Staff

A list of Paihau—Robinson Research Institute staff and their contact details.

Prof Nick Long
Director, Robinson Research Institute
Robinson Research Institute
- nick.long@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Fiona Stevens McFadden
Deputy Director
Robinson Research Institute
- fiona.stevensmcfadden@vuw.ac.nz
REG 03, E-wing, Robertson Building, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Jeannie Redman
Institute Operations Manager
Robinson Research Institute
- jeannie.redman@vuw.ac.nz
RBG 02, B-wing, Robertson Building, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt

Science and engineering staff

Andrew Best
Facility Manager, Clean Room
Robinson Research Institute
- andrew.best@vuw.ac.nz
Bart Ludbrook
Senior Scientist / Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- bart.ludbrook@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Ben Mallett
Senior Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- ben.mallett@vuw.ac.nz
Ben Parkinson
Principal Engineer, MRI
Robinson Research Institute
- ben.parkinson@vuw.ac.nz
RBG 02, B-wing, Robertson Building, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Dr Ben Wylie-van Eerd
Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- ben.wylie-vaneerd@vuw.ac.nz
- +64 27 344 1082
Betina Pavri
Senior Principal Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- betina.pavri@vuw.ac.nz
Prof Bob Buckley
Emeritus Professor
Robinson Research Institute
- bob.buckley@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Brooke Matthews
Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- brooke.matthews@vuw.ac.nz
Prof Chris Bumby
Chief Scientist / Engineer - Materials
Robinson Research Institute
- chris.bumby@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Dominic Moseley
Senior Scientist / Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- dominic.moseley@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Emile Webster
Senior Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- emile.webster@vuw.ac.nz
Gennady Sidorov
Senior Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- gennady.sidorov@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Grant Lumsden
Principal Project Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- grant.lumsden@vuw.ac.nz
Jackson Miller
Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- jackson.miller@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Jakub Glowacki
Senior Scientist / Senior Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- jakub.glowacki@vuw.ac.nz
Dr James Storey
Principal Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- james.storey@vuw.ac.nz
Paihau, Robinson Research Institute, 76 Sydney Street, Petone
Dr Joe Schuyt
Senior Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- joe.schuyt@vuw.ac.nz
Joseph Bailey
Senior Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- joseph.bailey@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Kai Chen
Senior Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- kai.chen@vuw.ac.nz
Martin Markwitz
Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- martin.markwitz@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Morgan Lowther
Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- morgan.lowther@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Nick Strickland
Chief Scientist/Engineer - Magnet Technologies
Robinson Research Institute
- nick.strickland@vuw.ac.nz
RFG 03, F-wing, Robertson Building, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Dr Olly Pantoja
Facility Manager, Supercurrent System
Robinson Research Institute
- olly.pantoja@vuw.ac.nz
RFG 01, F-wing, Robertson Building, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Randy Pollock
Professor
Robinson Research Institute
- randy.pollock@vuw.ac.nz
Ryan Galloway
Scientist / Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- ryan.galloway@vuw.ac.nz
Sarah Spencer
Facility Manager, SEM
Robinson Research Institute
- sarah.spencer@vuw.ac.nz
- +644630085
REG 03, E-wing, Robertson Building, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Dr Sebastian Hellmann
Scientist / Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- sebastian.hellmann@vuw.ac.nz
Shahna Muhammad Haneef
Scientist / Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- shahna.muhammadhaneef@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Shen Chong
Principal Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- shen.chong@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Simon Granville
Chief Scientist / Engineer - Quantum Technologies
Robinson Research Institute
- simon.granville@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Vineet Shah
Principal Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- vineet.shah@vuw.ac.nz
William Holmes-Hewett
Senior Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- william.holmes-hewett@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Xiyong Huang
Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- xiyong.huang@vuw.ac.nz
Yao Zhang
Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- yao.zhang@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Yueming Sun
Scientist / Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- yueming.sun@vuw.ac.nz
Prof Zhenan Jiang
Chief Scientist / Engineer - Machines
Robinson Research Institute
- zhenan.jiang@vuw.ac.nz

Technical staff

Mike Davies
Technical Manager
Robinson Research Institute
- mike.davies@vuw.ac.nz
Ben Rumsey
Senior Research Engineer/ Specialist
Robinson Research Institute
- ben.rumsey@vuw.ac.nz
Cameron Shellard
Research Specialist / Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- cameron.shellard@vuw.ac.nz
Celine Jane
Research Specialist / Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- celine.jane@vuw.ac.nz
Lynn Young
Technician
Robinson Research Institute
- lynn.young@vuw.ac.nz
Max Goddard-Winchester
Research Engineer
Robinson Research Institute
- max.goddardwinchester@vuw.ac.nz
Robert Munro
Senior Technician
Robinson Research Institute
- robert.munro@vuw.ac.nz
Sinhoi Phang
Senior Technician
Robinson Research Institute
- sinhoi.phang@vuw.ac.nz

Research staff

Atif Islam
Research Fellow
Robinson Research Institute
- atif.islam@vuw.ac.nz
Catherine Pot
Research Fellow
Robinson Research Institute
- catherine.pot@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Karl Dahm
Principal Scientist
Robinson Research Institute
- karl.dahm@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Jim Lem
Senior Research Fellow
Robinson Research Institute
- jim.lem@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Mohammad Nusheh
Senior Research Fellow
Robinson Research Institute
- mohammad.nusheh@vuw.ac.nz

Administrative staff

Kaitlyn Mallinder
HR & Projects Administrator
Robinson Research Institute
- kaitlyn.mallinder@vuw.ac.nz
Loren Glover
EA / Postgraduate Administrator
Robinson Research Institute
- loren.glover@vuw.ac.nz
Miao Yu
Project Coordinator
Robinson Research Institute
- miao.yu@vuw.ac.nz
RBG 04, B-wing, Robertson Building, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Ursula Muavae
Office Manager
Robinson Research Institute
- ursula.muavae@vuw.ac.nz

Adjunct Researchers

Dr Alex Veryaskin
Adjunct Professor
Paihau-Robinson Research institute
- alex.veryaskin@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Dominik Saile
Adjunct Researcher
Paihau-Robinson Research Institute
- dominik.saile@vuw.ac.nz

Professor Jeff Tallon
Adjunct Professsor
Paihau-Robinson Research Institute
- jeff.tallon@vuw.ac.nz

Professor Rod Badcock
Adjunct Professor
Paihau-Robinson Research Institute
- rod.badcock@vuw.ac.nz