Our people.

Kelly Fisher investigating diurnal variability in water
quality in Te Waihora. Photo: Jenny Webster-Brown
Advisory Board | Consultative Committee | Core Staff | Members
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board provides direction to the Centre, and is made up of representatives from regional government, Crown Research institutes, iwi, industry and non-profit organisations. For more information on Advisory Board members and who they represent, go here.
Consultative Committee
The Consultative Committee supports the Director and liaises with University Departments and outside organisations when needed. They set strategic directions for the Waterways Centre, implement Advisory Board advice and manage relationships with the two Universities. For more information on the Consultative Committee and current members, go here.
Core Staff
A core group of staff are employed directly by the Centre. They coordinate the teaching programmes and oversee water resource management teaching and research initiatives for the universities.
Waterways Centre Staff | |
Dr. Issie Barrett | Lecturer |
Professor James Brasington | Director Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management |
Dr Ed Challies | Senior Lecturer |
Dr Crile Doscher | Senior Lecturer |
Dr. Shelley MacDonell | Senior Lecturer |
Dr Leanne Morgan | Senior Lecturer, |
John Revell | Waterways Lab Manager |
Dr. Helen Warburton | Senior Tutor |
Suellen Knopick | Administrator |
Waterways Adjunct Staff | |
Kevin Brown, PhD | Adjunct Professor, GEOKEM |
Zeb Etheridge | Senior Adjunct Fellow, KÅmanawa Solutions |
Graeme Horrell | Adjunct Fellow, Graeme Horrell Consultancy |
Wes Kitlasten, PhD | Adjunct Fellow, GNS |
Clint Rissmann, PhD | Senior Adjunct Fellow, Land & Water Science |
Marc Tadaki, PhD | Adjunct Fellow, Cawthron Institute |
Jenny Webster-Brown, PhD | Adjunct Professor, Our Land and Water National Science Challenge |
Members
The Waterways Centre is made up of Lincoln University and University of Canterbury academic staff, with teaching and research interests in aspects of water resources and management. Water research students supervised by these academic staff are also included in the Waterways Centre's activities during their time at university.
University of Canterbury |
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Dr. Frances Charters | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering |
Assoc. Prof Thomas Cochrane | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering |
Prof. Tim Davies | School of Earth and Environment |
Dr. David Dempsey | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering |
Dr. Tonny deVries | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering |
Dr. Sally Gaw | Environmental Science |
Assoc. Prof. Vladimir Golovko | Physical and Chemical Sciences |
Prof. Peter Gostomski | Chemical and Process Engineering |
Dr. Deirdre Hart | School of Earth and Environment |
Dr. Travis Horton | School of Earth and Environment |
Dr. Matthew Hughes | Civil and Natural Resource Engineering |
Dr. Simone Larcher | Civil and Natural Resource Engineering |
Prof. Pedro Lee | Civil and Natural Resource Engineering |
Dr Elizabeth Macpherson | School of Law |
Prof. Angus McIntosh | Biological Sciences |
Dr Ricardo Bello Mendoza | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering |
Prof. Mark Milke | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering |
Assoc. Prof. Aisling O'Sullivan | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering |
Dr. Markus Pahlow | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering |
Dr. John Pirker | Biological Sciences |
Dr. Catherine Reid | School of Earth and Environment |
Dr Brett Robinson | Environmental Science |
Prof. David Schiel | Biological Sciences |
Matt Walters | Biological Sciences |
Dr. Helen Warburton | Biological Sciences |
Prof. Matthew Wilson | Geospatial Research Institute |
Dr .Thomas Wilson | School of Earth and Environment |
Dr. Peyman Zawar-Reza | School of Earth and Environment |
Lincoln University |
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Assoc. Prof Mick Abbott | School of Landscape Architecture |
Dr. Peter Almond | Department of Soil & Physical Sciences |
Prof. Tim Clough | Department of Soil & Physical Sciences |
Prof. Hong Di | Department of Soil & Physical Sciences; & Centre for Soil & Environmental Quality |
Prof. Nick Dickinson | Department of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
Dr. Rosalind Dodd | Department of Soil and Physical Sciences |
Dr. Crile Doscher | Department of Environmental Management |
Prof. Ken Hughey | Department of Environmental Management |
Dr. Niklas Lehto | Department of Soil & Physical Sciences |
Assoc. Prof Gillian Lawson | School of Landscape Architecture |
Dr. Hirini Matunga | Department of Environmental Management |
Dr. Wendy McWilliam | School of Landscape Architecture |
Dr. Sylvia Nissen | Department of Environmental Management |
Dr. Shannon Page | Department of Environmental Management |
Dr. Hamish Rennie | Department of Environmental Management |
Dr. Lin Roberts | Department of Environmental Management |
Dr Chris Rosin | Department of Tourism, Sport and Society |
Assoc. Prof. Emma Stewart | Department of Tourism, Sport and Society | Prof. Simon Swaffield | School of Landscape Architecture |

