Our Team
We are a collective of multidisciplinary experts who are passionate about environmental justice on Earth and in space.
Dr Priyanka Dhopade
Priyanka is an aerospace engineer at the University of Auckland and served as a Fellow of the PM's Chief Science Advisor in New Zealand.
Dr Adam Morris
Adam is a Principal Strategic Advisor in the Strategic Advice Unit at Auckland Council in futures and foresight for a broad range of sectors.
Lena Henry
(Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Te Rarawa)
Lena is a kaupapa Māori researcher at the University of Auckland in land use planning and resource management. Read More
Dr Cody Mankelow
Cody is a lifecycle assessment expert at the University of Auckland and lectures on sustainability across the Faculty of Engineering. Read More
Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton
Sarah is a lecturer in politics and public policy at the University of Auckland, with a background in astrophysics. Read More
Carolle Varughese
Carolle is a research analyst at the Office of the PM's Chief Science Advisor with a background in astronomy and public policy.
Catherine Qualtrough
Catherine is an astronomer, science communicator and research operations manager at the University of Auckland's Te Pūnaha Ātea - Space Institute. Read More
Te Kahuratai Moko-Painting
Te Kahuratai is a Professional Teaching Fellow and co-director of the Centre of Pūtaiao at the University of Auckland, with expertise in the Maramataka (Māori stellar-lunar-ecological calendar). Read More
Dr Nicholas Rattenbury
Nick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at The University of Auckland, with expertise in astrophysics and science payload development for space missions. Read More
Dr Alice Gorman
Alice is an Australian archaeologist, heritage consultant, and Associate Professor at Flinders University, with expertise in Indigenous heritage management. Read More
Dr Benjamin Kirollos
Ben is an aerospace and biomedical engineer, with expertise in fluid mechanics and experimental testing at Rocket Lab, Oxford University and startup ventures.
Dr Stefan Korber
Stefan is a Senior Lecturer in management and international business at The University of Auckland, with expertise in space industry ecosystems and entrepreneurship. Read More
Dr Annika Seppälä
Annika is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at The University of Otago, with expertise in atmospheric modelling, particularly the ozone. Read More
Dr Tom Dowling
Tom is a lecturer in geospatial science at the University of Auckland, with expertise in commercial geospatial intelligence in collaboration with ILRI, NASA-JPL and ESA. Read More
Dr Imogen Napper
Imogen is a marine scientist, National Geographic Explorer and Research Fellow at the University of Plymouth, with expertise in plastic pollution. Read More
Postgraduate researchers
Stevie Katavich-Barton
(Ngāi Tahu)
Stevie is a Master of Civil & Environmental Engineering student at the University of Auckland, researching the societal impact of satellite data.
Minduli Wijayatunga
Minduli is a PhD student at the University of Auckland's Te Pūnaha Ātea - Space Institute in trajectory design, proximity operations, and space debris removal. Read More
Ronda Geise
Ronda is a Master of Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Auckland, analysing national space priorities across the globe.