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NZUAA University Profiles: University of Otago
| Name of contact | Dr Patricia Langhorne
Department of Physics
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedinph: +64 3 479 7654
fax: +64 3 479 7584
email: pjl@physics.otago.ac.nz |
| Key Antarctic Activities |
| Teaching | Yes |
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| Research | Yes |
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| Other | |
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| Teaching: Courses with a Substantial Antarctic Component |
| Code | GEOG 289/395 | GEOG 283/389 | GEOG 454 | GEOL 112 | GEOL 422 |
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| Duration | | | | Semester 2 | Whole Year |
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| Level | 200/300 | 200/300 | 400 | 100 | 400 |
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| Title | Geomorphology | Climate Change: The Past | Alpine Geomorphology | Dynamic Earth | Magmatic Processes |
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| Course Weight | 6pts | 6pts | 6pts | 6pts | 8pts |
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| Number of Students | 130 | 120 | 12 | 100 | 6 |
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| Proportion of Antarctic Material | 15% | 20% | 30% | 5% | 30% |
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| Themes | Subtitles | Project Title | PI Name | Logistic Provider | Funding Provider | Researchers |
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| Physical Environments | Lithosphere | McMurdo Volcanic Group | Alan Cooper | AntNZ | University of Otago | 1 |
| Ice-free Regions | | | | | |
| Climate Change | Advances in Ocean Wave / Sea-Ice Interaction: Towards an Operational Model | Vernon Squire | n/a (theoretical) | Marsden | 2+ |
| The Cryosphere | Basal Ice Processes | Sean Fitzsimons | AntNZ | University of Otago | 3 |
| The Atmosphere | | | | | |
| Management & Conservation | | | | | |
| Southern Ocean | Oceanography of the Ross Sea | | | | | |
| Marine Biodiversity | Behaviour of Adelie Penguins | Lloyd Davis | AntNZ | University of Otago | 1 |
| Marine Ecosystems | | | | | |
| Management & Conservation | | | | | |
| Ecosystems | Terrestrial Biodiversity | | | | | |
| Ecosystem Functioning | | | | | |
| Human Ecology | | | | | |
| Management & Conservation | | | | | |
| Post-graduate Research Students |
| Name | PhD/Masters | NZ/Overseas | Funding Source |
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| Sarah Mager | PhD | NZ | Marsden |
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| Paul Sirota | PhD | NZ | University of Otago |
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| Shelley MacDonnel | PhD | NZ | University of Otago & AntarcticaNZ |
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| Ben Varkalis | MSc | NZ | University of Otago |
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| Tim Williams | PhD | NZ | Marsden |
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| Adam Martin | PhD | Overseas | University of Otago |
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| Hanne-Kristin Paulsen | MSc | Overseas | University of Otago |
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| Rosemary Sullivan | BSc(hons) | NZ | University of Otago |
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| Resource / Facility | Comment |
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| Biological | |
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| Physical | Rock Samples |
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| Specialist Laboratories | Trace Element/Isotope Laboratory: For analysis of trace elements and radiogenic isotopes
X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction: For analysis of major & trace elements, for mineral identification
Age Dating
Stable Isotopes: Stable Isotope Laboratory |
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| Antarctic Library | |
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| Map Library | |
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| Other | |
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