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.
Deputy Director Commercialisation and Industry Engagement
Associate Professor Natalie Plank
Victoria University of Wellington
Programme Leader: Towards Low Energy Tech - Hardware for Future Computing
Victoria University of Wellington
PI Elected Representative
Victoria University of Wellington
Programme Leader: Towards Zero Waste - Reconfigurable Systems
Associate Professor Jenny Malmström
University of Auckland
Programme Leader: Towards Zero Carbon - Catalytic Architectures
Massey University
PI Elected Representative
University of Auckland
MI Women and Gender Minorities Network Chair
Victoria University of Wellington
EX OFFICIO - Strategic Manager Māori
Victoria University of Wellington
EX OFFICIO - PROGRAMME MANAGER
Victoria University of Wellington
ex officio - Commercialisation Manager
Works across all partner campuses
ex officio - Strategic Engagement Manager
Victoria University of Wellington
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