Recipients January 2023
Catalyst: Seeding
Funding round overview
Programme | Number of received proposals | Number of funded proposals |
General | 45 | 10 |
Catalyst: Seeding General
New Zealand PI | Institution | Project | Funding | Months | Collaboration Partners | Collaborator Institutions | Countries |
Dr Karin van der Walt | Wellington City Council | Seed conservation and restoration of Araucariaceae, a family of coniferous trees, in the Pacific Region | 79,907 | 24 | Dr Guzzon, Dr D Sommerville, Dr Nadarajan, Dr Ballesteros Bargues, Dr L Gerth, Dr Faruk | Pacific Community's Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, University of Valencia, Victoria University of Wellington, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | FIJI, AUSTRALIA, SPAIN, UNITED KINGDOM |
Professor Marie Wong | Massey University | Improving market access for NZ avocado oils by ensuring high quality and food safety | 80,000 | 24 | Dr B Matthäus, Dr AB Woolf, Professor SC Wang | Max Rubner-Institut, The New Zealand Plant and Food Research Institute Limited, University of California, Davis | GERMANY, NEW ZEALAND, USA |
Dr Jingjing Liu | University of Auckland | A validated digital tool for novel green H2 production technology | 80,000 | 24 | Dr Wood | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | USA |
Dr Alice Della Penna | University of Auckland | Plenty of fish in the (deep) sea? Using light attenuation to estimate mesopelagic biomass. | 80,000 | 24 | Dr D Braun | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | USA |
Dr Vickie Shim | University of Auckland | Personalised movement therapy for the diabetic foot with digital twins | 80,000 | 24 | Professor Vanwanseele | KU Leuven | BELGIUM |
Dr Claudia Meisrimler | University of Canterbury | Establishing Collaborative Networks in Phytophthora Research for Global Tree Health | 80,000 | 24 | Professor Dr PRJ Birch, Dr ML Gerth, Dr CH Mesarich, Dr Williams, Dr SC Whisson, Mr DA Herron | University of Dundee, Victoria University of Wellington, Massey University Manawatu, Plant And Food, The James Hutton Institute, Scion | UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED KINGDOM |
Associate Professor Michelle LaRue | University of Canterbury | Toward a coordinated research network to monitor the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area | 80,000 | 24 | Dr Brooks, Dr Ballard, Professor Hofmann, Dr DuVivier | University of Colorado-Boulder, Point Blue Conservation Science, Old Dominion University, National Centre for Atmospheric Research | USA, USA, USA, USA |
Dr Vanessa Morris | University of Canterbury | Solution insights into a unique amyloid formation mechanism of a critical tumour suppressor | 80,000 | 24 | Professor B Demeler, Dr C Goebl | University of Lethbridge, University of Otago Christchurch | CANADA |
Professor Sarah (Sally) Gaw | University of Canterbury | Biomarkers of oxidative stress in wastewater as an indicator of community health and wellbeing | 46,371 | 24 | Professor Thomas, Mr Chappell | The University of Queensland, Insitute of Environmental Science and Research | AUSTRALIA |
Dr Nathan Kenny | University of Otago | Rainbow connection: a novel collaboration to examine the role of colour in sea star resilience to environmental stressors | 80,000 | 24 | Associate Professor KL Cheney, Dr ST Williams, Professor M Byrne, Associate Professor Y Kano | The University of Queensland, The Natural History Museum, The University of Sydney, The University of Tokyo | AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN |