Our people
Science Executive
The Science Executive, which meets every three months, provides a vital sounding board and source of guidance for the Director and Deputy Directors in their day-by-day leadership roles.
This executive comprises the Director, the Deputy Directors, Science Leaders, elected Principal Investigator (PI) and Associate Investigator (AI) representatives, the MESA Co-Chairs and the MI Women and Gender Minorities Network Chair. The Institute Manager, Programme Manager, Strategic Engagement and Communications Manager, Commercialisation and Industry Engagement Manager and the Strategic Manager Māori are also members of the Science Executive.
Director
January 2025 - present
University of Auckland
Deputy Director Outreach and Education
July 2023 - present
Associate Professor Anna Garden
University of Otago
Deputy Director Commercialisation and Industry Engagement
July 2023 - present
Associate Professor Natalie Plank
Victoria University of Wellington
Programme Leader: Towards Low Energy Tech - Hardware for Future Computing
July 2024 - present
Victoria University of Wellington
PI-Elected Representative
May 2025 - present
University of Canterbury
Programme Leader: Towards Zero Carbon - Catalytic Architectures
July 2025 - present
Victoria University of Wellington
Programme Leader: Towards Zero Waste - Reconfigurable Systems
February 2024 - present
Associate Professor Jenny Malmström
University of Auckland
AI-Elected Representative
May 2025 - present
University of Auckland
PI-Elected Representative
May 2025 - present
University of Canterbury
EX OFFICIO - Strategic Manager Māori
Victoria University of Wellington
EX OFFICIO - PROGRAMME MANAGER
Victoria University of Wellington
MI Women and Gender Minorities Network Chair
July 2025 - present
Victoria University of Wellington
ex officio - Commercialisation Manager
Works across all partner campuses
MESA CO-CHAIR
January 2025 - present
University of Canterbury
ex officio - Strategic Engagement Manager
Victoria University of Wellington
© MacDiarmid Institute 2025, All rights reserved
Website by WebWeaver Productions