ISAT Linkages Fund in 2006

Asia/Pacific

NZ Researcher

Project Title

Overseas Research

Bolan, Professor Nanthi - Massey University

Sustainable management of wastewater irrigation to dairy pastures

Professor Santiago Mahimairaja, Department of Environmental Science, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu, India

Bubanja, Vladimir - Industrial Research Ltd

Modelling nanoelectronic devices

Prof. Shuichi Iwabuchi, Nara Women’s University, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kitauoya Nishimachi, Japan

Chan, Dr K L - Industrial Research Ltd

Terahertz Imaging

Prof. C.L. Pan, Department of Electrial Engineering, National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Conner, Professor Tony & Jacobs, Dr Jeanne - Crop & Food Research

Potato Biotechnology

Prof Xie Conghua, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

Gluckman, Professor Peter - University of Auckland

Singapore Birth Outcomes and Prediction of Health and Disease (BOPHAD) study

Dr Chong Yap Seng, Senior Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Gulyaev, Professor Sergei - Auckland University of Technology

Development of Asian-Pacific (NZ – Japan – Australia) Very Large Baseline Interferometry network as a multi-discipline research tool in Astronomy, Geodesy and Earth Science.

Dr. Yasuhiro Koyama, Kashima Space Research Center, 893-1 Hirai, Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan

Hamilton, Professor David - University of Waikato

Integrated ecosystem models and real-time data for lake management applications

Liancong Luo, Nanjing Insititute of Geography & Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGLAS), Nanjing, China

Johnson, Associate Professor Henry - University of Otago

Small island cultures: Performance and tradition in an age of global flows

Professor Philip Hayward, Department of Contemporary Music Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Kemmitt, Dr Tim - Industrial Research Ltd

Hybrid Ternary Systems For High Capacity Hydrogen Storage

Prof Ping Chen, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Kralicek, Dr Andrew - HortResearch

Cell-free production of odorant receptors for structural characterisation

Dr Kiyoshi Ozawa, Research School of Chemistry, the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Manville, Dr Vern - GNS Science

Hazards from volcanic lake break-outs

Dr Kyoko Kataoka, Section of Disaster Mitigation, Research Center for Natural Hazards and Disaster Recovery, Niigata University, Ikarashi, Japan

Paynter, Dr Quentin - Landcare Research Ltd

Japanese honeysuckle

Dr Akihiro Konuma, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Japan

Smith, Ms Philippa - Auckland University of Technology

World Internet Project

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

Wiltshire, Dr David - University of Canterbury

General cosmological models with inhomogeneity and exotic matter

Professor Sung-Won Kim, Department of Science Education, Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Korea

Zuelicke, Dr Ulrich - Massey University

Hole nano-spintronics

Prof Ming-Wei Wu, Dept of Physics & Hefei Nat’l Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

Europe

Baronian, Mr Keith - Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Yeast-based sensors for the detection of significant environmental analytes

Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany

Bell, Dr Nigel - AgResearch Ltd

Identifying New Zealand’s root lesion nematodes

Lieven Waeyenberge, ILVO-Plant-Crop Protection, Burg. Van Gansberghelaan, Belgium; Wim Bert, Ghent, Belgium

Beltrán, Fernando - University of Auckland

Pricing policies for competing wireless service providers

Bruno Tuffin, French National Institute for Research into Informatics and Automation (INRIA), Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu, France

Brownbridge, Dr Michael - AgResearch Ltd

A Collaborative Approach to Promote Understanding of the Mechanisms and Effects of Attenuation in Fungal Biocontrol Agents

Dr Tariq M. Butt, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom

Connor, Dr Brian - NIWA

Singular Vector Analysis of Atmospheric Spectra

Dr. Clive Rodgers, Oxford University, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Clarendon Labroatory, Parks Rd, Oxford, United Kingdom

Dickie, Dr Ian - Landcare Research Ltd

Habitat specialization by ectomycorrhizal fungi on ultra-mafic soils around the globe.

Greg Mueller, Dept. of Botany, The Field Museum, Portugal

Dooley, Dr Nicola - SCION

Fibre Fibrillation using Ultra-fine Grinding

Professor Hannu Paulapuro, Department of Paper and Printing Technology, Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Finland

Geare, Professor Alan - University of Otago

Employment Relations Ideologies and their Impact of Best Practice Human Resource Management: An International Comparison

Brian Harney, National University of Ireland, Corrib River Road, Galway, Ireland,  Ass Prof Dr. Askin Keser, Kocaeli University, Turkey, & Professor Paul Gerhart, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Gerard, Dr Philippa - Agresearch Ltd

Investigation of Sitona lepidus phenotypic and genotypic flexibility under climate change

Dr Scott Johnson, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, United Kingdom

Gerstenberger, Dr Matt - GNS Science

Earthquake forecasting: model development and testing in the EU

Stefan Wiemer, ETH-Zürich,  Institute of Geophysics, ETH-Hönggerberg, Zürich, Switzerland

Hay, Dr Mike - AgResearch Ltd

Exploring the evolution of plant clonal traits using inter-specific hybridization

Dr Josef F Stuefer, Experimental Plant Ecology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

James, Mr Trevor - AgResearch Ltd

Weed Seed Keys for Better Border Biosecurity

Wolfgang Stuppy, Seed Conservation Department, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Jordan, Dr T W - Victoria University

Proteomics of Biliary Tract Function and Disease

Professor Chantal Housset, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) and Inserm U680, Faculté de Médecine Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

Laible, Dr Goetz - AgResearch Ltd

The development and improvement of technologies to genetically modify the bovine genome for the production of transgenic cattle

Dr Ronald Brunner, Research Institute for the Biology of Farm, Animals, Dummerstorf, Germany

Laing, Dr William - HortResearch

Building a Research Collaboration in Plant Functional Genomics

Max Planck Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Golm, Germany

Lentle, Dr Roger - Massey University

Rheological investigations of Digesta

Institute de Mecaniques des fluides et des Solides. Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

Leslie, Dr John - Victoria University

Engineering, Printing, & Manufacturing Union

Dr. Sigurt Vitols, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforchung gGmbH, Social Science Research Center Berlin Ltd, Berlin, Germany

Li, Zheng - Landcare Research Ltd

Field measurement of nitrous oxide emission from pastoral soil in UK spring season

Dr David Chadwick, Manures and Farm Resources Team, North Wyke Research Station, Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research (IGER), Okehampton, Devon, United Kingdom

Lintott, Dr Andrew - Industrial Research Ltd

Upper limb muscular morphology modelling

Professor Anthony J Medland, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom

McKenzie, Dr Richard - NIWA

Identifying spectral signatures of global dimming from comparisons of UV irradiances in pristine and polluted locations

Dr. Sigrid Wuttke, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

Meylan, Dr Michael - University of Auckland

Numerical and Theoretical Investigations of Time-dependent linear water-waves

Izolda Sturova, Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics, Novosibirsk, Prosp.ac.Lavrentyeva, Russia

Patterson, Dr Darrell - University of Auckland

Relating the microstructure and performance of wet organic solvent nanofiltration membranes

Professor Andrew Guy Livingston, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College, London, Prince Consort Road, London, United Kingdom

Pinares-Patiño, Dr Cesar - AgResearch Ltd

Ranking of grazing dairy cattle for differences in energy efficiency by simultaneous measurements of energy expenditure and methane emissions

Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel

Rodger, Dr Craig - University of Otago

Quantifying the atmospheric impact of Solar Proton Events

Pekka Verronen, Earth Observation, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Ruck, Dr Ben - Victoria University

Superconducting nitrides for single photon detection

Dr. Andreas Engel, Physics Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Sattlegger, Dr Evelyn - Massey University

Functional analysis of GATA4 mutations on NKX2-5-GATA4 combinatorial interactions to understand molecular mechanisms of congenital heart disease (CHD)

Prof Dr. Jürgen Borlak, Director, Fraunhofer-Institute of Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany and Dr Stella Marie Reamon-Buettner, Fraunhofer-Institute of Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Nikolai-Fuch, Germany

Schwerdtfeger, Professor Peter - Massey University

The Chemistry of Superheavy Elements – Creating Relativistic Pseudopotentials

Prof. Hermann Stoll and Dr. Guntram Rauhut, Institut fuer Theoretische Chemie, Universitaet Stuttgart, Germany

Söhnel, Dr Tilo - University of Auckland

Designing Materials Using the Lone Pair Effect

Dr. Anja-Verena Mudring, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Köln, Germany

Stevens, Dr Craig - NIWA

The Influence of Stratification on Shellfish Biophysics

National Environmental Research Institute (NERI) Department of Maine Ecology, Roskilde, Denmark

Taylor, Matthew - Environment Waikato

Loads and fate of fertiliser derived Uranium

Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft (Federal Agricultural Research Centre), Braunschweig, Germany

Trodahl, Professor Joe - Victoria University

Magnetic response of rare-earth nitrides

Dr. Claire Meyer, Laboratoire Louis Néel, CNRS, Grenoble, Germany

van Toor, Dr R - Crop & Food Research

Rapid detection of insecticide resistance in aphid and Varroa mite populations

Division of Plant & Invertebrate Ecology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom

Veit, Dr Bruce - AgResearch Ltd

Growth Control Mechanisms in Plants

Christophe Robaglia, Laboratoire de Genetique et Biophysique des Plantes, CNRS-CEA-Universite de la Mediterranee, Marseille, France

Zwikael, Dr Ofer - Victoria University

Improving project management capabilities in New Zealand

Prof. Brane Semolic, Professor and Head of the Project and Technology Management Laboratory & Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Founder of INOVA Consulting firm, University of Maribor, Faculty of Logistics, Maribors, Slovenia

North America

Arnold, Dr Mike - Industrial Research Ltd

Ultra Narrow Gap Sensors

Dr. James Baker-Jarvis, NIST, Project Leader, Electromagnetic Materials, Electromagnetics Division, Broadway, Boulder, USA

Biddle, Ms Teurikore - Victoria University

Expressive Art Forms: Expressive Culture in Education

Kathryn Shanley, Chair, Native American Studies, Missoula, USA

Blaikie, Assoc Prof Richard - University of Canterbury

The role of plasmons in near-field absorbance imaging

Dr Rajesh Menon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Bradshaw, Dr Rosie - Massey University

Forest diseases: a global perspective.

Associate Professor Kathy Lewis, Department of Forestry, University of Northern British Columbia,British Columbia, Canada & Associate Professor Shawn Mansfield, Department of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada

Chaturvedi, Dr Rajiv & Rufaut, Dr Nick - AgResearch Ltd

Modelling of cell culture system for early hair follicle morphogenesis

Dr Tilmann Glimm, Department of Mathematics, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA

Colman, Glenn

Action Selection element of LIDA

Stan Franklin, Cognitive Computing Research Group, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Davies, Professor Clive - Massey University

Fluidization Engineering for Bio-Oil Production

Professor Franco Berruti, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Bio-Chemical Engineering, Thompson Engineering Building, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Ellis, Dr Amanda - Industrial Research Ltd

Study of the effects of electroless nickel plating on functionalised carbon nanotubes using synchrotron measurements

Dr Michael F. Toney, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, USA

Falshaw, Dr Ruth - Industrial Research Ltd

Bioactivity of Seaweed Products

Dr Jane Teas, South Carolina Cancer Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

Gillespie, Paul - Cawthron Institute

Microbial Source Tracking

Dr Valerie J. Harwood, Department of Biology, University of South Florida, USA

Gorman, Dr Andrew & Ellis, Dr Susan - University of Otago

Dynamics at the crust-mantle interface for the collisional South Island of New Zealand: What is the fate of the lower crust and uppermost mantle?

Dr. Russ Pysklywec, Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Grigsby, Warren - SCION

Functional Tannin-Polyester Composites

John Kadla, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Headley, Dr Tom - NIWA

Modelling of flow and nutrient attenuation in wetlands receiving episodic rainfall-derived runoff

Professor Emeritus Robert H. Kadlec, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, USA

Kennedy, Dr David - Victoria University

Coastal Decay: Weathering as the driving agent of coastal landform evolution.

Dr Alice Turkington, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

Knapp, Dr Kurtis - AgResearch Ltd

Targeted Introduction of Point Mutations in Epichloë festucae

Peter Beetham, Cibus LLC, San Diego, California, USA

Kumar, Dr Satish - SCION

Ensis-Genetics

Dr. Om P. Rajora, Professor and Senior Canada Research Chair in Forest and Conservation Genomics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada

Littleton, Judith & Allen, Melinda - University of Auckland

Stable Isotopes, Commensalism, and Enviornmental Impacts

Prof Anne Katzenberg, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

Loader, Dr Jared - AgResearch Ltd

Algal Biotoxin Research

Dr Michael A. Quilliam, National Research Council - Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB), Oxford St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Malone, Dr Louise - HortResearch

Abundance and diversity of pollinators in New Zealand pastures

Prof. Cynthia D. Scott-Dupree, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

McLean, Mr Cameron - AgResearch Ltd

Non-interventional programming of stem cells for therapeutic use

Dr Andrew French, Stemagen, 4150 Regents Park Row, LaJolla, San Diego, California, USA

Mercier, Dr Ocean - Victoria University

Indigenous Voices in Science

Aboriginal Education Research Centre, University of Saskatchewan; Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies, University of Alaska at Fairbanks; Canada

Nelson, Dr Wendy - NIWA

Red algal biodiversity in New Zealand

Dr Max Hommersand, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, USA

Newcomb, Dr Richard - HortResearch

Functional Characterisation of Insect Olfactory Receptors

Professors Hugh Robertson and Kevin Wanner, Entomology Department, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Illinois, USA

Packer, Dr Mike - Cawthron Institute

Chlamydomonas hydrogen production and anaerobic hydrogenase protein isolation for use with a hydrogenase electrode

Dr Michael Seibert, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden, & Assistant Prof. Allevtina Smirnova, University of Connecticut, Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center, Connecticut, USA

Parker, Kate - SCION

Bioderived phenolic foams

Professor Steven Nutt, University of Southern California, USA

Smith, Peter - NIWA

DNA barcoding Antarctic marine species

Prof. Paul Hebert, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Turner, Mr Pavla - AgResearch Ltd

Human ES cells loosing the plot: how starvation induces epigenetic plasticity

Gabriela Gebrin Cezar, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA

Walton, Dr Eric - HortResearch

Understanding the role of SVP-homologues in woody perennials

Dr Bert Abbott, Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA & Dr Ingo Hein, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee Scotland, United Kingdom

Warburton, Bruce - Landcare Research Ltd

Environmental Ethics

Prof Bryan Norton, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Webb, Dr Stephen - Cawthron Institute

Use of advanced techniques for the detection of Bonamia in New Zealand oysters

Dr. Ryan B. Carnegie, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Virginia, USA

Wood, Dr Marion - HortResearch

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Of Dormancy

Dr David Horvath, USDA-ARS Bioscience Research Laboratory, Fargo, North Dakota, USA

South America

Gardner, Dr Jonathan - Victoria University

NZ – Chile mussel aquaculture linkages

Dr Eduardo Tarifeno Silva, Departamento de Zoologia, Facultad de Ciencias Naturals y Oceanograficas, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile

Kröger, Dr Kerstin - NIWA

A comparative ecological evaluation of polychaete assemblages from the Ross Sea and the Weddell Sea shelves

Dr Américo Manuel Montiel San Martín, Instituto de la Patagonia, Universidad de Magallanes, Casilla, Punta Arenas, Chile