Radix Nutrition uses superior technology and ingredients to give nutritionally-designed meals a major makeover. At its state-of-the-art factory in Horotiu, Radix Nutrition gathers top-quality ingredients and applies the latest scientific nutritional research to create convenience meals that not only taste great but enhance cognitive and physical performance. Fuelling Olympic, Commonwealth Games and World Championship athletes,…
DairyNZ’s Improving Dairy Fertility Genetics Project has discovered new markers to help boost dairy herd fertility. Breeding Values (BV) estimate a cow or bull’s genetic merit for particular traits to help farmers increase desirable features in their herd. This DairyNZ project focused on the Fertility BV. Less than 5% of the measures in the existing…
Better health outcomes for pregnant women and their babies is a passion for Dr Ruth Martis. Dr Martis has been involved in research on breastfeeding, teenage pregnancy, fetal heart-rate monitoring and movement in labour and most recently gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). High blood sugar levels during pregnancy pose risks to both the mother and her…
The ebb and flow of the ocean holds a particular fascination for Dr Julia Mullarney. Dr Mullarney creatively combines lab experiments, numerical modelling and field research to understand the dynamics shaping our coastal environments. She has shown international research leadership in her studies of mangrove zones, making important discoveries about the factors influencing sediment movement…
The Waikato Data Portal team has broken down silos to better leverage and improve access to data generated by our region’s councils. There are 12 councils in the Waikato, all collecting information to support their legislated activities. People wanting to access this data have previously had to approach councils individually to get what they need.…
In day-to-day lab management and as a champion for her profession, Raewyn Keene goes the extra mile. Described by colleagues as an unsung hero, Raewyn is a vital cog in the St Paul’s Collegiate science faculty, where she is sole-charge Science Technician supporting a faculty of 16 teaching staff across six departments. Raewyn came to…
The ultimate quiet achiever, John Williamson has been a mainstay of our dairy research industry. John worked in laboratories for the Dairy Board and Dexcel, joining Dairy NZ as a Lead Research Technician when it was formed in 2007. His focus has been microbiology and he has an encyclopaedic knowledge of mastitis, including treatment and…
A dynamic, visionary science educator, Rachael Goddard is committed to fostering sustainability. Rachael Goddard has been a passionate environmental scientist and educator for over 17 years. As Sustainability & Environment Manager for the University of Waikato, she developed, delivers and reports on its sustainability strategy. She has engaged thousands on campus and in the community…
Ricci Wesselink is making a difference to student learning by flipping the education model. A passionate health science educator, Ricci Wesserlink teaches anatomy and physiology at Wintec’s Centre for Health and Social Practice. Her research and practice focuses on changing delivery to enhance learning outcomes. Her students used to attend a two hour lecture, followed…
Little things making a big difference to air, soil and water quality are Dr Jonathan Caldwell’s realm of expertise. An environmental chemist by training, Dr Caldwell is an integral and senior member of the Waikato Regional Council (WRC) Science Directorate, manager of the council’s regional air quality monitoring programme and technical adviser for its contaminated…