http://www.researchinnz.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:15:00 +1200 News and Information for Research in New Zealand researchinnz.com07 http://www.comsdev.canterbury.ac.nz/news/2009/091124b.shtml Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +1200 Professor Peter Steel (Chemistry) was presented with the prestigious Hector Medal for his outstanding contribution to the advancement of the chemical sciences. Professor Matthew Turnbull (Biological Sciences) was awarded the Roger Slack Award in Plant Biology for his outstanding contribution to the study of plant biology. Also honoured at the awards held in Auckland on 18 November was UC alumnus Dr Richard Garland, Managing Director of New Zealand Pharmaceuticals Ltd who received the Thomson Medal for outstanding and inspirational leadership in the management of science. researchinnz.com06 http://www.agresearch.co.nz/anm2Net/templates/AgRnews.aspx?articleid=775&zoneid=3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:15:00 GMT You can see the future of dairy farming today including how cows and their health and production are monitored, technology for maximum milk yield and environmental management. All this and more will be shown at the Open Day for the revolutionary AgResearch Research Dairy Farm at Tokanui on 20 November from 9am until 5pm. This research farm is the largest investment in New Zealand dairy research in the last 20 years. Tokanui is just outside Te Awamutu and in the heart of Waikato dairy farming. researchinnz.com05 http://www.sciencenewzealand.org/corporate/cris_benefit_new_zealand Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:15:00 GMT Annual Reports show diversity of ways in which the 8 Crown Research Institutes are at the heart of New Zealand’s science effort, advancing ideas and delivering solutions. The Annual Reports can be viewed by visiting the Science New Zealand Website. researchinnz.com04 http://www.agresearch.co.nz/anm2Net/templates/agrnews.aspx?articleid=776&zoneid=3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:15:00 GMT The Government’s Centre for Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research will bring together the world-class expertise and experience of the nine organisations involved, says host provider AgResearch. Project leader for the Centre’s establishment AgResearch’s Dr Harry Clark said ‘The partners will combine strengths so that New Zealand can meet its national and international commitments to mitigating the effects of agricultural greenhouse gases’. The Centre will be funded by the government at $5M per annum for 10 years and will undertake research to complement and build on existing R and D activities, particularly those of the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium. researchinnz.com03 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0909/S00015.htm Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:15:00 GMT A young ex-pat Kiwi has been awarded a top Austrian physics prize for his research into quantum computing at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Dr Andrew Daley has been named winner of the Boltzmann Prize – a highly-regarded scientific prize given to a physicist under the age of 35. Awarded every two years by the Austrian Physical Society for an outstanding piece of research in theoretical physics, it’s believed this is the first time a non-European scientist has won the prize since it began in 1957. Dr Daley, who left Auckland in 2002 after gaining a scholarship to undertake his PhD at the University of Innsbruck, was humbled by the award. “To be awarded an Austrian science prize, particularly as a New Zealander living in Austria, is something very special for me,” the 30-year-old said. “I was excited and very proud to have the research that we’d done recognised in this way.” Dr Daley was nominated for the award based on research he conducted into quantum computing in 2008. In that research paper, he and colleagues from Innsbruck and Colorado put forward a new method to build a so-called quantum computer: a new type of computer that would solve many difficult mathematical problems that cannot be solved using today’s technology. Dr Daley, who attended East Auckland’s Macleans College before completing his Masters in Physics (first class hons) at the University of Auckland in 2002, has been living in Austria for the past 7 years. He completed his PhD at the University of Innsbruck in 2005 and has been employed as a lecturer and researcher at the university since that time. researchinnz.com02 http://www.plantandfood.co.nz/news/bee-researcher-recognised-for-contribution-to-science.php Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:55:00 GMT Dr Mark Goodwin receives medal for pollination research. Dr Mark Goodwin, a scientist at Plant and Food Research, has been awarded a New Zealand Science and Technology Medal for his work on honey bees and crop pollination practices. researchinnz.com01 http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/2921743/Cutting-scientific-red-tape Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:50:00 GMT Relaxing regulatory controls could mean more to the science economy than increased investment. If you've missed the message it means your only friends this year have been glow worms. The science buzz has been relentless. The government is to launch a research-based global alliance to reduce agricultural emissions; the first chief science adviser to a New Zealand prime minister has been appointed and is speaking out; business leaders and scientists are getting cosy; taxpayer-funded Crown Research Institutes have had a hurry-up about returning 9 percent on taxpayer equity; there has been a flurry of research, business and tertiary collaborations and projects.