New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute - Science Advisors

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  Professor Gary Wilson - Special Advisor

  A Professor of Marine Science at the University of Otago, Gary has

  participated in over 35 expeditions to the Antarctic and Subantarctic, and

  attracted more than $20 million in research grants, resulting in 100 scientific

  papers in peer-reviewed journals. Gary’s influence on internationally

  collaborative Antarctic research was acknowledged with a Sir Peter Blake

  Leadership Award in 2006 for his role in bringing together the multinational

  team for the ANDRILL project, which he chaired between 2004 and 2009.

  He has held the Byrd Fellowship at the Ohio State University and the Blaustein

  Visiting Professorship at Stanford University.
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  DR REBECCA MCLEOD - RESEARCH ADVISOR

  Recognised for her dual talents in research and science communication,
  Rebecca is a previous MacDiarmid New Zealand Young Scientist. She has
  published extensively on the use chemical approaches for determining
  energy flux in marine food webs. Rebecca has experience in the academic
  and commercial sectors and has conducted ecological research in the
  Antarctic and Subantarctic. Rebecca was appointed as a Fiordland Marine
  Guardian in 2012 by the Minister for the Environment, and has chaired the
  board since 2015.

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  DR FIONA SHANHUN – PROGRAMME ADVISOR

  Fiona’s expertise as a soil scientist has taken her to Antarctica many

  times with both the New Zealand and Australian Antarctic programmes.

  She has worked on soil CO₂ dynamics in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, and

  focused on understanding biological and non-biological processes

  associated with CO₂ fluxes from soils. Fiona draws on her field experience

  and scientific knowledge to ensure science logistics are fit for purpose.

  She is a SCAR Fellow.