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Fantastic plastic – new plastic membrane that mimics pores found in plants and has applications in water, energy and climate change mitigation.

Tree Planting Auger – an instrument for tractor-mounted or hand-operated use in situations where a post-hole digger is inadequate.

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Early life Peter was born on 6 July 1948 in Newcastle NSW, the second of 3 sons to Wilfred (Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer at Shortland County Council) and Henrietta (home maker). Peter’s secondary education was at Callaghan College in Newcastle where he gained University Entrance and was School Captain in 1965. He married Jan Winton […]

Early life Stewart Henry Bastow was born in Folkestone, England on 22 February 1908. His family migrated to Australia. Stewart was educated at Caulfield Grammar, Melbourne; The Hutchins School, Hobart; and the Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane. Tertiary education and early career He graduated from the University of Tasmania in 1926, majoring in both […]

Dr Sefton Davidson Hamann was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 8 January 1921; the youngest, by 18 and 20 years, of three children. He studied for a BSc in chemistry and physics at Canterbury College. This was interrupted by him volunteering for service in the Royal NZ Navy in August 1941. He served until […]

Stub entry. Contributions wanted Biography Brian Harrison Walker was born and raised in Zimbabwe, obtained his first degree in agriculture in South Africa, and his Ph.D. in ecology in Sakatchewan, Canada, in 1968. His interests are in ecosystem function and dynamics, particularly in regard to resilience of tropical savannas and rangelands. He lectured at the […]

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Early life Annabelle Duncan was born in Nelson, New Zealand. She was the younger daughter of Gordon (small business owner) and Gladys (housewife). Her sister Mary, became a shorthand typist and worked in various clerical and office manager roles. She attend Waimea College in Richmond, Nelson, initially with the intention of following her sister into […]