Professor Cather Simpson (FRSNZ)

Cather Simpson is Professor of Physics and Chemical Sciences at The University of Auckland and CEO of Orbis Diagnostics. She sits on the boards of Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, and several startup companies. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, and serves on the Academy Executive. From January 2025, Cather is the Vice President of SPIE – the International Society for Optics and Photonics and Vice-Chair of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Laser Physics & Photonics Commission (C17). She has been involved with the Dodd-Walls Centre in its various incarnations for over 15 years and is delighted to serve on the DWC Governance Board and as the head of its Industry Strategy Group.