PAGES New Zealand

University of Canterbury

Most PAGES type activity is concentrated in the departments of Geological Sciences, Geography and Gateway Antarctica. The following is a good starting point for web searches through the Canterbury site (http://www.geol.canterbury.ac.nz/).

The department of Geological Sciences runs an active programme in paleoclimatology, micropaleontology (esp. beetle, chironomid and ostracod studies) and glacial geology.  The main focus of the glacial work is in the valleys of Canterbury (Hope, Waimakariri, Rakaia, Ashburton and Rangitata). Pilot work is under way in the Clutha system - Central Otago. The department runs an isotope preparation laboratory for cosmogenic dating and will shortly acquire a mass spectrometer for stable isotope analyses. Contact Dr Jamie Shulmeister James.shulmeister@canterbury.ac.nz for further information in these areas.

Geological Sciences also hosts an active tectonics programme focusing on Late Quaternary tectonic evolution of North Canterbury. Contact Dr Jarg Pettinga Jarg.Pettinga@canterbury.ac.nz for further details.

Global Change research in Geography focuses on climatology, glaciology and the history of the McMurdo Ice Shelf. Contact Prof Andy Sturman Andrew.Sturman@Canterbury.ac.nz for climate studies or Dr Wendy Lawson Wendy.Lawson@Canterbury.ac.nz for further details on glaciology.

Prof Richard Holdaway (Richard.Holdaway@canterbury.ac.nz) (Biological Sciences and Geology) has an extensive programme in ancient DNA, Avian paleocology and geoarchaeology

Canterbury University also hosts Gateway Antarctica, a multidisciplinary Antarctic research centre. Much global change research is operated through Gateway. Contact Prof. Bryan Storey (Bryan.Storey@Canterbury.ac.nz) for further details.