McDiarmid Science – to Industry and Beyond
Friday 14 September 2018, 6.00pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka. Professor Alison Downard, Principal Investigator of The MacDiarmid Institute. Dr Ojas Mahapatra, Alumnus of The MacDiarmid Institute. FREE […]
Flexible energy services are key to the transition to a low-carbon, highly-renewable energy system for NZ
Friday 17 August 2018, 6.00pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka. Dr Michael Jack, Director of Energy Management Programme, Physics Department, University of Otago. Variable generation from renewable sources […]
The Life and Times of Supervolcanoes
Friday 27 July 2018, 6.00pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka. Professor Professor Colin Wilson, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington. Royal Society […]
Digital breaths: The benefits of bioengineering
Friday 29 June 2018, 6.00pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka. Professor Merryn Tawhai, Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland. 2016 MacDiarmid Medal winner and newly appointed Director of […]
Myth busting: the obesity epidemic.
Friday 13 April 2018, 6.00pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka. Professor Tony Merriman, Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago. In this talk I will address what we know […]
ADInstruments, Making Science Easier.
Saturday 12 May 2018, 6.00pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka. Professor Michael Macknight, Co- founder and Director of ADInstruments, Dunedin. The best universities in the world are using […]
Update on protection for Maui and Hector’s dolphins, with plans for future improvements
Friday 16 Feb 2018, 6.00pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka. Professor Liz Slooten, Department of Zoology, University of Otago. Professor Liz Slooten has studied New Zealand dolphins (Hector’s […]
Antarctica – Living at the End of the World.
Saturday 2 December 2017, 6.00pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka. Anthony Powell – Filmmaker and Photographer. Anthony Powell has worked in Antarctica for many years, and is the […]
Home Truths
Friday 10 Nov 2017, 6.00pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka. Prof. Philippa Howden-Chapman. Professor of Public Health at the University of Otago, and director of the New Zealand […]
Women in Nanoscience: little materials, big stories
Friday 6 Oct 2017, 6.00pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka. The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. Speakers: Professor Cather Simpson, Dr. Michelle Dickinson and Professor Penny […]
