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Dr Krista Steenbergen
Associate Investigator
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- +64 4 4 463 6926
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Room 505, Laby Building
Kelburn Campus
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington 6140
Biography
Dr Krista Steenbergen is a Physics Senior Lecturer in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). She completed her PhD at VUW under the supervision of Associate Professor Nicola Gaston.
Research interests
Krista's research focuses on materials modelling: using and developing computational methods to characterise material properties. She is particularly interested in how material properties change - often in intriguing and counter-intuitive ways - at the nanoscale. Her long term research is focused on discovery and characterisation of materials with application to renewable energy, battery and sensing technologies.
My research interests bridge physics and physical chemistry within the realm of materials modelling.
Dr Krista Steenbergen
In the news
News Article
2023 Marsden grant success
November 3, 2023
Congratulations to our long list of Marsden winners this year - it's wonderful to see the talent being recognised with Fast-Start grants, and those at the next career stage with their first Standard grants, and especially great to see the strong thread of materials for sustainability running through this list.
Annual Report
Funding successes - Annual Report 2021
May 9, 2022
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2021. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
Annual Report
Awards - Annual Report 2021
May 9, 2022
This provides information about the range of awards received by MacDiarmid Institute Investigators in 2021.
News Article
2021 MacDiarmid Institute Marsden grant successes
November 3, 2021
MacDiarmid Institute led research received $6.2 million funding in 2021 Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund.
Read more about 2021 MacDiarmid Institute Marsden grant successes
Annual Report
Adapting to the online environment
March 31, 2021
As classes and meetings moved online in March as Aotearoa New Zealand entered Level 4 lockdown, we adapted our community outreach activities to the virtual environment.
News Article
Liquid metals that create nanostructure - it’s the little details that count
March 8, 2021
PhD candidate and MacDiarmid Institute researcher Stephanie Lambie from successfully kick-started a new collaboration with FLEET.
Read more about Liquid metals that create nanostructure - it’s the little details that count
Annual Report
New Associate Investigators 2019 - Annual Report 2019
May 28, 2020
An overview of the research interests of each of our nine new Associate Investigators.
Read more about New Associate Investigators 2019 - Annual Report 2019
Annual Report
Awards - Annual Report 2019
May 26, 2020
This article from our 2019 Annual Report provides information about the range of awards received by MacDiarmid Institute Investigators over the past year.
Annual Report
Researcher profiles - Annual Report 2019
May 25, 2020
Four of our researchers talk about their work and why they joined the MacDiarmid Institute.
Annual Report
Virtual materials - Annual Report 2018
April 8, 2019
Our researchers use computers to reproduce conditions unachievable in a lab, such as the magnetic forces inside a white dwarf star.
Annual Report
Independent Postdoctoral Fellows - Annual Report 2018
April 8, 2019
An overview of the research interests of each of our six new Independent Postdoctoral Fellows.
Read more about Independent Postdoctoral Fellows - Annual Report 2018
Events
Materials: Fact or Fiction - Wanaka (23 October)
September 24, 2020
Associate Professor Duncan McGillivray and Dr Krista Steenbergen give their scientific take on whether fictional materials could be reality in a not too far off future.
Podcasts
Materials: Fact or Fiction - Dilithium Crystals
April 3, 2020
Dr Krista Steenbergen discusses the science behind Dilithium Crystals from Star Trek with RNZ Nights' Bryan Crump.
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Philote
May 28, 2021
Dr Krista Steenbergen from Victoria University of Wellington gives us her scientific take on Philote from Enders Game.
Materials: Fact or Fiction - Vibranium
September 8, 2020
Dr Krista Steenbergen discusses the science behind Vibranium from the Marvel Comics on RNZ Nights with Bryan Crump.
Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Philote
July 4, 2023
Dr Krista Steenbergen, Associate Investigator and lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington gives her scientific take on Philote, from the Ender's Game series.
Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Star Trek: Dilithium Crystals
December 10, 2021
Dr Krista Steenbergen, Associate Investigator and lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington gives her scientific take on Dilithium Crystals from Star Trek
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