Sandpit 1: Freshwater Resources Participants

FRENZ and the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI) are pleased to announce the following participants selected for Sandpit 1: Freshwater Resources.

New Zealand Participants

Participant

 Organisation

Relevant Expertise

John Bright

Aqualinc Research Ltd.

Groundwater; Water Allocation Management; Engineering; Modelling

Chris Daughney

GNS

Groundwater; Geomicrobiology; Geochemistry; Geology

Andrew Fenemor

Landcare Research

Groundwater Allocation; Integrated Catchment Management

Clive Howard-Williams

NIWA

General Freshwater: Ecology and Water Quality

John F. Raffensperger

University of Canterbury

Operations Research

Jim Sinner

Cawthron Institute

Freshwater Policy

Vivienne Smith

ESR

Contaminant Hydrogeology

Gail Tewaru Tipa

Tipa and Associates Ltd.

Planning; Human Geography

Marjan van den Belt

Massey University

Ecological Economics; Mediated Modelling

Nicholas Dudley Ward

Mantis Numerics Ltd.

Mathematics; Engineering

Liz Wedderburn

AgResearch

Ecology; Social Processes; Systems Thinking and Practice

Ross Woods

NIWA

Hydrology; Water Resources

 

European Participants

Participant

Organisation

 Relevant Expertise

Michael Butts

DHI (Denmark)

Hydrology

Paulo Canelas de Castro

University of Coimbra (Portugal)

Law

Carlo Giupponi

Ca Foscari University of Venice (Italy)

Socio-ecosystem Modelling; Decision Support

Graham Harris

Lancaster University (UK)

Aquatic Ecology; Catchment Management

Stuart Kirk

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK)

Hydrogeology; Environmental Science; Water Resources Management

Hermann Klug

Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg (Austria)

Geoinformatics

Gerald Midgley

University of Hull (UK)

Systems Thinking/Systems Science

Floris Verhagen

Royal Haskoning (Netherlands)

Hydrogeology

Rob Ward

British Geological Survey (UK)

Groundwater Science; Policy

Rogier Westerhoff

Deltares (Netherlands)

Geophysics

 

Sandpit Director and Mentors

The above 22 participants will be joined by a Director and five Mentors, chosen for their experience within the Sandpit topic area and their ability to advise and encourage the participants and help foster creative ideas.

Sandpit Director

Alastair Bisley:  Land and Water Forum

Sandpit Mentors

Chris Arbuckle:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Dougall Gordon: Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Geoff Hicks:        Department of Conservation
Vera Power:       Ministry for the Environment
Nancy Tuaine:    Iwi Leaders' Forum