Cheese".
Meier, Dr Susanne (01-FRG-06-MEIE) Dairying Research Corporation,
Hamilton visited Professor Richard Ivell of the University of Hamburg, Germany
during September 2000 to collaborate research on the "Investigation
of the Effects of Supplementary Fatty Acids on the Regulation of Prostaglandin
Sysnthesis".
Nelson, Professor Cam (01-FRG-07-NELS) University of Waikato,
Hamilton visited Professor Dr Andre Freiwald of Tuebingen University, Germany
during March - June 2001 to collaborate research on "Cool-Water Limestone
Formation at Tectonically Active Continental Margins".
North, Dr Heather (01-FRG-08-NORT) Landcare Research, Lincoln
visited Dr Thomas Boerner of the German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR),
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany during October 2000 to collaborate research on the "Processing
of Data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission".
Palmer, Dr John W (01-FRG-09-PALM) HortResearch, Nelson visited
Dr Michael Blanke of the Institut für Obstbau und Gemüsebau, Germany
during August 2000 to collaborate research on "Carbon Dioxide Balance
of Apple Orchards".
Ryan, Professor David M (01-FRG-11-RYAN) University of Auckland,
Auckland visited Professor Horst Hamacher of the University of Kaiserlautern,
Germany during December 2000 to collaborate research on "Large Scale
Multi-Criteria Optimisation in Radiation Therapy Planning".
Schmid, Dr Jan (01-FRG-12-SCHM) Massey University, Palmerston
North visited Dr A Edelmann of the University of Leipzig, Germany during February
2001 to collaborate research on "Molecular Markers for Improving the
Effectiveness of Antifungal Therapy".
Sturman, Professor Andrew P (01-FRG-13-STUR) University of Canterbury,
Christchurch hosted Professor Dr F Fieldler and Dr U Corsmeier of the University
of Karlsruhe, Germany during July 2000 to collaborate research on "Winter
Time Air Pollution in Christchurch, New Zealand".
Teulon, Dr David (01-FRG-14-TEUL) Crop & Food Research,
Christchurch visited Dr Edgar Schliephake and Dr Hans-Ulrich Leistner of the
Institute of Epidemiology and Resistance, Aschersleben, Germany during September
and October 2000 to collaborate research on "Molecular Differentiation
of Cereal Aphid Clones".
Wilson, Dr Derek R (01-FRG-16-WILS) Crop & Food Research,
Christchurch visited Professor Dr Peter Pascholdl of the Geisenheim Research
Institute, Germany during August 2000 to collaborate research on "Asparagus
Modelling and Decision Support Systems".
DEUTSCHE FORSCHUNGSGEMEINSCHAFT (DFG) PROGRAMME
Bhattacharyya, Professor Debes (01-DFG-01-BHAT) University of
Auckland, Auckland visited Professor Klaus Friedrich of the University of Kaiserlautern,
Germany during May 2001 to collaborate research on "Roll Forming of
Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Sheets".
Buchan, Associate Professor Graeme (01-DFG-02-BUCH) Lincoln
University, Christchurch visited Professor Wolfgang Durner of the Technical
University of Braunschweig, Germany during May 2001 to collaborate research
on "Pathogen Transport in Soils".
Catchpole, Dr Owen (01-DFG-03-CATC) Industrial Research Ltd,
Lower Hutt visited Professor Dr-Ing. Rudolf Eggers of the Technische Universitat,
Hamburg, Germany during March 2001 to collaborate research on the "Scale-Up
of Supercritical Packed Column Processes".
Jackson, Professor Peter (01-DFG-05-JACK) University
of Auckland, Auckland visited Dr Karsten Hochkirch of the Technische Universitat
Berlin, Germany during May 2001 to collaborate research on "Modelling
the Aerodynamics of Sails".
Klette, Professor Reinhard (01-DFG-06-KLET) University of Auckland,
Auckland hosted Professor Dr Gerald Sommer of Kiel University, Germany during
November 2000 and March 2001 to collaborate research on "Robot Vision
2001".
Schewe, Professor Klaus-Dieter (01-DFG-08-SCHE) Massey University,
Palmerston North visited Professor Dr Bernhard Thalheim of the Brandenburgian
Technical University, Cottbus, Germany during May 2001 to collaborate research
on "Conceptual Modelling of Internet Sites".
1999-2000
Bilateral Research Activities Programme (BRAP)
Amer, Dr P R (00-BRAP-01-AMER) of AgResearch,
Invermay, Dunedin hosted Professor Fernando E Madalena of the Federal University
of Minas Gerais, Brazil during August 1999 to collaborate research on "Assessing
Animal Genotype Profitability on Pasture".
Anderson, Dr I A (00-BRAP-02-ANDE) of Industrial
Research Limited, Lower Hutt hosted Professor Michael V Swain of the Biomaterials
Science Research Unit, National Innovation Centre, Eveleigh, NSW, Australia
during November 1999 to collaborate research on "Advanced Engineering Ceramics:
Recent Developments in Fabrication and Bonding to Biocompatible Materials".
Andrew, Dr N (00-BRAP-03-ANDR) of the National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington visited Professor Carlos
Moreno of the Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile during October
1999 to collaborate research on the "Assessment and Management of Sea Urchin
Fisheries".
Arnold, Dr W M (00-BRAP-65-ARNO) of Industrial
Research, Lower Hutt visited Professor Masao Washizu of the University of Kyoto,
Japan during May 2000 to collaborate research on the "Modified Permittivity
Media Applied to Cell and Particle Electrokinetics".
Barris, Dr G C (00-BRAP-44-BARR) of Industrial
Research Limited, Lower Hutt visited Dr Zhijian Shen of Stockholm University,
Sweden during April 2000 to collaborate research on the "Development and
Evaluation of a New Ceramic Material".
Bibby, Dr D (00-BRAP-43-CADO) of Industrial
Research Ltd, Lower Hutt hosted Professor Sir John Cadogan during November
2000 to provide various lectures on "From Pure Science to Profit".
Bogunovich, Dr D (00-BRAP-60-BOGU) of the UNITEC
Institute of Technology, Auckland visited Arvind Kumar of the Punjab University,
India during June and July 2000 to collaborate research on the "Eco-City
Chandigarh: Information Technology and Sustainable Urban Development".
Cottrell, Associate Professor P L (00-BRAP-64-COTT) of
the University of Canterbury, Christchurch hosted Dr Bob Stobie of the South
African Astronomical Observatory, South Africa during February 2000 to collaborate
on "Use of the Southern Africa Large Telescope".
Duckitt. Dr J (00-BRAP-06-DUCK) of the University
of Auckland visited Dr Pablo Valdivieso at the Universidad de Chile, Chile
during November and December 1999 to collaborate research on "Group Identification,
National Identity and Intergroup Attitudes in Chile".
Gainsford, Dr G J (00-BRAP-08-GAIN) of Industrial
Research Limited, Lower Hutt visited Dr Elizabeth Maclean and Professor R J
Cernik at the Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, United Kingdom during August
1999 to collaborate research on the "Utilising Synchrotron Radiation in
Chemical Contaminant and Human Biology Studies".
Gao, Dr W (00-BRAP-09-GAOW) of the University
of Auckland visited Dr Sean Li of the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
during September 1999 to collaborate research on "Magnetic and Superconductor
Materials".
Graham, Dr I J (00-BRAP-10-GRAH) of the Institute
of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt visited Dr Sung-Rock Lee at
the Korea Institute of Geology (KIGAM), Korea during October 1999 to collaborate
research on the "Distribution, Age and Growth Rate of Deep-Sea Manganese Deposits
in the Pacific Ocean".
Hall, Dr B D (00-BRAP-11-HALL) of Industrial
Research Limited, Lower Hutt visited Dr Daniel Ugarte at the Laboratorio Nacional
de Luz Sincrotron, Brazil during October to December 1999 to collaborate research
on "The Role of the Surface in Determining the Physical Properties of Nanoparticles".
Hart, Dr A L (00-BRAP-12-HART) of AgResearch
Limited, Palmerston North hosted Drs John Hart and Roy Pemberton of the University
of the West of England, Bristol, United kingdom during September 1999 to collaborate
research on "On-Line Milk Analysis".
Hickman, Dr R W (00-BRAP-13-HICK) of the National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington visited Dr A R Campos
of Fundacion Chile, Santiago during October 1999 to collaborate research on
the "Development of Research Collaboration Between New Zealand and Fundacion
Chile".
Hofstra, Dr D E (00-BRAP-14-HOFS) of the National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Hamilton visited Dr D Van Bockel
of Warrandyte State Park, Victoria, Australia during October 1999 to collaborate
research on the "Genetic and Ecological Comparison of Sebaea ovata from
New Zealand and Southern Australia".
Hyland, Dr B (00-BRAP-15-HYLA) of the
University of Otago, Dunedin hosted Dr Don Cameron of Flinders University,
Australia during May 2000 to collaborate research on the "Dynamics of Dopamine
Cell Activity in the Rat Model of Cocaine Addiction".
Jackson, Dr T A (00-BRAP-48-JACK) of AgResearch,
Lincoln visited Ing. Agr. Ernesto Cisternas A. of the Universidad Austral de
Chile, Chile during May 2000 to collaborate research on "Sustainable Agricultural
Production Systems Through Biological Control of Insect Pests".
Jeffs, Dr A (00-BRAP-17-JEFF) of the National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Auckland hosted Professor David
MacMillan of the University of Melbourne during August - September 1999 to
collaborate research on the "Attraction of Lobster Larvae to Underwater
Sound".
Kemmitt, Dr T (00-BRAP-18-KEMM) of Industrial
Research Limited, Lower Hutt visited Dr Vladimir Sevast'yanov of the Lomonosov
Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical, Russia during September 1999 to collaborate
research on the "Development of International Cooperation in Advanced Materials
Chemistry".
Lilburne, Dr L (00-BRAP-50-LILB) of Landcare
Research, Christchurch visited Dr Andrea Saltelli of the European Commission
Joint Research Centre, Italy during June 2000 to collaborate research on the "Incorporation
of Uncertainty Analysis Technology in a Scale-Matching Framework".
MacKenzie, Dr K J D (00-BRAP-19-MACK) of
Industrial Research Limited, Lower Hutt hosted Professor K Okada of the Department
of Inorganic Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan during March 2000
to collaborate research on "New Nanoporous Advanced Ceramic Materials".
McCallum, Dr J A (00-BRAP-20-MCCA) of Crop & Food
Research, Lincoln visited Dr Chris Kik of Plant Research International, The
Netherlands during April 2000 to collaborate research on "Genomic Organisation
of Expressed Sequences in Allium".
McDowall, Dr R M (00-BRAP-21-MCDO) of the National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Christchurch visited Dr Rolando
Vega of the Universidad Catolica de Temuco, Chile during November 1999 to collaborate
research on the "Management of the Whitebait Fishery and Development of Technology
for the Aquaculture of Whitebait".
McLay, Dr C D A (00-BRAP-22-MCLA) of the University
of Waikato, Hamilton visited Dr Mike Mclaughlin of CSIRO, Australia during
September - December 1999 to collaborate research on the "Measurement of
Heavy Metal Bioavailability in Soils: A Novel Approach Using Chelating and
Exchange Resins".
Metson, Associate Professor J B (00-BRAP-51-METS) of
the University of Auckland hosted Dr Toshihiro Moriga of the University of
Tokushima, Japan during April 2000 to collaborate research on "New Electrode
Materials for li Ion Secondary Batteries".
Nodes, Dr D C (00-BRAP-24-NODE) of the University
of Canterbury visited Dr J P Milana of the Universidad Nacional de San Juan,
Argentina during May 2000 to collaborate research on "Recent Evolution of
Glaziers of the Cuyo Region, Argentina, and Their Importance for the Present
and Future Water Resources".
Nodder, Dr S (00-BRAP-25-NODD) of the
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington visited Dr
Gerard Duineveld of the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands
during June 2000 to collaborate research on the "Benthic Lander Technology".
Ohi, Dr I (00-BRAP-26-OHI) of the University
of Waikato, Hamilton hosted Professor Hun-Joon Park of Yonsei University, Seoul,
Korea during February and March 2000 to collaborate research on the "Comparison
of the National Innovation Systems in New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan".
Page, Dr W (00-BRAP-27-PAGE) of Massey University,
Palmerston North visited Dr Pan Feng of the Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
during June 2000 to collaborate research on "Image Processing System for
Real Time Vehicle Identification based on the Dynamic Recognition the Number
Plate".
Partridge, Dr A C (00-BRAP-28-PART) of Industrial
Research Limited, Lower Hutt hosted Dr T Hirotsu of the National Institute
of Materials Chemistry, Tsukuba, Japan during November 1999 to collaborate
research on the "Development of an Electronic Nose Based on Plasma Polymer
Coated Quartz Crystal Microbalances".
Pearson, Dr A (00-BRAP-53-PEAR) of AgResearch,
Ruakura, Hamilton hosted Dr Mark Robinson of the University of Durham, England,
UK during April and May 2000 to collaborate research on "Molecular Signalling
Controlling Hair and Wool Growth: Involving the Isolation of a Key Follicle
Cell Population".
Raich, Mr R (00-BRAP-61-RAIC) of Industrial
Research Ltd, Lower Hutt visited Professor Hagit Messer-Yaron of Tel-Aviv University,
Israel during May and June 2000 to collaborate research on the "Advanced
Design of Transmit Receive Diversity".
Ridoutt, Dr B G (00-BRAP-29-RIDO) of Forest
Research, Rotorua visited Dr Shuzo Sueyoshi of the Forestry and Forest Products
Research Institute, Japan during May and June 2000 to collaborate research
on the "Human Sensory Perceptions and Consumer Psychology of Radiata Pine".
Roberts, Mr R D (00-BRAP-30-ROBE) of the Cawthron
Institute, Nelson visited Professor Neils Revsbech of the University of Aarhus,
Denmark during August 1999 to collaborate research on "Introduce State of
the Art Microsensor Technology to New Zealand Environmental and Aquaculture
Research".
Sims, Dr I A (00-BRAP-54-SIMS) of Industrial
Research Limited, Lower Hutt visited Dr Andy Cairns of the BBSRC Institute
of Grassland and Environmental Research, Wales, UK during May 2000 to collaborate
research on the "Characterisation of Fructans from New Zealand Flaxes".
Slim, Dr G C (00-BRAP-62-SLIM) of Industrial
Research Ltd, Lower Hutt visited Professor Bryan Winchester of the Institute
of Child Health during May and June 2000 to collaborate research on "Cartilage:
What are the Ties that Bind".
Smith, Dr G J (00-BRAP-32-SMIT) of Industrial
Research Limited, Lower Hutt visited Professor R W Smith of the University
of Queensland, Australia during June 2000 to collaborate research on the "Detection
and Quantification of Plant Damaged Based on Diphenol Assays".
Stehmann, Dr C (00-BRAP-56-STEH) of the Horticulture
and Food Research Institute of NZ Limited, Auckland visited Dr Stuart Cordwell
of Macquarie University, NSW, Australia during May 2000 to collaborate research
on the "Identification of Pathogenicity Factors in Plant Pathogen Interactions".
Tallon, Dr S J (00-BRAP-66-TALL) of Industrial
Research, Lower Hutt visited Dr Peter Wypych of the University of Wollongong,
NSW, Australia during May 2000 to collaborate research on the "Flow Characterisation
and Measurement in Dilute and Dense Phase Pneumatic Conveying using Acoustic
Signals".
Templeton, Dr M D (00-BRAP-57-TEMP) of
the Horticulture and Food Research Institute of NZ Limited, Auckland hosted
Dr Charles Collyer of the Sydney University, NSW, Australia during June 2000
to collaborate research on "A Potential Antimalarial and Antifungal Drug".
Utting, Dr M (00-BRAP-58-UTTI) of the University
of Waikato, Hamilton visited Professor Bruno Legeard of the UFR des Sciences
et Techniques, France during June and July 2000 to collaborate research on
the "Animation of Software Requirements Using Formal Specifications".
Vogeler, Dr I (00-BRAP-42-VOGE) of Massey University,
Palmerston North hosted Dr Arie Nadler of the Ministry of Agriculture, Israel
during May 2000 to collaborate research on "Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR)
for Monitoring Contaminants Transport through the Soils".
Wharton, Dr D A (00-BRAP-36-WHAR) of
the University of Otago, Dunedin visited Associate Professor A T Marshall of
the La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia during May 2000 to collaborate
research on the "Life Without Water: A Closer Look — Applying Microscopy
to Anhydrobiosis".
Wilson, Dr K-J (00-BRAP-37-WILS) of Lincoln
University, Christchurch hosted Don Franklin of Nightcliff, Northern Territories,
Australia during April 2000 to collaborate research on the "Evolution of
Gigantism, Flightlessness and Small and Infrequent Clutches in New Zealand
Birds".
Woodward, Dr S J R (00-BRAP-38-WOOD) of AgResearch
Limited, Hamilton visited Mr Luis Barioni of ESALQ, Brazil during August 1999
to collaborate research on "Developing Models of Pasture Growth and Grazing
for Beef System Management".
Yeates, Dr G W (00-BRAP-40-YEAT) of Landcare
Research Limited, Palmerston North visited Dr Michael Larsen of the Royal Veterinary
and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark and Dr Peter Waller of the
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden during August and September
1999 to collaborate research on "Environmental Assessment of a Biological
Control Agent for Nematodes of Grazing Livestock".
Yuan, Dr G (00-BRAP-41-YUAN) of Landcare Research
Limited, Palmerston North visited Professor Yongming Luo of the Institute of
Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China during November and December
1999 to collaborate research on "Clay-organic Chemistry and Pollution Abatement".
NZ/USA Cooperative Science Programme (CSP)
Bedford, Dr J J (00-CSP-30-BEDF) of the University
of Otago, Dunedin visited Dr Mark Knepper of the National Institutes of Health,
Maryland, USA during June 2000 to collaborate research on the "Role and
Mechanisms of Impaired Expression of Aquaporins in Acquired Nephrogenic Diabetes
Insipidus".
Bertling, Ms N (00-CSP-31-BERT) of Victoria
University, Wellington visited Professor Paul Mayewski of the University of
New Hampshire, USA during May — June 2000 to collaborate research on "Coastal
Antarctic Ice — A High Precision Paleothermometer".
Buchan, Associate Professor G (00-CSP-03-BUCH) of
Lincoln University, Christchurch visited Professor Markus Flury of the Washington
State University, USA during May 2000 to collaborate research on "Progressing
Methods for Estimation and Measurement of Soil Water Properties".
Coomes, Dr D A (00-CSP-06-COOM) of Landcare
Research Limited, Christchurch hosted Dr Charles Canham of the Institute of
Ecosystem Studies, New York, USA during November 1999 to collaborate research
on the "Development of an Individual-based Model for Indigenous Forest"
Davie, Dr P S (00-CSP-07-DAVI) of Massey University,
Palmerston North visited Professor Barbara A Block of Stanford University,
California, USA during December 1999 to collaborate research on "Pop-Up
Archival Satellite Tracking of Bluefin Tuna".
de Silva, Dr H N (00-CSP-36-DESI) of the Horticulture
and Food Research Institute of NZ Limited, Auckland visited Dr Bruce Weir of
the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA during March to June 2000
to collaborate research on "Statistical Methodology for Gene Mapping and
Marker Assisted Selection with Application to Plant Breeding".
Duckworth, Dr J A (00-CSP-09-DUCK) of Landcare
Research, Christchurch visited Dr Charles Arnzten of the Boyce Thompson Institute
for Plant Research, Cornell University, New York, USA during April and May
2000 to collaborate research on "Developing Plant-Derived Contraceptive
Vaccines for Possum Biological Control".
Eaton-Rye, Dr J J (00-CSP-10-EATO) of the University
of Otago, Dunedin visited Associate Professor Rob Burnap of the Oklahoma State
University, USA during January and February 2000 to collaborate research on
the "Photosynthetic Water Oxidation and Environmental Stress".
Gainsford, Dr G J (00-CSP-34-GAIN) of Industrial
Research Limited, Lower Hutt visited Dr Grant Bunker of the Argonne National
Laboratory, Illinois, USA during April 2000 to collaborate research on "Utilising
Synchrotron Radiation in Human Biology Studies".
Halberstadt, Dr J (00-CSP-12-HALB) of the University
of Otago, Dunedin visited Professor Johnathon Schooler of the University of
Pittsburg, USA during June 2000 to collaborate research on the "Reasoning
and Expertise in Complex Decision Making".
Harris, Dr M (00-CSP-39-HARR) of Landcare Research,
Christchurch visited Professor Mike O’Rand of the University of North
Carolina, USA during June 2000 to collaborate research on "Novel Gene Construction
for the Reduction of Possum Fertility".
Johnson, Dr D (00-CSP-49-JOHN) of the Institute
of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt visited Professor Bruce Houghton
of the University of Hawaii, USA during May 2000 to collaborate research on "Community
Vulnerability to Volcanic Hazards".
Kimble-Dunn, Dr M R (00-CSP-13-KIMB) of the
University of Otago, Wellington visited Dr Ellen Eisen of the University of
Massachusettes, USA and Dr Harvey Checkoway of the University of Washington,
USA during September 1999 to collaborate research on "Respiratory Disease
Among New Zealand Farmers — Adjusting for the Healthy Worker Effect".
King, Dr P R (00-CSP-14-KING) of the Institute
of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt hosted Mr Ben Law, Consultant
of Colorado, USA during November 1999 to collaborate research on "Investigating
the Presence of a Basin-centred Gas System in Taranaki Basin".
Krofcheck, Dr D (00-CSP-41-KROF) of the University
of Auckland, Auckland visited Professor Daniel Cebra of the University of California,
Davis, USA during June 2000 to collaborate research on "Kaons and the ‘Strange’ Quark
Identification Delimma".
Lough, Dr T (00-CSP-15-LOUG) of the Horticulture
and Food Research Institute of NZ Limited, Palmerston North visited Dr John
Bowman of Davis University, USA during March and April 2000 to collaborate
research on the "Communication Pathways Coordinating Plant Development".
Marsh, Dr K B (00-CSP-16-MARS) of the Horticulture
and Food Research Institute of NZ Limited, Auckland hosted Dr Edgardo Echeverria
of the University of Florida, USA during September — November 1999 to
collaborate research on the "Role of the Vacuolar Pyrophosphatase in Acidity
of Sweet Citrus".
O’Shea, Dr R P (00-CSP-44-OSHE) of the
University of Otago, Dunedin visited Dr P M Corballis of Dartmoor College,
Hanover, USA during April 2000 to collaborate research on "Visual Conciousness
in Split-Brain Observers".
Singh, Dr A (00-CSP-24-SING) of Forest Research,
Rotorua hosted Professor Patrick Brown of the University of California, Davis,
USA during March 2000 to collaborate research on the "Understanding the
Cellular Basis for Boron Control of Radiata Growth".
Spencer, Dr H G (00-CSP-25-SPEN) of the University
of Otago, Dunedin visited Dr Majorie Asmussen of the University of Georgia,
USA during June 2000 to collaborate research on the "Frequency-Dependent
Selection and the Maintenance of Genetic Variation".
Tallon, Dr S J (00-CSP-27-TALL) of Industrial
Research Limited, Lower Hutt visited Dr Ed Levy of the Lehigh University, Pasadena,
USA during October 1999 to collaborate research on "Evaluation of a Flow-rate
Measurement Instrument for Pneumatic Conveying Systems".
Tanaka, Dr K (00-CSP-28-TANA) of the University
of Canterbury, Christchurch visited Dr Arunas Juska of the University of Nebraska,
Omaha, , USA during October and November 1999 to collaborate research on the "Value
of Standardisation in the Global Agricultural Market: The Role of Science and
Technology in Constructing Food".
Wilson, Dr D (00-CSP-29-WILS) of Crop & Food
Research, Christchurch hosted Dr Daniel Drost of the Utah State University,
USA from October 1999 to June 2000 to collaborate research on the "Seasonal
Patterns of Root Growth and Carbohydrate Partioning in Asparagus".
Wingate, Ms K (00-CSP-48-WING) of ForestResearch,
Rotorua visited Professor Terry Collins of the Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburg, USA during May and June 2000 to collaborate research on "Decolourisation
of Industrial Wastewaters using Advanced Oxidative Catalysts".
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Programme
Howard-Williams, Dr C (00-DFG-02-HOWA) of NIWA,
Christchurch hosted Dr E D Hanelt of the Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar
and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany during January to April 2000 to collaborate
research on the "Ecological Role of UV Radiation in Temperate Aquatic
Ecosystems".
Moore, Dr D W (00-DFG-03-MOOR) of the University
of Auckland visited Professor G Krampen of the Universitaet Trier, Germany
during October 1999 to collaborate research on "Refinements of the English
Version of the FKK, and Analysis of Comparative Data".
Sims, Professor R E H (00-DFG-04-SIMS) of Massey
University, Palmerston North visited Dr Nasir El Bassam of the Federal Agricultural
Research Centre, Braunschweig-Volkenrode, Germany during February to June 2000
to collaborate research on "Intergrated and Sustainable Food and Energy
Systems in the Agricultural Sector to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions".
Sturman, Associate Professor A P (00-DFG-05-STUR) of
the University of Canterbury, Christchurch hosted Professor Dr F Fiedler of
the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe, Germany during
January 2000 to collaborate research on "Winter Time Air Pollution
in Christchurch, New Zealand".
Uddstrum, Dr M (00-DFG-09-UDDS)of the National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington hosted Dr Eckart Bierdümpel
of the German National Research Centre for IT, Bonn, Germany during November
and December 1999 to assist with the "High Performance Computing Workshop:
Opportunities and Applications".
Wratten, Professor S (00-DFG-07-WRAT) of Lincoln
University, Christchurch hosted Professor Peter von Fragstein of the University
of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany during March 2000 to collaborate research
on "Sharing Organics Technologies to Enhance Product Supply".
Zhang, Dr D L (00-DFG-08-ZHAN) of the University
of Waikato visited Dr —Ing Schuler of Fachhochschule Ulm, Germany during
November 1999 to collaborate research on the "Application of Mechanically
Milled Powder in Metal Joining".
NZ/FRG Scientific and Technological Cooperation (NZ/FRG
STC) Agreement Programme
Becken, Ms S (00-FRG-26-BECK) of Landcare Research,
Christchurch visited Dr Stefan Thomas of the Wuppertal Institute, Wuppertal,
Germany during May 2000 to collaborate research on "Redefining Resource
Use with special focus on the Tourism Sector".
Bodeker, Dr G E (00-FRG-27-BODE) of NIWA, Lauder
visited Dr Herman Smit of the Institute for Chemistry of the Polluted Atmosphere,
Julich, Germany during September 2000 to collaborate research on "Homogenisation
of Vertical Ozone Profile Measurements for Long-term Ozone Trend Detection
over New Zealand".
Cooper, Dr R A (00-FRG-04-COOP) of the Institute
of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt visited Professor B-D Erdtmann
of the Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany during July and August
1999 to collaborate research on "Biodiversity of Ancient Plankton".
Glasby, Dr C (00-FRG-07-GLAS) of NIWA, Wellington
hosted Dr Brigitte Hilbig of the Zoological Institute and Zoological Museum,
Hamburg, Germany during February and March 2000 to collaborate research on
the "Systematics and Taxonomy of Lumbrinerid Polychaetes of New Zealand".
Joblin, Dr K (00-FRG-08-JOBL) of AgResearch,
Palmerston North visited Dr Edward Moore of the Department of Environmental
Microbiology, Braunschweig, Germany during February — April 2000 to collaborate
research on the "Phylogenetic Analysis of Bacteria Involved in Methane Formation
in the Rumen".
Jordan, Dr R B (00-FRG-09-JORD) of the Horticulture
and Food Research Institute of NZ Limited, Hamilton visited Professor Bernhard
Tauscher of the Federal Research Centre for Nutrition, Karlsruhe, Germany during
August 2000 to collaborate research on the "Non-Invasive Quality Determination
of Fruit and Vegetables by Spectroscopic Methods".
Klages, Ms K (00-FRG-11-KLAG) of Horticulture
and Food Research Institute of NZ Limited, Hamilton visited Dr Jens Kobmann
of the Max Planck Institute, Germany during July 2000 to collaborate research
on "Synthesis and Metabolism of Oligosaccharides in Kiwifruit".
Kreutzer, Associate Professor W (00-FRG-29-KREU) of
the University of Canterbury, Christchurch hosted Professor Bernd Page of the
University of Hamburg, Germany during March 2000 to collaborate research on "Development
of a Component-based Platform Independent Simulator for Ecological Models in
Java".
Laing, Dr W (00-FRG-12-LAIN) of Horticulture
and Food Research Institute of NZ Limited, Auckland visited Professor A Polle
of the University of Gottingen, Germany during September 1999 to collaborate
research on "Wood Development in Pinus Radiata".
Langhorne, Dr P (00-FRG-13-LANG) of the University
of Otago, Dunedin hosted Professor Dr Manfred Lange of the University of Muenster,
Germany during October and November 1999 to collaborate research on the "Role
of Brine Movement in the Transport of Impurities in Sea Ice".
Lockhart, Dr P J (00-FRG-14-LOCK) of
Massey University, Palmerston North visited Professor Uwe Maier of the Universitat
Marburg, Germany during August 1999 to February 2000 to collaborate research
on the "Genome Evolution and the Genetics of Plant Biodiversity".
Martin, Dr D (00-FRG-16-MART) of Environmental
Science and Research Ltd (ESR), Porirua visited Professor Singh Chhatwal of
the Technical University, Braunschweig, Germany during June and July 2000 to
collaborate research on "Do Streptococci Evade Antibiotics?".
Mercier, Ms O (00-FRG-30-MERC) of Victoria University,
Wellington visited Dr Christian Bernhard of the Max Plancke Institute, Germany
during March and April 2000 to collaborate research on "Infrared Microscopy
of Metal Oxides".
Moughan, Professor P J (00-FRG-17-MOUG) of
Massey University, Palmerston North hosted Dr Wolfgang Souffrant of the Oskar
Kellner Institute, Rostock, Germany during December 1999 to collaborate research
on the "Review of Endogenous Protein Losses from the Digestive Tract if
the Mammal".
Nederhoff, Dr E M (00-FRG-18-NEDE) of
Galileo Services Limited, Palmerston North visited Dr R Grosch of the Institute
for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Grossbeeren, Germany during May 2000 to
collaborate research on "Sustainable Root Diseases Control in Soil-less
Cultures".
Singh, Dr A (00-FRG-25-SING) of the Forest
Research Institute, Rotorua hosted Dr Uwe Schmitt of the Bundesforschungsanstalt
für Forst-und Holzwirtschaft (BFH), Hamburg, Germany during February 2000
to collaborate research on "Improving the Penetration of Protective Coatings
into Wood".
Stedman, Professor G E (00-FRG-24-STED) of
the University of Canterbury, Christchurch visited Dr Ulrich Schreiber of the
Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Barvaria, Germany during July 1999 to collaborate
research on the "G Ring Laser Gyroscope — Critical Design Review".
Studman, Associate Professor C (00-FRG-20-STUD) of
Massey University visited Dr Martin Geyer of the Institut für Agrartechnik
Bornin, Potsdam, Germany during October 1999 to collaborate research on "Packaging
Technology for Fruit and Vegetables".
van den Heuvel, Dr M (00-FRG-28-HEUV) of Forest
Research, Rotorua visited Dr Daniel Dietrich of the University of Konstanz,
Konstanz Germany during June 2000 to collaborate research on "Immune and
Reproductive Indicators of Toxicant Impacts in Fish".
Wheeler, Dr T T (00-FRG-21-WHEE) of AgResearch,
Hamilton hosted Dr P D Hans-Martin Seyfert of the Forschungsinstitut fur die
Biologie, Dummerstorf, Germany during October 1999 to collaborate research
on the "Investigation of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase as a Target for Manipulation
of Milk Fat Production in Cows".
Wright, Dr I (00-FRG-22-WRIG) of the National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington hosted Professor Heinrich
Villinger of the University of Bremen, Germany during October and November
1999 to collaborate research on the "Havre Trough Back-arc Rifting".
Xu, Dr W (00-FRG-23-XU) of Massey University,
Palmerston North visited Dr Christian Fedrowitz of the University of Siegen,
Germany during December 1999 and January 2000 to collaborate research on the "Intelligent
Navigation Control of a Multisensor Mobile Robot".
Earlier programmes
Profiles Programme
Dr Jane Hunter (97-PROF-10-HUNT) of Massey University who hosted Dr
Joe Geraci (Baltimore, USA) to participate in the Marine Mammal Necropsy Workshop
and deliver the Memorial Lecture at the Marine Mammal Symposium at Massey University
from 22 to 28 November 1997.
Dr Richard Falloon (96-PROF-21-FALL) of the New Zealand Plant Protection
Society who hosted Dr Jeff Waage, Director, International Institute of Biological
Control, CAB International, to address the 50th New Zealand Plant Protection
Conference as keynote speaker and to visit CRIs and other organisations, from
17 to 27 August 1997.
Mr Keith A Lichti (97-PROF-02-LICH) of IRL who hosted Mr James Frank
Norton of the Joint Research Centre - Petten Establishment in The Netherlands,
for the "Facilitation of Technology Transfer - Visiting Technologist to
Promote Utilization of Burner-rig Testing by New Zealand Industry", from
January to March 1998.
Dr NJ Laycock (97-PROF-06-LAYC) of Industrial Research Limited, who
hosted Professor RC Newman of the University of Manchester Institute of Science
and Technology, to give the keynote presentation at a technology transfer workshop,
provide critical review of FRST programmes in materials science and promote
contract research in New Zealand, in March 1998.
Dr Susan Robertson (97-PROF-14-ROBE) of The University of Auckland
who hosted Professor Samuel Myer Jr. of the Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public
Affairs, University of Minnesota to be the keynote speaker at the Annual Conference
of the New Zealand Association for Research Education from 4-7 December 1997,
and to participate in launching the International Institute for Indigenous
Research in Education (IRI) from 29 November to 3 December 1997.
Professor Richard Bedford (97-PROF-05) of the Department of Geography,
University of Waikato who hosted Professor Eckhart Ehlers, University of Bonn
and Chairperson of the Scientific Committee of the International Human Dimensions
Programme of Global Environmental Change (IHDP) to participate in the Inaugural
Open meeting of the New Zealand Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
Community, April 1998.
Glen Lauder (97-PROF-08-LAUD) Department of Conservation, who hosted
Dr J M McNeely, Chief Scientist of IUCN, the World Conservation Union, during
April 1998, at the invitation of the Department of Conservation and Ministry
for the Environment. Dr McNeeley presented the keynote address at the International
Environmental Impact Assessment conference and led a seminar on impact assessment
on biodiversity in Christchurch. In addition he gave nine public addresses
in four cities.
Bilateral Research Activities Programme (BRAP)
Roger Gibson and Dr Ockie Bosch (BRAP 97-BRAP-16-GIBS) of Landcare
Research who travelled to Chile to work with Dr Nilo Covacevich and Oriella
Romero of INIA (Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias) on "Adapting
Management in Rangelands for Long-term Sustainability", in September/October
1997.
Dr Olga Gladkikh (BRAP-97-10-GLAD) of Victoria University of Wellington
who travelled to the UK to work with Professor Judith AK Howard of the University
of Durham on "Low temperature Phase Transitions in Crystals of Molecular
Magnets", from 1 to 31 August 1997.
Dr Rosie Bradshaw (97-BRAP-14-BRAD) of Massey University who travelled
to the UK to work with Professor JF Peberdy and Dr P Dyer of Nottingham University
on "Dothistroma pini, Genetic Diversity, Forest Pathology, DNA Fingerprinting,
Fungus" from 1 September -30 December 1997.
Robert Knobben (98-BRAP-06-KNOB) of the National Institute of Water
and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) who travelled to Japan to collaborate with
Norihiro Watanabe, Deputy Director of the Secretariat of the APEC-VC, on the "Development
of New Zealand node for APEC Virtual Centre for Environmental Technology Exchange",
from 24 November to 2 December 1997.
Dr Sally Brooker (98-BRAP-15-BROO) of the University of Otago who travelled
to Australia to work with Professor Keith Murray of Monash University on "Magnetochemistry,
Structure, Pyridazine, Transition Metals, Complexes" from 19 to 31 January
1998.
Mr Keith Betteridge (98-BRAP-12-BETT) of AgResearch who hosted Professor
Masae Shiyomi of Ibaraki University, Japan to work on "A grazing model
for hill land farming on a sedimentary soil", from 10 February to 8 March
1998.
Dr Lindsay Matthews (96-BRAP-14-MATT) of AgResearch who travelled to
Denmark to work with Dr Christian Krohn of the Danish Institute of Agricultural
Science on a project titled "To determine the optimal time of handling
cattle to improve ease of handling later in life", from 6 to 28 August
1997.
Dr MJ Denton (98-BRAP-21-DENT) of the University of Otago who travelled
to Pakistan to work with The Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness in Islamabad
on the "Collection of pedigrees with genetic eye diseases from North Pakistan
for gene mapping purposes" from 8 to 22 March 1998.
Associate Professor JB Metson (98-BRAP-07-METS) of The University of
Auckland, who travelled to Korea to work with Dr SK Koh and Dr WK Choi of the
Korean Institute of Science and Technology on "Ion Beam Treatment of Surfaces",
from 5 to 13 February 1998.
Dr Tony Lough (98-BRAP-01) of HortResearch, who visited the Scottish
Crop Research Institute, Dundee to collaborate with Dr Simon Santa Cruz on "Molecular
dissection of plant virus movement and the development of viral resistance
genes".
Dr Brian Connor (98-BRAP-03) of NIWA, who travelled to the Swedish
Environmental Research Institute, Goteborg, to collaborate with Mr Johan Mellqvist
on "Detection of vortex-processed stratospheric air with ground-based
measurements".
Dr Mike Harvey (98-BRAP-05) of NIWA, who visited Dr Sue Turner at the
University of East Anglia to work on "Marine sulfur gases and climate".
Dr Bruce Campbell (98-BRAP-13) of AgResearch, who hosted Professor
Sandra Diaz of the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina to collaborate
on "Testing southern hemisphere grass functional types for sensitivity
to UV-B radiation"
Dr Kit Withers (98-BRAP-29-WITH) of Industrial Research, who travelled
to Venezuela to collaborate with Professor R Quintana-Gomes, Universidad Nacional
on Extremes of Climate Variation from 13 to 26 June 1998.
Dr Gary Housley (98-BRAP-08-HOUS) of the University of Auckland visited
Associate Professor Shin-ichi Usami, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University
of Hirosaki Medical School, Japan from 14 April 1998 to 5 May 1998 to establish
the collaborative research initiative "Subcellular Localisation of ATP-gated
Ion Channels in the Inner Ear".
Dr Michael R Thorpe (98-BRAP-10-THOR) of HortResearch, Ruakura Research
Centre, Hamilton visited Dr Jeremy Pritchard University of Birmingham in June
1998 to participate in fast-tracking the development of the pressure probe
and single-cell sampling techniques for application in fruit physiology.
Dr MA Nichols (98-BRAP-23-NICH) of Massey University, Palmerston North
who hosted Dr Sing Kong Lee, of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
in April 1998 to further develop "Greenhouse Vegetable Production Using
Aeroponics" techniques.
Dr Bruce D Campbell (98-BRAP-27-CAMP) of AgResearch, Grasslands Research
Centre, Palmerston North visited Dr Mark S Smith, CSIRO Division of Wildlife
and Ecology, Alice Springs, Australia in April 1998 and July 1998 to work together
on the "Development of a Functional Model of Pasture and Rangeland Composition
for Australasia".
Dr Stephen Bagshaw (98-BRAP-09-BAGS) of Industrial Research Limited,
Lower Hutt visited Dr Flaviano Testa and Prof. Rosario Aiello of the University
degli Studi della Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy from 1 June 1998 to 30 June 1998
to collaborate research involving the design of new routes for the preparation
of industrially significant synthetic zeolite and zeolite-like materials through
the use of new precursor reagents.
Dr John F Cockrem (98-BRAP-22-COCK) of Massey University hosted Dr
Motoshi Kikuchi of the Department of Biology, Waseda University, Japan on 18
May 1998 to 13 June 1998 to collaborate and provide Dr Cockrem with advice
on the hormonal induction of ovulation in birds and to provide advice on research
methods and approaches for Massey students.
NZ/USA Co-operative Science Programme (CSP)
Dr Brian Richardson (97-CSP-12-RICH) of the New Zealand Forest Research
Institute Ltd, who travelled to the USA to work with Dr Harold W Thistle of
the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), on "Enhancement
and Validation of Aerial Pesticide Application Simulation Models", from
8 to 12 December 1997.
Dr Clive Ronson (97-CSP-10-RONS) of the University of Otago, for the
travel of Dr John Sullivan to the USA to work with Professor Frans deBruijn
of Michigan State University on "DNA Sequence Analysis of the Symbiotic
Island of Mesorhizobium loti strain R7A", from 9 to 24 December 1997.
Dr Christopher Winefield (97-CSP-19-WINE)of Crop&Food Research,
who travelled to the USA to work with Dr Robert J Schmidt, Associate Professor,
Biology Department, University of California, San Diego, on an "Investigation
of the Molecular mechanisms of flowering in Maize", in December 1997.
Dr NJ Laycock (97-CSP-04-LAYC) of Industrial Research Limited, collaborated
with Dr MP Ryan of the Brookhaven National Laboratory, on the "Active
Dissolution of Fe-Cr-Ni Alloys in Concentrated Chloride Solutions at Elevated
Temperatures", from 27 March to 3 April 1998.
Dr John Quinn (97-CSP-07-QUIN) of NIWA who hosted Dr Stuart EG Findlay
from the Institute for Ecosystems Studies to collaborate on "Stream Microbial
Responses to Dissolved Organic Carbon Inputs", in February 1998.
Professor HJ Trodahl (97-CSP-23-TROD) of Victoria University Wellington
who collaborated with Professor JC Abele of Lewis and Clark College on "Magnetic
vortex dynamics in layered superconductors", from 16 to 27 March 1998.
Allison Haywood (97-CSP-17-HAYW) of the Cawthron Institute who collaborated
with Dr Karen Steidinger and Dr Earnest Truby of the Department of Environmental
Protection (Florida Marine Research Institute) on "Comparison of the New
Zealand and American Isolates of the Shellfish Toxin-Producing Dinoflagelatte
Gymnodinium breve" in March 1998.
Mr Ray Wood (97-CSP-18-WOOD) of the Institute of Geological and Nuclear
Sciences who collaborated with Dr Larry Lawver and Dr Mike Coffin of the University
of Texas on "Plate Reconstruction Data Management & Hikurangi Plateau
ODP Proposal Development".
Dr Richard Barker (97-CSP-08) of the Department of Mathematics and
Statistics, University of Otago who hosted Professor Gary White of the Department
of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University to collaborate on "Software
for the joint analysis of mark-recapture data and radio-telemetry data with
radio failure" from 14 to 30 April 1998.
Dr Richard Cross (97-CSP-15) of Crop and Food Research, Christchurch
who hosted Dr Leigh Towill of USDA-ARS National Seed Storage laboratory, Fort
Collins, Colorado to collaborate on "Cryopreservation of Obligate Plant
Pathogens" during February 1998.
Associate Professor Roger Reeves (97-CSP-23) of Massey University who
travelled to the USA to work with Professor A R Kruckenberg, Department of
Botany, University of Washington on "Metal-tolerant and metal-accumulating
plants" from 9 to 15 May 1998.
Professor Dan Walls (97-CSP-29) of the University of Auckland for the
travel of Michael Jack to Harvard University for one month to work with Professor
Roy Glauber on "Atom Detection on Bose Einstein Condensation" and
Dr Scott Parkins from Auckland to Harvard for one week to give a seminar to
the Physics Department of the work being done at Auckland.
Dr Louise Winder (97-CSP-37) of AgResearch, who visited the United
States Department of Agriculture to work with Dr Keith Hopper on "Genetic
fingerprinting of the biocontrol agent Microctonus hyperodae".
Debbie Care (97-CSP-38) of AgResearch who hosted Dr Alan Shipley, Applicable
Electronics, Maryland who is the originator and manufacturer of the SIET equipment,
to train staff in the operation of the equipment to investigate temporal and
spatial differences in potassium and ammonium ion uptake in nodulated and non-nodulated
white clover roots.
Dr Glen Mackie (97-CSP-27-MACK) of Carter Observatory who visited Dr
John Hoessel, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr Brian McNamara, Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics, Boston, to collaborate on Cosmology using Hubble Space
Telescope Observations ofBrightest Cluster Galaxies from 5 to 19 June 1998.
Dr Armin Wagner (97-CSP-28-WAGN) of Forest Research Limited who visited
Professor Subash Minocha at the University of New Hampshire and Dr Rakesh Minoch
at USDA Forest Services, New Hampshire to collaborate on "Evaluation of
the effect of polyamine related genes on the embryogenic potential of embryogenic
cell lines of Pinus radiata" from 11 to 17 June 1998.
Associate Professor M J O'Sullivan (97-CSP-26-OSUL) of the University
of Auckland who visited the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California
to collaborate with Dr Karsten Pruess on "New techniques for computer
modelling of geothermal fields" from 1 to 15 May 1998.
Dr Warren G Bryson (97-CSP-01-BRYS) of Wool Research Organisation of
New Zealand who hosted Dr Hans-Dieter Weigmann (Princeton, USA) to collaborate
research on "Reduction of Wool Fibre Bending Stiffness by Modification
of Cuticle Properties" from 01 February 1998 to 12 April 1998.
Dr Murray Patterson (96-CSP-17-PATT) of Massey University, Palmerston
North attended the International Workshop "Advances in Energy Studies:
Energy Flows in Ecology and Economy" at Porto Venere, Italy from 26-30
May 1998. The workshop was seen to be an appropriate forum for advancing the
idea of unifying the Quality Equivalent Methodology (QEM) and Odum's Energy
approach.
Assoc. Prof. John Leader (97-CSP-25-LEAD) of the University of Otago,
Dunedin who hosted Prof. GD van Rossum, Department of Pharmacology, Temple
University, Philadelphia to establish an interactive exchange of ideas and
technologies in connection with "Control Mechanisms in Animal Cells".
Mr Rodger Meder (97-CSP-11-MEDE) of the New Zealand Forest Research
Institute, Rotorua visited Dr Robert Meglen of the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA in March 1998 to collaborate their work towards
the development of on-line systems for characterisation and grading of wood
samples based on infrared spectroscopy.
Dr Jenny Oldham (97-CSP-21-OLDH) of the New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture
Research Institute (AgResearch), Hamilton visited Prof. P Kay Lund, Department
of Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
from 7 January 1998 to 19 June 1998 to further her research topic "A Transgenic
Approach To Investigating Signal Transduction of Growth Hormone".
Dr Mahyar Amouzegar (97-CSP-33-AMOU) of Massey University, Palmerston
North visited Prof. Khosrow Moshirvaziri of the Electrical Engineering Department,
University of California, Los Angeles, USA during the period 23 April 1998
to 1 May 1998 collaborate research on global optimization techniques concentrating
on the Equivalence methods.
Dr Denis J Sullivan (97-CSP-41-SULL) of Victoria University, Wellington
visited Prof. D E Winget, Department of Astronomy, University of Texas, Austin,
Texas, USA during the period 5 June 1998 to 26 June 1998 to collaborate research
on "deducing basic structural information about the compact white dwarf
stars using a technique now commonly referred to as asteroseismology".
Dr Richard H Furneaux (97-CSP-42-FURN) of Industrial Research Limited,
Lower Hutt visited Prof. Vern L Schramm, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York from 12 March 1998 to 23 March 1998 to
review progress in, and set plans for, a continuing collaborative research
programme on the "design, synthesis and evaluation of inhibitors of nucleoside
processing enzymes".
NZ/FRG Scientific and Technological Cooperation (NZ/FRG STC) Agreement Programme
Professor Jeff Miller (FRG-95-17) who travelled to Germany to work
with Professor Dr Rolf Ulrich of the University of Wuppertal on " Modern
mental chronometry", from 1 to 13 July 1997.
Professor Paul J Moughan (97-FRG-19-MOUG) of Massey University and
Ms Suzanne Hodgkinson who travelled to Germany to work with Dr Wolfgang Souffrant
of the Oskar Keelner Institute on "The Determination of Gut Endogenous
Amino Acid Losses in Mongastric Mammals, Part II", from August to September
1997.
Dr Michael Mucalo (97-FRG-02-MUCA) of the University of Waikato who
travelled to Germany to work with Dr Herbert Muca of the Institut fuer Verbundewerkstoffe
on the "Synthesis of Polymeric Precursors for Liquid Phase Infiltration
of Carbon Fibre Composites", in 1997. Further information of this work
can be found on the University of Waikato World Wide Web (WWW) site at http://www.chem.waikato.ac.nz/NZPCNL/NZ-PCNL2/nzpcnl2.html
Dr Jürgen Thiele (97-FRG-23-THIE) of Waste Solutions Ltd who collaborated
with Professor Peter Weiland and Dr ERB Moore of the Bundesforschungsanstalt
für Landwirtschaft, Institut für Technologie and the Department of
Microbiology, GBFmbH on "Thermophilic degredation of problematic lipid
wastes", from August / September 1997 and December 1997.
Dr Michael Lever (97-FRG-09-LEVE) of Canterbury Health Laboratories,
who collaborated with Professor Dr Erwin A Galinski of the Institut für
Biochemie, Westhälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, on a
project titled "How do some solutes help macromolecules work in hostile
environments?", from 29 October to 12 December 1997.
Dr Richard Pickering (97-FRG-05-PICK) of Crop&Food Research who
travelled to Germany to work with Dr AI Schbert of the Institut für Pflanzengenetik
und Kulturpflanzenforschung, gatersleben on 'The characterization and evaluation
of disease-resistant recombinants from barley (Hordeuw vulgare) x H. bulbosum
crosses" from 8 September to 17 October 1997.
Professor Geoffrey Stedman (97-FRG-22-STED) of the University of Canterbury,
to support the visit of Univ.-Professor Hermann Seeger, President , Bundesamt
für Kartographie und Geodäsie, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, to attend
the "C-II Ring Laser Opening" , from 13 to 27 October 1997.
Associate Professor Clifford Studman (95-FRG-26-STUD) of Massey University
who travelled to Germany to work with Dr Martin Geyer of the Institut fur Agratechnik
Bornim e.V on >"Postharvest technology in fruit and vegetables for
improved quality and reduced handling damage" from13 October - 10 November
1997.
Dr Adya Singh (97-FRG-04-SING)> of Forest Research, who hosted Dr
Uwe Schmitt of the Bundesforschungsanstalt fur Forst-und Holzwirtschaft (BFG),
to work on certain aspects of "Improving penetration of protective coatings
into wood", for three weeks in January 1998.
Dr Mike Steel (97-FRG-01-STEE) of the University of Canterbury who
hosted Dr Daniel Huson of the Universität Bielefeld, to work on "The
analysis of competing speciation models- with applications to endemic New Zealand
for a", 10 February - 10 April 1998.
Dr Stephen Loriner (97-FRG-06-LORI) of Crop&Food Research who hosted
Mr Wolfgang Geis of the Universitaet des Saarlandes, to work on "Liverwort
Culturing and Chemistry", from 2 January to 31 March 1998.
Dr Harvey Rodda (97-FRG-13 and 98-FRG-29) of NIWA, Hamilton who collaborated
with Dr Jens Mehlhorn of the Institute of Hydrology, University of Freiburg
on "The Use of Hydrological Tracers in Determing the Sources of Stream
Runoff and Model Validation" from March to May 1998.
Thai Phung (97-FRG-03) of AgResearch, Grasslands Division to travel
to Germany to work with Professor Rainer Hedrich of the Julius-von-Sachs Institute
of Biological Sciences, Wuerzburg University on "Analysis of Data Relating
to Fruit Quality acquired from Patch Clamp Experiments on Apple" from
9 March to 7 April 1998.
Associate Professor Clifford Studman (97-FRG-21) who hosted Dr Martin
Geyer of the Institut fur Agrartechnik Bornim e.V, Potsdam to collaborate on "Postharvest
technology in fruit and vegetables for improved quality and reduced handling
damage".
Dr Kenneth JD MacKenzie (98-FRG-24-MACK) of Industrial Research Limited who
visited Germany to collaborate with Dr H Schneider, German Aerospace Research
Establishment (DLR), on a project titled "Development of New Coating Materials
for Fibre-Reinforced Engineering Ceramics", from 30 June 1997 to 30 June
1998.
Dr Keith Joblin (98-FRG-26-JOBL) of AgResearch, Grasslands Research
Centre, Palmerston North who travelled to Germany to work with Dr Edward Moore
of the German National Research Centre for Biotechnology Limited on "Molecular
Analysis of Methanogenic Microflora in NZ Ruminants " from 3 April 1998
to 4 May 1998. joblink@agresearch.cri.nz
NZ/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinshaft (DFG) Programme
Dr Stephen Sarre (98-DFG-02-SARR) of Massey University, Palmerston
North visited Dr Klaus Henle, UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research Group,
Leipzig-Halle GmbH Permoserstr. 13, Germany during 25 May 1998 to 7 June 1998
to collaborate their work "Conservation Biology in New Zealand and Germany".
Dr Wim M Wouts (97-FRG-28-WOUT) of Landcare Research Limited, Mt Albert,
Auckland visited the Institut für Nematologie, Munster, Germany during
the period June 1998 to September 1998 where, in collaboration with Dr D Sturhan,
he studied the "The Identity of the Yellow Beet Cyst Nematode and the
Taxonomy of Criconema Species and Helicotylenchus spp.nov."
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