Centre Leadership
Governance is provided by a team of proven experts in their fields, including science, research and commercialisation, Māori development, executive oversight and Government engagement. Our Executive Committee is strong and diverse providing leadership across all aspects of our work.
Governance Board
The Governance Board is comprised of leaders in the fields of science, industry, engagement, Māori development, and high-level governance, and advises Centre leadership on strategy. The Governance Board is in turn advised by the Science and Industry Advisory Boards.
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Charlotte Walshe
Governance Board Chair
Professor Richard Barker
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Sciences), University of Otago
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Professor Richard Blaikie (FRSNZ)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise), University of Otago
Professor Frank Bloomfield (FRSNZ ONZM)
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), The University of Auckland
Professor Louise Parr-Brownlie
Independent Board Member
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Professor Cather Simpson (FRSNZ)
Industry Strategy Group Chair | Independent Board Member
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee, chaired by the Director, leads the Centre's strategic direction and day-to-day operations. The Executive is supported by the Science, Industry, and Engagement teams, as well as Te Whai Ao Rōpū Māori.
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Professor Joachim Brand
Deputy Director
Associate Professor Jevon Longdell
QTA Science Lead
Dr Cushla McGoverin
Deputy Director Industry
Jessa Barder
Deputy Director Engagement
Associate Professor Katharina Ruckstuhl
Deputy Director Māori
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Professor Keith Gordon (FRSNZ)
Deputy Director Science
Dr Claude Aguergaray
The All Beacon Co-leader
Emma Juggins
Programme Manager
Dr Nicholas Lambert
Postdoctoral Fellow | Early Career Representative
Professor Harald Schwefel
Principal Investigator
Quantum Technologies Aotearoa Steering Group
The QTA Steering Group, consiting of DWC researchers, representatives of The Measurement Standards Authority, and Paihau — Robinson Research Institute (Victoria University of Wellington), oversees development of the QTA research programme.
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Associate Professor Jevon Longdell
QTA Science Lead
Professor Joachim Brand
Deputy Director
Associate Professor Scott Parkins
The One Beacon Co-leader
Professor David Hutchinson
Principal Investigator
Professor Harald Schwefel
Principal Investigator
Professor Nick Long
Director of the Paihau — Robinson Research Institute
Other Leadership Teams
The Centre is led by a number of teams that develop and deploy strategic initiatives in their specialist areas.
The Dodd-Walls Centre research focus is photonics, the generation, transmission, and manipulation of light, and the study of matter and energy at the quantum level.