Department of Physics
Our staff
We have internationally-recognised scholars on staff that are committed to the University's mandate of producing high quality research and teaching. You can view our staff profiles by searching the staff listing.
Academic staff
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| Title | Name | Research Interest | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | |
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| Prof | Richard Easther (Head of Department) |
physics of the very early universe, and the interconnections between particle physics and cosmology | r.easther@auckland.ac.nz | ext 81585 |
| Prof | Geoff Austin | geophysics, atmospheric physics, radar equipment | g.austin@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88770 |
| Prof | Stuart Bradley | remote sensing, atmospheric physics, turbulence-induced noise, acoustics, wind energy | s.bradley@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88886 |
| Dr | Barry Brennan | solid earth geophysics, seismology, radiation physics, luminescence and ESR dating, structure of the Earth | b.brennan@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88809 |
| A-Prof | Neil Broderick | nonlinear optics, photonic crystal fibres | n.broderick@auckland.ac.nz | ext 84434 |
| Prof | Howard Carmichael | theoretical physics, theoretical quantum optics, quantum theory of open systems, quantum stochastic processes | h.carmichael@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88899 |
| Dr | Stéphane Coen | laser physics, nonlinear optics, fibre optics, nonlinear passive resonators, supercontinuum generation, fibre lasers | s.coen@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88841 |
| A-Prof | Matthew Collett | theoretical physics | m.collett@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88837 |
| Senior Tutor | Mark Conway | physics education | m.conway@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88864 |
| Prof | Roger Davies | climate research, satellite remote sensing | r.davies@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88868 |
| Dr |
John Eldridge |
astrophysics |
j.eldridge@auckland.ac.nz |
ext 85911 |
| Senior Tutor | Graham Foster | physics education, curiculum development, pedagogy and physics | g.foster@auckland.ac.nz | ext 82364 |
| A-Prof | Malcolm Grimson | condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics | m.grimson@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88821 |
| Prof | John Harvey | laser physics, nonlinear schrödinger equation | j.harvey@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88831 |
| Dr | Maarten Hoogerland | atom optics, atomic physics, quantum information | m.hoogerland@auckland.ac.nz | ext 86291 |
| Dr | David Krofcheck | nuclear physics | d.krofcheck@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88897 |
| A-Prof | Rainer Leonhardt | optoelectronics, nonlinear effects in optical fibres, THz spectroscopy, laser physics, atom trapping and quantum chaos | r.leonhardt@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88835 |
| Dr | Stuart Murdoch | laser physics, nonlinear fiber optics, fiber measurement | s.murdoch@auckland.ac.nz | ext 85871 |
| A-Prof | Scott Parkins | theoretical quantum poptics, quantum chaos, quantum information and quantum computation | s.parkins@auckland.ac.nz | ext 86282 |
| Dr | Cather Simpson | photochemistry and photophysics | c.simpson@auckland.ac.nz | ext 83525 |
| Dr | Frederique Vanholsbeeck | biophotonics, nonlinear optics fiber optics | f.vanholsbeeck@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88881 |
| Dr | Lionel Watkins | optical metrology, ellipsometry, interferometry and wavelet analysis | l.watkins@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88878 |
| A-Prof | Peter Wills | theoretical biology, biophysical theory, thermodynamics | p.wills@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88889 |
| A-Prof | Philip Yock | elementary particle physics, astrophysics | p.yock@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88867 |
Post Doctorates, Visiting Scientists, Research Fellows, Professional Teaching Fellows, Honorary Research Fellows, Research Assistants, and Research Associates
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| Title | Name | Research Interest | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | |
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| Dr | Claude Aguergaray | Nonlinear phenomena in optical fibre; current involvement in theoretical and experimental studies on the limits and conditions for self-similar propagation in fibre amplifiers and fibre laser for applications to optical telecommunication systems | c.aguergaray@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88810 |
| A-Prof | Paul Barker | Nuclear physics, electromagnetic interaction | p.barker@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88836 |
| Dr | Evgeny Bogomolny | Biomedical optics, FTIR spectroscopy | e.bogomolny@auckland.ac.nz | ext 84709 |
| Hon A-Prof | Gary Bold | Underwater acoustics, signal processing, electronics | g.bold@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88872 |
| Dr | Paul Behrens | Atmospheric geophysics, remote sensing, wind energy | p.behrens@auckland.ac.nz | ext 86327 |
| Dr | David Hirst | Lecturer in astronomy and astrophysics: Chief Engineer for Southern Photonics, a small company that manufactures high-end fibreoptic test equipment, so most days are spent on problems of a mechanical, optical, software or electronic nature | d.hirst@southernphotonics.com | +64 9 974 5522 |
| A-Prof | Ronald Keam | Theoretical study of model for bacterial colony growth; Theoretical study of the Solar Neutrinosphere; Theoretical studies of the Waimangu geothermal system; Monitoring of induced hydrothermal eruption potential (and historical studies of New Zealand geothermal region) | r.keam@auckland.ac.nz | ext 87931 (home: +64 9 8176508) |
| Dr | Vladimir Kruglov | Theoretical physics, quantum and nonlinear optics, laser physics, Bose-Einstein condensation phenomena | v.kruglov@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88832 |
| Dr | Richard Provo | Laser physics | dickprovo@hotmail.com | ext 87145 |
| Dr | Graeme Putt | Physics education | g.putt@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88895 |
| Dr | David Robertson | Geophysics | d.robertson@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88866 |
| Dr | Chuck Rohde | Photochemistry and photophysics | c.rohde@auckland.ac.nz | ext 89605 |
| Dr | Igor Shvarchuck | Laser physics | i.shvarchuck@auckland.ac.nz | ext 87145 |
| A-Prof | Chris Tindle | Underwater acoustics | c.tindle@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88871 |
| Dr | Brice Vallés | Atmospheric geophysics | b.valles@auckland.ac.nz | ext 86283 |
| Mr | Yesaya (Ian) Wenas | Undergraduate teaching laboratories | i.wenas@auckland.ac.nz | ext 87247 |
Administrative staff
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| Name | Position | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | |
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| Francie Norman | Department manager | f.norman@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88854 |
| Florence Cabansag | Financial administrator | f.cabansag@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88827 |
| Aisha Khan | Administrative assistant | a.khan@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88805 |
| Michael Parkinson | Physics subject librarian | m.parkinson@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88858 |
Technical staff
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| Name | Position | Phone +64 9 373 7599 | |
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| John Antunovich | Ardmore Field Station | j.antunovich@auckland.ac.nz | 12988033 |
| Martin Brett | Advanced teaching laboratories | m.brett@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88192 |
| Bryan Davis | Electronics workshop | bg.davis@auckland.ac.nz | ext 87783 |
| Murray Hollis | Electronics workshop | m.hollis@auckland.ac.nz | ext 87184 |
| Harry Oudenhoven | Electronics workshop | hl.oudenhoven@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88883 |
| Edwin Rogers | Electronics workshop | e.rogers@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88846 |
| Denis Taylor | Undergraduate teaching laboratories | d.taylor@auckland.ac.nz | ext 88885 |
