Institute of Fundamental Sciences Newsletter –
Issue 80
In this Edition
of
March 2007
Regular Items
Page 1 - Messages from the HoI
Page 2 - Staffing Update
Page 3 - Bits and Bobs
Page 7 - Post-Graduate News
Page 8 - Travel Tales
Page 9 - Noticeboard
Page 12 - Research Funding
Opportunities
Special Features
Page 4
Retirement Function of
David Parry
Page 5
Prof Alan MacDiarmid
Page 6
McNaughts Comet
Sir Neil Waters
Distinguished Lecture
Pages 10-11
2006 in Review
Deadline for Next
Issue
13 April 2007
Editor
Sue Leathwick
Messages from the Head of
Institute
Welcome to the first IFS and Bits for 2007. I hope that
everyone has had a good holiday, relaxing with family and
friends, and enjoying the great weather we’ve been having
for the last month or so. For my family, one of the
highlights of the summer was the opportunity to see Comet
McNaught, certainly the brightest comet to have been
visible during my lifetime.
We were lucky enough to view the comet before dawn while in the
Marlborough Sounds; as the moon had set it was easily the brightest object
in the sky, and the tail could be seen sweeping a spectacular arc. It was a
dazzling reminder of the power of natural phenomena to move our
emotions. At the same time, the knowledge that the comet was a remnant
from the formation of the solar system and would only visit us once before
heading out of the solar system also served as an example of how science
deepens our appreciation of the natural world. Finally, there is still much
that we do not know about comets, and what light they may shed on
understanding our own origins, which is another reminder of the importance
of continuing to do research and to look for unexpected links between
disciplines. Some great photos were taken by Penny Abercrombie’s
husband, George, and you can see these on page 6.
Of course viewing the comet called to mind Edmond Halley. Halley not only
realized that comets could be periodic and have orbits determined by
Newton’s gravitational theory, he performed the first accurate survey of the
stars in the southern hemisphere, investigated the trade winds and Earth’s
magnetic field (pioneering the field of geophysics), proposed that timing the
transit of Venus across the Sun would enable an accurate determination of
the Earth to Sun distance, and made major contributions to actuarial
science. He finally managed to get a tenured position (at Cambridge) at the
age of 47.
Obviously university administrations were no better at
recognizing brilliance then than they are now. Fortunately Halley never had
to undergo the PBRF exercise to find how he was rated relative to Newton,
Hooke, Wren and other scientific geniuses of that time.
One of the happier pieces of news for the Institute is that with the arrival of
our new staff over the summer we are very close to our full complement of
academic staff. I am very grateful to the many staff who have ‘soldiered on’
and taken up extra teaching and administrative work while our numbers
have been down. Hopefully your burden will soon be lightened and you will
have more time for your research. Let us hope for a successful and
interesting year.
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Staffing Update
The beginning of 2007 sees many changes to our staff with lots of welcomes and farewells.
We welcome two staff members who will be familiar to you all plus a couple of new faces.
Welcomes
Welcomes
Robin Dykstra who
takes on a role of
Senior
Lecturer
in
Physics and will take on
the responsibilities left
by the departure of Bob
O’Driscoll.
Barbara Holland joins
us as a Half Time
Lecturer in Maths while
continuing her half time
role as Research Officer
in the Allan Wilson
Centre.
Julie Sakai joined us in
December as Secretary
in the Institute office.
Julie comes to us from
Keith Norling Ltd where
she worked as a sales
consultant and office
clerk. Julie is married
with two children.
Christopher Tuffley
has now taken on his
role as Lecturer in
Mathematics starting
on 1 February 2007.
We welcome him to
the Institute.
We also welcome Steve Wrathall, the new Laboratory Teaching Manager. Please see “Bits
and Bobs” for information about Steve.
Farewells
Farewells
Sadly we say farewell to
Malcolm Pahl who has
decided to leave the
murky Manawatu to live
on a lifestyle block in the
cool Canterbury township
of Cust. Malcolm hopes
to raise Alpaca’s on his
property.
We also say farewell to
Bob O’Driscoll who left
us in January after
officially retiring in May
last year. After 36 years
at
Massey
Bob’s
departure is a great loss
to both Massey and IFS.
We wish Bob all the best
for his retirement.
And finally we say goodbye to David Officer who resigned from
his position as Director of the NRC which came as a big shock
for us all at IFS. But then he upped the surprise stakes by
sneaking off and marrying during his final week at IFS. David
had been at Massey for over 20 years and felt he was ready to
move on. He has taken up a position as Professor of Organic
Chemistry and Professorial Fellow in the Australian Research
Council Centre of Excellence in Electomaterials Science at the
University of Wollongong. However, we haven’t seen the last of
him as he hopes to make regular visits back to Palmerston North
over the next few years. We hope David’s new life in Australia is
exciting and fulfilling.
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Bits and Bobs
Obituary of the late Mr. Common Sense
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He
will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
Why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; and Maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable
strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned
but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for
kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for
reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents
attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Corporal
Punishment, sun lotion or a band-aid to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became
pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became
businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when
you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally passed away after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She
spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in
death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 3 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim. Not
many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
A Few Words from Malcolm
New Staff Member
Just like to say how I have enjoyed working with
everyone at IFS. You really are a great bunch of
people and I will miss you all a great deal. I would like
to thank Bob and the other staff members that gave me
the opportunity to work at IFS and give me the break I
needed. Thanks to Jen and Mila for all the work they
have done with me in the 1st year laboratories. Jen has
been such a good sort and I will miss her bubbly
personality the most so thanks Jen. I hope to have a
short break and get settled in to my new property
before I take on another position in Christchurch.
Please keep in touch and good luck to everyone else
wherever the future may take you.
Steve Wrathall joins IFS as the 100
Level Chemistry Teaching Laboratory Manager on 12 February.
Steve has experience working for
Forestry Research Institute in
Rotorua as well as a couple of stints
working in High Schools in the
Waikato
and
Hawkes
Bay.
Welcome to the Institute Steve.
Indicator Boards
These have been updated recently so if you spot an
error please let me know.
Compliance Check Forms
These are available from the IFS Web Site. It is a
requirement for academic staff to advise students at
their first lecture, tutorial or laboratory class of the
safety procedures associated with that room or
laboratory. Completed forms must be returned to IFS
Office as soon as possible.
Jury Service
Yes, and we all know what happens when ITS
changes it’s systems; it takes a couple of days
for our electronics staff to get computers and
printers up and running again. It’s just not PC!
Four members of the technical staff have received a
summons for Jury Service over the next month. Makes
one wonder if IFS is being picked on.
Bob P
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Retirement Function for David Parry
2006 saw the retirement of several of our long- standing staff members including our esteemed Head of Institute
David Parry.
A retirement function was held for David at Wharerata on
Wednesday 22 November 2006, this date chosen to
enable David’s son Simon who was visiting from London
to attend along with the rest of the family.
We heard from a number of speakers, including Paul
Callaghan, Bob O’Driscoll, Dean Halford, Trevor Kitson
and Warwick Slinn. These speakers highlighted a
surprising range of David’s talents, including his attempts
at rat catching in the old physics building, his dedication
to the daily cryptic crossword, and his skills at building
letterboxes.
David giving his reply speech
David earned his PhD at King’s College, London, and joined
Massey University in 1973 after postdoctoral stints in
Australia, USA and the UK. He quickly established a research
reputation in biophysics that is second to none, and now has
over 200 papers to his name as well as having given more
then 40 invited talks at international conferences, co-authored
a book and gained numerous fellowships of learned societies.
Recently David has been honoured by Massey University
awarding him its first Research Medal and also awarding him
the title of Distinguished Professor.
David, Linley and Robert (son), Jenny, Matthew
(with baby Maia) and Melanie Barnes (daughter)
and Simon (son)
In addition to teaching and research David has taken on a
number of important leadership roles in the university and the
wider community.
Most of us know that David has been Head of Institute since the inception of IFS in 1997. He has done a
magnificent job bringing together the three disciplines of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics into a unique
organisation where cross-disciplinary efforts in research and teaching are now major strengths. David’s powers of
persuasion with the university authorities are legend: he engineered the move of the mathematicians from the
Social Sciences Block to Science Tower B, had Tower A completely refurbished after years of neglect, and, a
particular highlight, oversaw the installation of the 700 MHz NMR spectrometer alongside the 400 MHz and 500
MHz spectrometers.
One of David’s particular interests has been in scholarships for students. He served for many years on the
university’s scholarships committee, including a period as chair, and went on to sit on the NZ VCC scholarships
committee. He was always very happy to help students, and particularly enjoyed the selection process and
interviews for Rhodes scholars.
No summary of David’s achievements would be complete without mentioning his work in the international
scientific sphere. In 1983 David was elected to the council of the International Union of Pure and Applied
Biophysics (IUPAB), and was president of that organisation from 1992 to 1995. He also managed to organise an
IUPAB congress in Palmerston North during that time. After completing the presidency of IUPAB, David became a
member of the International Council for Science (ICSU), the first New Zealand based scientist to serve on that
council. From 2002 until 2005 he was ICSU’s Vice-President for Scientific Planning and Review.
This is only a smattering of highlights from very distinguished and full career. However, just to remind us that
David is only human, I can tell you of a videotape dating back to the 1980’s of David lecturing in full flight and
managing to spill some solvent in the vicinity of a burner and setting light to a bench! As ever, he was unflappable.
Any copies of this tape would be gratefully received.
We all wish David the best in his (partial) retirement, and hope that he and
Jenny enjoy many happy and relaxing years together.
Tony Signal
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Professor Alan MacDiarmid
It was with great sadness that we learnt that Nobel Laureate Professor Alan
MacDiarmid had died.
He was respected and well loved by the scientific community and wider New
Zealand for his loyalty and generous contribution to this country. Alan had
hoped to attend the third conference of the Institute that bears his name so
proudly - the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and
Nanotechnology - which took place in Wellington during the week of 12
February 2000. Those who met Alan know what a warm, humane and
thoughtful person he was - truly a great New Zealander. Our thoughts are
with Alan's partner, Gayl Gentile, and his family.
Alan Graham MacDiarmid ONZ was born in Masterton on April 14, 1927. His
family, hard hit by the Great Depression, moved to Lower Hutt while Alan
was still at primary school. He supported himself financially from age 17,
working as a "lab boy" in the chemistry department of Victoria University.
After graduating from the chemistry department with first class honours,
Alan won a Fulbright Fellowship to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to
study for a PhD. He in fact received two PhDs, the second from the University
of Cambridge in 1955.
Alan spent most of his career at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
It was his work on conducting polymers there, with Alan J. Heeger and Hideki
Shirakawa which led to the three men being awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry.
Alan maintained strong links with New Zealand and was awarded the
Rutherford Medal, New Zealand's top science award, in 2000. He became a
member of the Order of New Zealand in 2001. He was an Adjunct Professor
within the Institute of Fundamental Sciences. He will be greatly missed.
Courtesy Royal Society Alert
3 July 2001 was a special day with a
visit from Nobel Laureate Alan
MacDiarmid. Professor MacDiarmid
first gave the College of Science
Distinguished Visitor Lecture, and then
officially
opened
the
new
Nanomaterials Research Centre.
The NRC was created within
the framework of the Institute
of Fundamental Sciences.
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The Many Faces of Comet McNaught
Photo taken 19 Jan 07
Photo taken 13 Feb 07
Photo taken 18 Jan 07
Note the change in the
comet’s appearance
over a one month
period.
Photo taken 23 Jan 07 in
Daylight at Foxton Beach
Photos taken by,
and courtesy of Dr
George Ionas
The Sir Neil Waters Distinguished Lecture Series
Professor Richard Zare, Chair
Department
of
Chemistry,
Stanford University, USA and
2006 Howard Hughes Medical
Institute Professor gave two
public lectures during his visit to
Massey University as the Sir
Neil
Waters
Distinguished
Lecturer in November 2006.
The Lecture, entitled “The Chemistry of Bubbles: An Introduction
to Chemical Fizzics” was given in both Palmerston North and
Albany. Professor Zare’s banty wit and sharp intelligence kept the
audience entertained, and with the help of audience members he
gave some live bubble displays that were fascinating, if not a little
messy!
Professor Zare also gave a Research Lecture, at both Albany and
Palmerston North called “What the H+HBr reaction can teach us”
The Institute would like to give special thanks to Toni Wilson for
organising yet another great Lecture, and thanks to the Massey
University Foundation who were a major sponsor for this event.
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Postgraduate News
Massey University Scholarship Success
It was pleasing to see
that
three
postgraduate students in
the
Institute
of
Fundamental Sciences
have been successful
in obtaining Massey
University scholarships
in the latest round.
Congratulations
to
Rachel, Lauren and
Tania from all of us in
IFS.
Rachel White
Vice Chancellor's
Doctoral Scholarship
Tania Haigh
Massey Masterate
Scholarship
Lauren Ferguson
Massey Doctoral
Scholarship
News from Abroad
While in Berkeley recently, Professor Peter
Schwerdtfeger heard that an ex-PhD
student of ours, Nicola Gaston, was
successful in obtaining a Young Scientist
Excellence Award for 2006. The Award
was given by the International Conference
on
Computational
Science
and
Engineering.
Nicola’s paper was called Ab initio
correlation calculations for the lattice
structures of Zn, Cd, and Hg and will be
published in Nature soon.
It’s pleasing to hear about the successes of
our former students and we congratulate
Nicola on her success.
QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (LZW) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Several of our Postgraduate students have
submitted entries into the 2007 MacDiarmid
Young Scientists of the Year Awards:
Stephen Kirk, Joe Claridge and Dion
O’Neale. Entries for Stage 1 close on 28
February, with successful entrants from this
stage being invited to submit posters and
communications by 19 April 2007. High
scoring entrants are then asked to present
their research to the judging panel on 22 or
23 May 2007. We wish all our students the
best for this competition.
Congratulations to Ross Davidson
At the NZ Institute of Chemistry's national conference held in
Rotorua in December, Masters student, Ross Davidson won
the IUPAC award for best poster. His poster, entitled ‘DFT
Calculations on the Interaction of Cyclotriphosphazene with
Transition Metals,’ describes the results from his thesis
research which is being supervised by Andrew Brodie, Eric
Ainscough, Mark Waterland and John Harrison. His winning
poster can be viewed on the wall outside Andrew Brodie’s
office (Sc A4.19). Ross's prize was $250 worth of book
vouchers and the IUPAC Almanac of Chemical Terms.
Ross receiving his prize from
Professor Brian Halton, Editor,
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Travel Tales
IC'07
Members of the phosphazene group - Steve Kirk, Carl Otter, Eric Ainscough and Andrew
Brodie - travelled to Hobart for the IC'07 Conference recently. Al Nielson represented our
Albany Campus although his name tag said he came from another university in the same
city - needless to say Al got this changed very quickly! The conference was a combined
meeting of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inorganic Division with the New Zealand
Institute of Chemistry Inorganic and Organometallic Specialist Group and is held every 18
months. About 240 attended from many different countries. Al and Andrew presented
lectures and Carl and Steve were in the poster session. There was a good programme
including Nobel Laureate, Dick Schrock (MIT) who talked about models for nitrogen fixation.
Although I found a 3 hour session of talks without a break immediately followed by a 2 hour
poster session a bit heavy.
Hobart is a very pleasant, laid
back city, rather like Dunedin both
in climate and old buildings. We
did not get much time to be the
tourist but did get a chance to look
at the central city area with its old
Georgian style buildings and also
a quick trip out to Richmond,
which also dates from the early
convict days, was possible.
Getting back home was a
marathon, taking 12 hours, partly
because we got tied up in the
speedway traffic heading to
Palmerston North from Wellington
for the national championships.
Andrew Brodie, Carl Otter, Steve Kirk and Eric Ainscough enjoying
dinner in Salamanca.
NEW
NEW PARROT
PARROT
AA woman
woman went
went to
to aa pet
pet shop
shop && immediately
immediately spotted
spotted aa large,
large, beautiful
beautiful parrot.
parrot. There
There was
was aa sign
sign on
on the
the
cage
cage that
that said
said $50.00.
$50.00. "Why
"Why so
so little,"
little," she
she asked
asked the
the pet
pet store
store owner.
owner.
The
The owner
owner looked
looked at
at her
her and
and said
said "Look,
"Look, II should
should tell
tell you
you first
first that
that this
this bird
bird used
used to
to live
live in
in aa house
house of
of
Prostitution
Prostitution and
and sometimes
sometimes itit says
says some
some pretty
pretty vulgar
vulgar stuff.”
stuff.” The
The woman
woman thought
thought about
about this,
this, but
but decided
decided she
she had
had
to
to have
have the
the bird
bird any
any way.
way.
She
She took
took itit home
home and
and hung
hung the
the bird's
bird's cage
cage up
up in
in her
her living
living room
room and
and waited
waited for
for itit to
to say
say something.
something. The
The bird
bird
looked
looked around
around the
the room,
room, then
then at
at her,
her, and
and said,
said, "New
"New house,
house, new
new madam.”
madam.”
The
The woman
woman was
was aa bit
bit shocked
shocked at
at the
the implication,
implication, but
but then
then thought
thought "that's
"that's really
really not
not so
so bad.”
bad.”
When
When her
her 22 teenage
teenage daughters
daughters returned
returned from
from school
school the
the bird
bird saw
saw and
and said,
said, “New
“New house,
house, new
new madam,
madam, new
new girls.”
girls.”
The
The girls
girls and
and the
the woman
woman were
were aa bit
bit offended
offended but
but then
then began
began to
to laugh
laugh about
about the
the situation
situation considering
considering how
how and
and
where
where the
the parrot
parrot had
had been
been raised.
raised.
Moments
Moments later,
later, the
the woman's
woman's husband
husband Keith
Keith came
came home
home from
from work.
work. The
The bird
bird looked
looked at
at him
him and
and said,
said, "Hi,
"Hi, Keith"
Keith"
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Notice Board
Teaching
Teaching Excellence
Excellence Awards
Awards
Applications
Applications for
for the
the Vice
Vice Chancellor's
Chancellor's Teaching
Teaching Excellence
Excellence Awards
Awards and
and
the
National
Tertiary
Teaching
Excellence
Awards
close
the National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards close at
at
5pm
5pm on
on 55 March
March 2007.
2007.
The
The applications
applications must
must be
be received
received at
at the
the Office
Office of
of the
the Deputy
Deputy Vice
Vice Chancellor
Chancellor -- Teaching
Teaching and
and Learning
Learning (c/(c/Dulce
Dulce Tokley)
Tokley) by
by this
this date
date and
and time.
time.
Application
Application is
is by
by portfolio.
portfolio. Information
Information regarding
regarding the
the criteria
criteria for
for the
the portfolios
portfolios together
together with
with aa list
list of
of frequently
frequently
asked
asked questions
questions and
and other
other information
information relevant
relevant to
to the
the Awards
Awards process
process may
may be
be found
found on
on the
the TDU
TDU website
website
(http://tdu.massey.ac.nz)
(http://tdu.massey.ac.nz)
The
The categories
categories for
for the
the VC's
VC's awards
awards are:
are:
** Sustained
Sustained Commitment
Commitment to
to Teaching
Teaching Excellence
Excellence
** Excellence
Excellence in
in Teaching
Teaching First
First Year
Year Students
Students
** The
The Darrylin
Darrylin O'Dea
O'Dea Award
Award in
in the
the Field
Field of
of e-Learning
e-Learning
The
The national
national awards
awards are
are made
made in
in the
the category
category of
of "Sustained
"Sustained Commitment
Commitment to
to Teaching
Teaching Excellence".
Excellence".
Full
Full details
details regarding
regarding the
the National
National awards
awards are
are available
available from
from the
the following
following website:
website:
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/for-providers/awards/ttea/ttea.html
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/for-providers/awards/ttea/ttea.html
Advice,
Advice, guidance
guidance and
and help
help in
in the
the application
application process
process is
is available
available from
from
Dr
extn 8670).
8670).
Dr Fay
Fay Patel
Patel ([email protected]
([email protected] ,, extn
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Inst
itut
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2006 In Summary
David Parry awarded the
Companion of the NZ Order
of Merit
Adrian Kitson married
Marie-Claire in Feb and
had baby in Nov
Charles Little on Sabbatical
in Brazil for 2006
Retirements:
Roger Reeves
Dean Halford
Ken Jolley
David Parry
Bob O’Driscoll
Peter Kelly
Charles Little
awarded DSc
Farewell to:
Carol Taylor
Emily Parker
Terri Palmer
Georgie Cowley
Gloria Moyano
Jonathan Marshall
Patrick Rynhart
David Officer
Robert Krawzyk
Ian Shinton
9th Manawatu/Wellington
Applied Maths Conference
26 October 2006
PBRF
Teaching Awards 2006
Trevor Kitson
Andrew Brodie
Tony Signal
Jennie McKelvie
Emily Parker
Rob Krausz
Gillian Thornley
Robin Dykstra
completes his PhD
MURF Results
Patrick Bowman
Gavin Hedwig
Tammy Smith
Shane Telfer
Sir Neil Waters Distinguished
Lecture Series
March - Professor Vaughen Jones
November - Professor Richard Zare
Distinguished Patent Award
“Reversible Electro-optic Device Employing
Aprotic Molten Salts and Method”
Dr Simon Hall, Dr Benjamin Warner, Dr
Anthony Burrell and Mark McCleskey
Karen Bang
completes her PhD
New Staff:
Shane Telfer
Joachim Brand
Patrick Bowman
Geraldine Wood
Mila Webb
Sue Leathwick
Gloria Moyano
Christine Burr
Bin Qin
Dan Csontos
Jonathan Marshall
Viatcheslav Filitchev
Gareth Rowlands
Loretta Crowe
Matthias Lein
Ashton Partridge
Julie Sakai
Elke Pahl
Barbara Holland
Stephanie Wayper
Marries Glenn Manley
June 2006
Trevor Kitson won
the 2006 Vice
Chancellor’s Award
for Excellence in
First Year Teaching
Tammy Smith wins the
University Womens Award
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2006 In Summary
NRC
Directorship
changes David Officer
leaves and
Ashton Partridge
arrives
Sophie Pack and Karl Shaffer
win the prestigious Top Achiever
Doctoral Scholarships from TEC
Tracey Royds
has baby No. 3,
named Olivia
Inaugural
Staff vs Students
Soccer Match and BBQ
18 October 2006
Fabio Lodato
completes his PhD
Martin Schwalbe
awarded a Massey
University Doctoral
Scholarship
FIET Successes
Pat Edwards/Steve Pascal
Paul Plieger
Tony Signal
takes over as
Acting Head
of Institute
Joint Maths/Stats
Teachers Evening
19 October 2006
Honorary Research Fellowships
awarded to Emily Parker and
Reuben Leberman
Leyton Gapper finishes
his MSc being awarded
first class honours
MathsFirst Website
launched
Thanks to the
dedication of Tammy
Smith, Kee Teo, Bob
Richardson and Judy
Edwards
David Parry awarded
The Shorlund Medal from
The NZ Association of Scientists
Joint Chemistry/Physics
Teachers Evening
8 September 2006
Massey Open Days
Chemistry and Physics Demonstrations
Mathematics Puzzles
Marsden Grants awarded to
Peter Schwerdtfeger
Shane Telfer
Barbara Holland (with Jan
Schmid PI)
Massey University
Research Medals awarded to:
Paul Plieger and Barbara Holland
(sharing the CoS Research Award,
Emerging Career)
Barbara Holland (MU Research
Medal - Emerging Career)
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The
TheNovartis
Novartis Foundation
FoundationBursary
BursaryScheme
Scheme
The
The present
present symposium
symposium bursary
bursaryscheme
scheme has
has been
been operating
operating since
since 1983.
1983. ItIt enables
enables young
young scientists
scientists from
from any
anycountry
country to
to attend
attend symposia
symposia as
as
active
active discussants
discussants and
and then
then spend
spend up
up to
to twelve
twelve weeks
weeks in
in the
the laboratory
laboratoryof
of one
one of
of the
the participants.
participants. This
This has
has been
been aa popular
popularscheme
scheme and
and has
has
attracted
attracted over
over 1500
1500 applications
applications from
from 20
20 countries.
countries. In
In all
all more
more than
than 100
100 bursaries
bursaries have
have been
been awarded.
awarded.
Purpose:
Purpose: To
To enable
enable young
young scientists
scientists to
to attend
attend Novartis
Novartis Foundation
Foundation symposia
symposia and,
and, immediately
immediatelyfollowing
following the
the meeting,
meeting, spend
spend between
between four
four
and
and twelve
twelve weeks
weeks in
inthe
the department
department of
of one
one of
of the
the symposium
symposium participants.
participants.
Award:
Award: (a)
(a) travel
travel expenses
expenses to
to symposium
symposium and
and host
host laboratory,
laboratory, and
and (b)
(b) board
board and
and lodging
lodging for
for the
the duration
duration of
of the
the bursary
bursary
Applications:
Applications: email
email [email protected]
[email protected]
Bursaries
Bursaries offered
offered for
for Novartis
Novartis Foundation
Foundation Symposia:
Symposia:
No.291
No.291
The
The biology
biology of
of extracellular
extracellularmolecular
molecularchaperones
chaperones
(4)
(4) 5-7
5-7 June
June 2007
2007
Closing
Closing date
date for
for applications:
applications: 11 March
March 2007
2007
For
For more
more information,
information, visit
visit the
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Novartis Foundation
Foundation http://www.novartisfound.org.uk/index.htm
http://www.novartisfound.org.uk/index.htm website.
website.
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