School of Engineering

Our Staff

The Faculty prides itself on the quality of its staff. Our academic, administration, research and technical staff are selected for their excellence and dedication to their work.

Our academic and research staff have national and international reputations in the fields of engineering and physics and are passionate about what they do. Our friendly administrators and technical staff are always happy to help and are a vital part of the everyday smooth running of the Department and the Faculty as a whole.

Use the links below to find out more about, and to make contact with, staff in Waikato's School of Engineering. 

Academic

• Dr Chi Kit Au

  Senior Lecturer

• Dr James Carson

  Senior Lecturer

• Dr Michael Cree

  Senior Lecturer

• Dr Adrian Dorrington

  Senior Lecturer

• Dr Mike Duke

  Senior Lecturer

• Associate Professor Brian Gabbitas

  Associate Professor
  Chairperson

• Professor Ilanko Ilanko

  Professor

• Mr Nihal Kularatna

  Senior Lecturer

• Associate Professor Rainer Kunnemeyer

  Associate Professor

• Associate Professor Alan Langdon

  Physical Chemistry

• Dr Mark Lay

  Lecturer
  Work Placement Coordinator

• Dr Giridhar Nair

  Senior Lecturer

• Associate Professor Kim Pickering

  Associate Professor

• Dr Howell Round

  Senior Lecturer

• Professor Jonathan Scott

  Professor

• Associate Professor Alistair Steyn-Ross

  Associate Professor

• Professor Moira Steyn-Ross

  Professor

• Professor Janis Swan

  Associate Dean of Engineering

• Dr Sadhana Talele

  Senior Lecturer

• Dr Rob Torrens

  Lecturer

• Dr Johan Verbeek

  Senior Lecturer

• Dr Michael Walmsley

  Senior Lecturer & Chemical Engineer

• Dr Marcus Wilson

  Lecturer

• Professor Deliang Zhang

  Professor

Administration

• Mary Dalbeth

  Administrator

• Mrs Janine Williams

  Administrator

Research Fellows

• Dr Greg Jacobson

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Dr Andrew Payne

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Ms Stella Raynova

  Research Officer

Technical Support

• Mr Stewart Finlay

  Technical Manager

• Mr Ian Honey

  Technical Officer

• Lisa Li

  Technical Officer

• Brett Nichol

  Advanced Technical Officer

• David Nicholls

  Computer Support

• Mr Pawan Shrestha

  Technical Officer

• Indar Singh

  Technician

• Mr Alan Smith

  Technical Officer

• Helen Turner

  Technical Officer

• Mr Luke van de Pas

  Technical Officer

• Yuanji Zhang

  Instrument Technician

• Mr Viking Zhou

  Technician

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