Physics and Astronomy

Physics and Astronomy

Academic Staff

Professor Philip H Butler
  • Professor of Physics
  • The CERN Medipix radiation detector for spectral x-ray CT, and for beam radiation monitoring around the Compact Muon Soleniod at the Large Hadron Collider.
  • Algebraic foundations of EM, relativity and QM
Dr Stuart Lansley
  • Lecturer in Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Diamond x-ray detectors for clinical & high energy physics applications
Dr Juergen Meyer
  • Senior Lecturer of Medical Physics
  • Director of the Medical Physics Programme
  • High precision radiation therapy and related imaging
Dr Richard Watts
  • Senior Lecturer of Physics
  • Director of MR Research, Van der Veer Institute
  • Understanding brain structure, function and development using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)


Postdoctoral Researchers

   

 

Visiting Lecturers

Dr Darin O'Keeffe

  • Diagnostic Physics Leader and Nuclear Medicine Physicist in the Dept of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Christchurch Hospital
Dr Nanette Schleich
  • Medical Physics and Bioengineering Department, Christchurch Hospital
John Turner
  • Senior Lecturer
  • Secretary, NZ Branch ACPSEM
van Heerden
Dr Louis van Heerden
  • Gross Anatomist
  • MBChB; BSc (Hons) Human Anatomy & Zoology; HED (Higher Education Teaching Diploma)


Guest Lecturers


Assoc Prof Jennifer Brown
Tony Cotterill
  • Leader Quality Assurance/Team Leader Regulatory, National Radiation Laboratory, Christchurch
Bryn Currie
  • Monte Carlo tutoring

Dr Mike Dickison

Dr Andrew McEwan
  • Adjunct Senior Fellow (June 2007 - June 2010)
  • Director of National Radiation Laboratory (1984-1997)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
  • Honarary Doctor of Science (April 2009)
Dr Iain Ward
  • Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology, Christchurch Hospital

Visitors

Brucher
Prof. Dr. Rainer Brucher
Baier
Kurt Baier
Martin van der Mark
  • Department Visitor (May-June 2008)
  • Principal Scientist in Biomedical Photonics at Philips Research, Eindhoven