RECOVER Team

RECOVER Team

Science Leader
Prof. David Schiel

Research team
Prof. Christopher Battershill
Dr. Mads Thomsen
Dr. Tommaso Alestra
Dr. John Pirker
Dr. Shane Orchard
Dr. Michael Hickford
Dr. Robyn Dunmore
Dr. Leigh Tait
Shawn Gerrity
Thomas Falconer
Stephanie Mangan
Stacie Lilley
Jan Mackenzie

Key collaborators
Jason Ruawai
M. Bartholomae
T. Wernberg
A. Verges
H. Fischman

Ph.D students
Dan Crossett
Spencer Virgin
Francois Thoral



Lead researcher


Key researcher
Key researcher
Key researcher
Key researcher/ Ngāi Tahu liaison
Key researcher
Key researcher
Key researcher
Key researcher
Key researcher
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Technical support
Technical support


Research collaborator
Research collaborator
Research collaborator
Research collaborator
Research collaborator


Ph.D candidate
Ph.D candidate
Ph.D candidate



University of Canterbury


University of Waikato
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
Cawthron Institute
NIWA
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury


Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura
University of Bremen
The University of Western Australia
University of New South Wales
University of Florida


Cawthron Institute
University of Canterbury
NIWA/UC

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