Awards & professional recognition

Stormy pot of gold (Judy Grindell)

Ellen Cieraad: ‘Best publication by a new researcher’ awarded by the New Zealand Ecological Society

Phil Cowan: Japan Society for Promotion of Science Fellowship to visit key invasive species researchers

Phil Cowan: Invited presentation to Hokkaido University Veterinary School as part of ‘Fostering Global Leaders in Veterinary Science for Contributing to One Health’, an outstanding graduate school educational program supported by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), Japan

Adam Daigneault, Oshadhi Samarasinghe and Suzie Greenhalgh: New Zealand Association of Economists’ Economic Policy Prize for their paper ‘Agro-environmental policy impacts on regional land use in New Zealand’

Penny Fisher: Awarded a New Zealand – China Scientist Exchange Programme grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand

Ronny Groenteman: The Peter Ingram Memorial Award from the New Zealand Biosecurity Institute

Grant Norbury, Andrea Byrom, Roger Pech, James Smith, Dean Clarke, Dean Anderson and Guy Forrester: The New Zealand Ecological Society award for ‘Best science paper on New Zealand ecology for 2014 published in international literature’

Pranoy Pal: Best Poster Award, 20th World Congress of Soil Science and International Union of Soil Sciences

Pierre Roudier: Nominated for the ‘Best paper in pedometrics’ award presented annually by the Pedometrics Commission of the International Union of Soil Sciences

Surinder Saggar: Award of Honour from the Ludhiana Chapter of the Indian Society of Soil Science for distinction in research and advancement of soil science

Priscilla Wehi: Awarded a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship from the Royal Society of New Zealand

Priscilla Wehi: Chosen by the Sunday Star-Times as one of their ‘First XV for 2015’ ‒ a crack squad of kiwi entrepreneurs, politicians, scientists and artists likely to make the headlines this year

Landcare Research awards to staff

Distinguished Service: Les Basher, Pike Brown, Andrea Byrom, Thomas Buckley, Alison Collins, Janine Duckworth, Judy Grindell, Michelle Jones, Phil Lyver, Fraser Morgan, Markus Mueller, Peter Newsome, David Pairman, Pauline Wilson.

Health & Safety: Andrea Airey, Scott Bartlam, John Dando, Elly Lang, Stuart Oliver, Delwene Pupuo.

Best Technician: Birgit Rhode