Dean's List 2021

The Dean’s List recognises theses that are of exceptional quality in every respect including scholarship, research content, quality of expression and accuracy of presentation.

January

Qichang Mei, Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Justin Wade Fernandez
Co Supervisors: Dr Yaodong Gu, Dr Vickie Shimors

Shaoxu Wang, Creative Arts and Industries
Main Supervisor: Dr Kai Gu
Co Supervisor: Dr Mohsen Mohammadzadeh

February

Siobhan Tu’akoi, Liggins Institute
Main Supervisors: Prof Mark Vickers, Dr Jacquie Bay

Lu Zhang, Education and Social Work
Main Supervisor: Prof Lawrence Zhang
Co Supervisor: Assoc Prof Aaron Wilson

March

Maggie Brown, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Peterson
Co Supervisor: Dr Catherine Rawlinson

Isuru Dharmarathna, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Anna Miles
Co Supervisor: Dr Jacqueline Allen

Moema Gregorzewski, Education and Social Work
Main Supervisor: Prof Peter O’Connor
Co Supervisor: Dr Molly Mullen

Adedamola Wuraola, Engineering
Main Supervisor: Dr Nitish Patel
Co Supervisor: Dr Sing Kiong Nguang

April

Rhiannon Mary Martel, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Prof Felicity Goodyear-Smith
Co Supervisor: Dr Matthew Shepherd

May

Elliott Wen, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Gerald Weber
Co Supervisor: Prof Jim Warren

June

Eadaoin Butler, Liggins Institute
Main Supervisor: Prof Wayne Cutfield
Co Supervisors: Dr Jose Derraik, Dr Celia Grigg

Karen Leong, Liggins Institute
Main Supervisor: Prof Wayne Cutfield
Co Supervisor: Dr José Derraik

Yang Yang, Business and Economics
Main Supervisor: Dr Michael Rehm
Co Supervisor: Dr Zhi Dong

July

Nicholas Borroz, Business & Economics
Main Supervisor: Prof Natasha Hamilton-Hart
Co Supervisor: Dr Brent Burmester

Rebecca Le Grice, Science
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Greg Holwell
Co Supervisor: Dr Darren Ward

Jerome Reil, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Ian Lambie
Co Supervisor: Prof Suzanne Barker-Collo

Ellie Rickman, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Stacey Reading
Co Supervisor: Assoc Prof James Stinear

Jon Woodhead, Medical & Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Dr Troy Merry
Co Supervisors: Dr Cameron Mitchell, Prof David Cameron-Smith

August

Deborah Johanson, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Broadbent
Co Supervisors: Prof Bruce MacDonald

Muhammad Waqas Munir, Engineering
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Waleed Abdulla
Co Supervisors: Dr Nitish Patel

Mariana Muelbert, Liggins Institute
Main Supervisor: Prof Frank Bloomfield
Co Supervisors: Prof Dame Jane Harding; Dr Chris Pook

Suneela Mehta, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Prof Rod Jackson
Co Supervisors: Assoc Prof Sue Wells

Xiaoming Tian, Education and Social Work
Main Supervisor: Prof Elizabeth Rata
Co Supervisors: Dr Graham McPhail

September

Brooke Wilson, Liggins Institute
Main Supervisor: Prof Justin O'Sullivan
Co Supervisors: Prof Wayne Cutfield; Dr Tommi Vatanen

Karaponi Aitaua Matapule Okesene-Gafa, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Prof Lesley McCowan
Co Supervisor: Prof Caroline Crowther

October

David Broderick, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Michael Taylor
Co Supervisors: Dr Fiona Radcliff; Dr Naveen Pillarisetti

Justine O'Hara-Gregan, Education and Social Work
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Deidre Le Fevre
Co Supervisor: Dr Darren Powell

Tarek Kollmetz, Engineering
Main Supervisor: Dr Jenny Malmstrom
Co Supervisor: Prof Dame Juliet Gerrard

Shawn Charles, Engineering
Main Supervisor: Dr Alice Chang-Richards
Co-Supervisor: Dr Tak Wing Yiu

Javiera Benavente Paredes, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Kevin Simon
Co Supervisor: Prof George Perry

Yadi Chen, Medical and Health Sciences 
Main Supervisor: Prof Paul Donaldson
Co Supervisor: Dr Ehsan Vaghefi

Trusha Purohit, Medical and Health Sciences 
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Zimei Wu
Co Supervisor: Dr Sara Hanning

November

Denise Neumann, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Karen Waldie
Co Supervisor: Assoc Prof Elizabeth Petersen

Don Samitha Elvitigala, Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Suranga Nanayakkara
Co Supervisors: Assoc Prof Denys Matthies; Prof Thor Besier

Boshan Chen, Engineering
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof James Lim
Co Supervisors: Dr Krishanu Roy; Dr Gary Raftery

Alyssa Lie, Medical and Health Sciences 
Main Supervisor: Dr Ehsan Vaghefi
Co Supervisor: Prof Paul Donaldson

Claire Cui, Business and Economics
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Julie Harrison
Co Supervisor: Dr Frederick Chang Yu Ng

Laura Cagigal Gil, Science
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Giovanni Coco
Co Supervisors: Dr Melissa Bowen; Dr Murray Ford

December

Nicola Lacalendola, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Geoff Willmott
Co Supervisor: Prof Jadranka Travas-Sejdic

Hiran Thabrew, Medical and Health Sciences 
Main Supervisor: Prof Sally Merry
Co Supervisor: Dr Karolina Stasiak

Mark Hoksbergen, Business and Economics
Main Supervisor: Prof David Sundaram
Co Supervisors: Dr Johnny Chan and Dr Gabrielle Peko

Kate MacKrill, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Prof Keith Petrie
Co Supervisors: Emer Prof Timothy Cundy

Alberto Ardid Segura, Engineering
Main Supervisor: Prof Rosalind Archer
Co Supervisor: Dr David Dempsey

Mohsen Yazdanian, Engineering
Main Supervisor: Dr Dmytro Dizhur
Co Supervisor: Prof Jason Ingham

Ingrid Wang, Education and Social Work
Main Supervisor: Prof Peter O'Connor
Co Supervisor: Dr Esther Fitzpatrick