Dean's List 2022

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

Emma Ordono, Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof David Budgett
Co Supervisor: Prof Bruce Smaill

Hannah Darroch, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Christopher Hall
Co Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Astin

March

Kate Loveys, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Prof Elizabeth Broadbent
Co Supervisor: Assoc Prof Mark Sagar

Hwee Sze Tee, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Kim Handley
Co Supervisor: Dr Gavin Lear

Natalie Robertson, Arts
Main Supervisor: Prof Dame Anne Salmond
Co Supervisor: Prof Huhana Smith

April

Caspar Groiseau, Science
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Scott Parkins
Co Supervisor: Prof Howard Carmichael

Tamsin Robb, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Dr Cherie Blenkiron
Co Supervisor: Prof Cristin Print

Sina Safaei, Science
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Geoff Willmott
Co Supervisor: Prof Shaun Hendy

May

Sherine Valiyaveetil Ali, Engineering
Main Supervisor: Prof Peter Xu
Co Supervisors: Assoc Prof Richard Clarke, Prof Leo Cheng, Dr Jacqui Allen

Hani Abdeltawab, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Dr Manisha Sharma
Co Supervisors: Assoc Prof Simon Young, Assoc Prof Darren Svirskis

Emilie Gios, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Kim Handley
Co Supervisor: Prof Gillian Lewis

Edward Ferdian, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Prof Alistair Young
Co Supervisor: Dr David Dubowitz

Daniel Bertin Ugarte, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Jan Lindsay
Co Supervisor: Prof Shane Cronin

Zhaohan Xiong, Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Main Supervisor: Dr Jichao Zhao
Co Supervisors: Dr Gonzalo Maso Talou, Assoc Prof Martin Stiles

June

Muhammed Bolomope, Business
Main Supervisor: Dr Abdul-Rasheed Amidu
Co Supervisors: Dr Olga Filippova, Prof Deborah Levy

Pramuk Keerthisinghe, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Dr Christopher Hall
Co Supervisors: Dr Jonathan Astin, Dr Guy Warman

Rory Devlin, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Jonathan Sperry
Co Supervisor: Dr Ivanhoe Leung

July

Eri Sasaki, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Nickola Overall
Co Supervisors: Assoc Prof Annette Henderson

Amy Errmann, Business
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Yuri Seo
Co Supervisors: Dr Denise Conroy, Dr Felix Septianto

Sunandita Ghosh, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Duncan McGillivray
Co Supervisor: Emer Prof Laurence Melton, Dr Ivanhoe Leung, Assoc Prof Ai Qian Ye

Mihaela Enache, Education and Social Work
Main Supervisor: Prof Toni Bruce
Co Supervisor: Dr Esther Fitzpatrick

Ivanna Williantarra, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Dr Sue McGlashan

Bruce Peng, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Sarah Cowie
Co Supervisors: Prof Donna Rose Addis, Prof Quentin Atkinson, Dr David Moreau

August

Luis Knight, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Dr Julie Lim
Co Supervisors: Assoc Prof Monica Acosta

Ailun Gu, Arts
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Minako O'Hagan
Co Supervisor: Dr Lixin Jiang

Dongmei Lin, Arts
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Eduardo Piñeros
Co Supervisor: Dr Jason Brown

Sara Mustafa, Liggins Institute
Main Supervisor: Prof Caroline Crowther
Co Supervisors: Dr Clare Wall, Prof Dame Jane Harding

Wenyao Zhu, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Paul Kilmartin
Co Supervisors: Prof Siew-Young Quek, Dr Frank Benkwitz

Sophie Farrow, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Justin O'Sullivan
Co Supervisors: Assoc Prof Jo Perry, Dr William Schierding

Elena Zubielevitch, Science
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Daniel Osborne
Co Supervisor: Prof Chris Sibley

Dinum Herath, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Joanna Putterill
Co Supervisor: Dr Erika Varkonyi-Gasic

Stephanie Lambie, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Nicola Gaston
Co Supervisor: Dr Krista Steenbergen

Fanglei Tong, Engineering
Main Supervisors: Prof Wei Gao, Dr Shanghai Wei

September

Craig Marsh, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Russell Millar
Co Supervisors: Dr Ian Tuck

Anna Krstic, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Dr Marie-Louise Ward
Co Supervisors: Dr David Crossman

Lois Xu, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr Yong Wang
Co Supervisors: Dr Thomas Yee

Esther Yao, Education and Social Work
Main Supervisor: Dr Kane Meissel
Co Supervisors: Dr Pat Bullen

Kevin Stitely, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Bernd Krauskopf
Co-Supervisors: Dr Scott Parkins

October

Harry Jordan, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Prof Cathy Stinear
Co Supervisors: Prof Alan Barber and Prof Winston Byblow

Elena Adaikina, Liggins 
Main Supervisor: Prof Paul Hofman
Co Supervisors: Dr Silmara Gusso

Juyeon Ko, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Prof Max Petrov
Co Supervisors: Prof David Cameron-Smith

Romy Hume, Education and Social Work
Main Supervisor: Prof Missy Morton
Co Supervisors: Prof Toni Bruce

Vanine Amaral, Arts
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Walescka Pino-Ojeda
Co Supervisor: Dr Caroline Vercoe

Shalinda Fernando, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Prof Peter Shepherd
Co Supervisor: Dr Kate Lee

November

Kylie Chen, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Alexei Drummond
Co Supervisor: Dr David Welch

Youhasan Punithalingam, Medical and Health Sciences
Main Supervisor: Assoc Prof Marcus Henning
Co Supervisors: Dr Mataroria Lyndon, Dr Yan Chen

Siaosi Fatu Vaili, Education and Social Work
Main Supervisor: Prof Christine Rubie-Davies, Prof Melinda Webber

Ryan England, Science
Main Supervisor: Dr SallyAnn Harbison
Co Supervisor: Dr Douglas Elliot

Sara Beikzadeh Ghelejlou, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Jadranka Travas-Sejdic
Co Supervisor: Prof Paul Kilmartin

Eileen Joy, Education & Social Work
Main Supervisor: Prof Liz Beddoe
Co Supervisor: Prof Ginny Braun

December

Zahra Aghababaie Khouzani, Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Main Supervisor: Dr Tim Angeli-Gordon
Co Supervisors: Prof Leo Cheng. Dr Niranchan Paskaranandavadivel

Nicholas Horspool, Engineering
Main Supervisor: Prof Ken Elwood
Co Supervisor: Prof David Johnston

April Ettington, Science
Main Supervisor: Prof Rochelle Constantine
Co Supervisor: Prof Richard Newcomb