Recipients January 2018
International Leader Fellowship
Number of received proposals: 16
Number of funded proposals: 5
| New Zealand PI | Institution | Project title | Funding (GST Excl) | Months | Collaborators |
| Associate Professor Tony clear | Auckland University of Technology | Modelling Influence in Software Ecosystems: Navigating a New Frontier | 150,000 | 36 |
Professor Daniela Damian, University of Victoria, Canada Professor Stephen MacDonell, University of Otago |
| Dr Jane Symonds | Cawthron Institute | Catalyst Leaders: International Leader Fellowship for Pierre Boudry, Ifremer | 138,700 | 36 | Dr PSC Boudry, Ifremer, France |
| Dr Carolyn Gates | Massey University | Antimicrobial Stewardship: Surveillance, Research & Engagement (ASSURE) in New Zealand farm animal production systems | 150,000 | 36 | Dr CJ Phythian, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Norway and Dr KK Reyher, University of Bristol - Veterinary School, United Kingdom |
| Professor Peter Xu | The University of Auckland | Robotic Technology for Automatic Harvesting of Ovine Offal | 150,000 | 36 | Professor Dr AW Verl, University of Stuttgart, Germany |
| Dr Rodney Badcock | Victoria University of Wellington | New materials delivering rapid rail transport and renewable generation | 150,000 | 36 | Professor J Fang, Beijing Jiaotong University, China |
New Zealand-China Scientist Exchange Programme
Number of received proposals: 11
Number of funded proposals: 10
| New Zealand PI | Institution | Project title | Collaborators | Collaborator Institutions |
| Dr Adrian Molenaar | AgResearch | Improving mitochondrial function in farm animals - phase two | Professor Dr Y Bi, Associate Professor ZD Hua | Hubei Academy of AgroSciences, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
| Dr Bin Tian | Lincoln University | A systematic study on the formation, influencing factors, cytotoxicity, and rapid detection of biogenic amines in wine | Professor S Liu, Professor JC Zhan | Northwest A&F University, China Agricultural University |
| Professor Eric Buenz | Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology | Pigment derivatives in petroleum – New indicators to reconstruct paleodepositional environments of source rocks and to correlate oils to their source | Professor XD Luo | Kunming Institute of Botany |
| Dr Charles Ampomah-Dwamena | Plant & Food Research | Regulation of carotenoid accumulation in fruit flesh |
Professor J Wu, Associate Professor WF Zeng, Professor Xu |
Nanjing Agricultural University, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University |
| Ms Cecilia Deng | Plant & Food Research | Development of a new collaboration with Chinese partners to develop novel bioinformatics and genomic technologies to aid molecular marker discovery in both countries | Professor LJ Fan, Professor ZH Han | Zhejiang University, China Agricultural University |
| Professor Martin Holland | University of Canterbury | New Zealand's Trade Agenda in the Age of Global Disruption |
Professor de Castro,Dr SY Lai, Professor C Ding, Professor Dr J Shi |
University of Macau, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Fudan University , Sichuan University |
| Professor Rodolfo Marquez | University of Canterbury | Development of New Treatments for Bamboo Protection |
Professor CS Hu |
South China Agricultural University |
| Dr David Leung | University of Canterbury | Probing drought tolerance mechanism in plants |
Professor Wang |
Northeast Agricultural University |
| Dr Matevz Raskovic | Victoria University of Wellington | Beyond infrastructure: How can New Zealand contribute to greater sustainability of China's Belt and Road Initiative in the Asia Pacific? |
Dr X Chen |
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Dr Adam Canning | Wellington Fish and Game Council | Using ecological network analysis to assess the effects of restoration efforts on the health of the Three Gorges Reservoir (Yangtze River) food web |
Dr Shi |
Institute of Hydroecology, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese Academy of Sciences |
RSNZ Nominations for JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships
Number of received proposals: 3
Number of nominated proposals: 3
| New Zealand PI | Institution | Project title | Collaborator | Collaborator Institutions |
| Dr J Zhe | Lincoln University | Investigation of the dual regulatory role of transcription factor using transcription activator-like proteins (TALE) in Drosophila menologaster | Professor Palmer, Professor NM Luscombe | Lincoln University, Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology |
| Mr Tze-Huan Lei | Massey University | The induction and decay of dry and humid heat acclimation on sweat gland function and cutaneous vasodilation | Professor Dr N Kondo | Kobe University |
| Mr Pat Wongpan | University of Otago | Integrated bio-physical study of multi-decadal variability of Antarctic land-fast sea ice breakup | Associate Professor S Aoki | Hokkaido University |