The Bio-Protection Research Centre has a strong contingent of postgraduate students. Those working within the World-leading Biosecurity Theme's three programmes are listed below:  

Emerging Technologies for Border Diagnostics:

Peter Holder - PhD candidate
PhD project: Stable isotope and trace elements as New Zealand geo-location markers for biosecurity

Ana Chomic - PhD candidate
Thesis: Molecular detection of Luteoviridae

Rupert Collins - PhD candidate
Thesis: Molecular identification of ornamental fishes for biosecurity

Intelligent Systems for Biosecurity

Joel Pitt - PhD candidate
PhD project: Modelling the spread of invasive species over the heterogeneous landscape.

He Shu-qi - MSc candidate
Thesis: Modelling the potential distribution and abundance of Light Brown Apple Moth and a potential biocontrol agent in China.

David Pontin - MSc candidate
Thesis: Genetic variation of jellyfish and factors affecting their abundance at New Zealand beaches.

Sylvian Guichard - PhD candidate
PhD project: Modelling the proximal source and associated foci of intercepted exotic insects.

Weed Dynamics and Invasion Processes

Steve Wangen - PhD candidate
PhD project: Simulating the spread of Hieracium lepidulum in heterogeneous landscapes.

Anuradha Medawatte - MPhil candidate
MPhil project: Preliminary investigation on the invasion of Pinus caribaea Morelet as a potential threat to the vegetation of Knuckles Forest Range in Sri Lanka.

Wayne Dawson - PhD candidate
PhD project: What determines species invasiveness? Testing traits with tropical trees.

Dawn Lemke - PhD candidate
Preliminary Thesis: Application of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Forest Management

Ross Meffin - MSc candidate
Thesis: Impacts of an Invasive weed, Hieraceum lepidulum, on species diversity.

Jennifer Pannell - PhD Candidate
PhD project: Predicting Weed Distributions Under Climate Change: Beyond the Envelope