The Rutherford Discovery Fellowships are an annual science fellowship in New Zealand. The fellowships, established in 2010, are administered by the Royal Society Te Apārangi through a competitive process. Ten fellowships are awarded nationally. The successful Fellows are announced in October/November each year. The awards made in 2023, to twelve recipients, were the final awards.

Fellowship scheme

The fellowships are administered by the Royal Society Te Apārangi through Terms of Reference established by the Minister of Science and Innovation, and are intended to "develop excellent researchers in New Zealand".[1] The establishment of the scheme was funded by reprioritising funding from the existing James Cook Research Fellowships and the disestablished Foundation for Research, Science and Technology-funded Postdoctoral Fellowships.[2] The fellowships provide up to $160,000 per annum for five years for ten researchers, and are aimed at early to mid-career researchers (three to eight years post-PhD).[1] Applicants prepare a proposal describing their planned research at a named host institution, and a shortlist of applicants proceeds to interview. Successful Fellows are announced in October or November each year.[1][3] The Fellowships are intended to be prestigious, and to "develop and foster the future leaders in the New Zealand science and innovation system by encouraging their career development and by enabling them to establish a solid track record for future research".[1]

The Ministry of Science and Innovation commissioned a review of the scheme in 2011, following a public letter raising concerns about a gap in early and mid-career support for researchers.[2] The review, conducted by the government Social Wellbeing Agency (The Hub), interviewed fellows, the selection panel, and representatives from host institutions and the Royal Society. A draft report is available but the final report and recommendations do not appear to have been made public.[4][2] The scheme finished in 2023 with the awarding of $800,000 each to 12 fellows.[5] The fellowship is among several funding schemes replaced by the New Zealand Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship.[6]

Fellows

2010|2011|2012|2013|2014|2015|2016|2017|2018|2019|2020|2021|2022|2023
YearRecipientHost institutionProject title
2010

Donna Rose AddisUniversity of AucklandBuilding our autobiographies: how the brain constructs past and future autobiographical events
Ashton S. BradleyUniversity of OtagoThe birth, life, and death of a quantum vortex dipole
Murray CoxMassey UniversityComputational reconstruction of genomic evolution
Alexei J. DrummondUniversity of AucklandComputational analysis for molecular ecology and evolutionary biology
Paul P. GardnerUniversity of CanterburyBioinformatic approaches to functionally characterise RNAs
Noam GreenbergVictoria University of WellingtonEffective randomness, lowness notions and higher computability
Jennifer HayUniversity of CanterburyEpisodic word memory
Eric Le RuVictoria University of WellingtonSurface-enhanced spectroscopy: from fundamentals to applications
John N. J. ReynoldsUniversity of OtagoImproving brain function: a balancing act
Jason TylianakisUniversity of CanterburyReweaving the web of life: the interplay of species traits and resource constraints during the assembly and disassembly of ecological networks in changing environments.
2011

Quentin D. AtkinsonUniversity of AucklandA Darwinian approach to understanding the cultural evolution of language and cooperation
Nancy BertlerVictoria University of WellingtonThe Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project
Peter C. FineranUniversity of OtagoHow do bacterial ‘adaptive immune systems’ protect microbial cells against viral infection?
David GoldstoneUniversity of AucklandTrimming retroviral infection: Structural investigations of TRIM protein function
Chris HannUniversity of CanterburyAdvanced rocket system modelling and control for supersonic and hypersonic flight
Justin M. HodgkissVictoria University of WellingtonTime-resolved optical spectroscopy to guide the design of photoactive organic semiconductor devices
Nicole MorehamVictoria University of WellingtonThe protection of privacy in English private law
Wayne M. PatrickMassey UniversityNew insights into old problems: evolution of protein folds, protein functions and streamlined genomes
Anthony M. PooleUniversity of CanterburyHow does complexity emerge in cellular systems?
Nick T ShearsUniversity of AucklandMaintaining healthy marine ecosystems under increased anthropogenic stress and a changing climate
2012

Martin W. AllenUniversity of CanterburyUltraviolet vision – new frontiers in health and technology
Barbara J. AndersonUniversity of OtagoBattlegrounds and safe havens: disentangling the roles of ecology and evolution in the response of biological communities to climate change
Jessie JacobsenUniversity of AucklandAutism spectrum disorder: hunting for therapeutic targets using genetics
Peter D. MaceUniversity of OtagoMolecular signalling mechanisms at the interface between cellular life and death
Clemency MontelleUniversity of CanterburyNew perspectives on the history of the exact sciences in second millennium Sanskrit sources
Shinichi NakagawaUniversity of OtagoMultidisciplinary approaches to understanding the maintenance of biological variation
Nicholas RattenburyUniversity of AucklandToward Earth-II: completing the census of extra-sslar planets in the galaxy
Lara ShepherdMuseum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaHuman-induced evolutionary processes on a recently colonised landmass: incipient domestication and spatial dynamics of species’ declines
Geoff WillmottIndustrial Research LimitedThe nanofluidic plumber: submicron transport in liquids
Tim WoodfieldUniversity of OtagoNew frontiers in musculoskeletal regenerative medicine: biofabrication of cartilage and bone for entire joint resurfacing
2013

Brendon BradleyUniversity of CanterburyEarth-shattering detective work: Uncovering the mysteries of unresolved ground motion and geotechnical case-histories from the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes
Dillon MayhewVictoria University of WellingtonThe mathematics of space and language: matroids and model theory
Robert McKayVictoria University of WellingtonAntarctic ice sheet-Southern Ocean interactions during greenhouse worlds of the past 23 million years - and consequences for New Zealand climate.
Suresh D. MuthukumaraswamyUniversity of AucklandHigh-frequency brain activity in health and disease
Suetonia PalmerUniversity of OtagoImproving evidence for decision-makers in chronic kidney disease
Craig RadfordUniversity of AucklandUsing passive acoustics to monitor ecosystem health.
Jonathan SperryUniversity of AucklandInert C-H bonds: A gateway to molecular complexity
Elizabeth E. StanleyVictoria University of WellingtonWhat happened to human rights?: Exploring the changing status of human rights in New Zealand.
Daniel B. StoufferUniversity of CanterburyToward a general theory of evolution in ecological networks
Angela WanhallaUniversity of OtagoMarriage: the politics of private life in New Zealand
2014

Louise BicknellUniversity of OtagoInvestigating the contribution of genetic variation to shaping human disease
Alys R. ClarkUniversity of AucklandBiophysical models to predict markers of health in early pregnancy
Francis L. CollinsUniversity of AucklandNation and Migration: population mobilities, desires and state practices in 21st century New Zealand
Katie FitzpatrickUniversity of AucklandRethinking health education and promotion: health capital and diverse youth
Jonathan E. HalpertVictoria University of WellingtonNovel nanostructured materials and optoelectronic devices: solar cells and LEDs
Kim M. HandleyUniversity of AucklandWho is eating what in coastal marine sediments? Understanding microbial contributions to coastal marine health, stability and ecosystem functioning.
Michael KnappUniversity of OtagoEvolution and conservation of the New Zealand bird fauna - a genomic approach
James C. RussellUniversity of AucklandConservation complexity: scaling vertebrate pest control
Alexander Harwood TaylorUniversity of AucklandThe signature-testing approach to the evolution of intelligence.
Priscilla M. WehiManaaki Whenua – Landcare ResearchIndigenous ecological knowledge, introduced species, and the new New Zealand environment
2015

Jane R. AllisonMassey UniversityDeciphering molecular choreography
Peng DuUniversity of AucklandA joint experimental-modelling strategy for translational gastrointestinal electrophysiology and motility
Miro ErkintaloUniversity of AucklandLighting up New Zealand: Next-generation laser sources for scientific and industrial applications
Nick GolledgeVictoria University of WellingtonModelling the response of the Antarctic ice-sheet to a warming world and its contribution to future sea-level rise
Annette M. E. HendersonUniversity of AucklandBorn and raised to cooperate: Identifying how experience shapes our cooperation foundation
Cate Macinnis-NgUniversity of AucklandThirsty forests under future climates: impact of drought on native ecosystems
Troy L. MerryUniversity of AucklandBeta-catenin facilitates skeletal muscle glucose transport and pancreatic beta-cell insulin secretion
Kevin NortonVictoria University of WellingtonAre the hotspots cold? Using the world's fastest forming soils to measure the contribution of weathering and erosion to global climate stability
Geoffrey RodgersUniversity of CanterburyGround-Shaking Research: Damage-Free Buildings and Novel Seismic Monitoring Methods for Resilient Cities
Emma L. ScotterUniversity of AucklandThe Theory of (not quite) Everything: The neglected role of the blood-brain-barrier in motor neuron disease
Logan C. WalkerUniversity of OtagoPreparing for the future of genomic medicine
Gwenda M. WillisUniversity of AucklandWhat stops convicted sex offenders from reoffending? Developing a strengths-based framework for sexual violence prevention
2016

Baptiste AuguiéVictoria University of WellingtonLight and chirality at the nanoscale
Federico BaltarUniversity of OtagoWhat makes ‘normal’ normal? Alternative microbial carbon and energy acquisition mechanisms in the neglected high-nutrient low-chlorophyll (HNLC) areas of the ocean
Adam HartlandUniversity of WaikatoUnlocking the karst record: quantitative proxies of past climates from speleothems
Yoshihiro KanekoGNS ScienceStructural controls on earthquake behaviour in the Hikurangi subduction mega-thrust
Jenny MalmströmUniversity of AucklandSignals to cells when and where they are needed
D. G. G. McMillanUniversity of CanterburyBiomembrane nanotechnologies for exploring pathogen respiratory adaptation to identify and develop novel antibiotics
Huw HorganVictoria University of WellingtonAccelerating ice – the role of water in the flow of ice sheets
Jeremy G. OwenVictoria University of WellingtonHarnessing the biosynthetic potential of uncultivated microbes for the discovery of new antibiotics
Nicole RoughanUniversity of AucklandJurisprudence without borders: a pluralist theory of law
Rachael C. ShawVictoria University of WellingtonWild intelligence: exploring the evolution, function and conservation applications of cognitive traits
Virginia G. ToyUniversity of OtagoWeaving the Earth's weak seams: manifestations and mechanical consequences of rock fabric evolution in active faults and shear zones
2017

Emma L. CarrollUniversity of AucklandFamily matters: developing close kin mark recapture methods to estimate key demographic parameters in natural populations
Claire ChartersUniversity of AucklandConstitutional Transformation to Accommodate Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Lessons from Around the Globe
Aniruddha ChatterjeeUniversity of OtagoInvestigating the origin and consequences of epigenetic alterations in cancer metastasis
Christopher E. CornwallVictoria University of WellingtonPhysiological and environmental controls of coralline algal calcification under climate change
Alex GavryushkinUniversity of OtagoOnline algorithms in evolutionary biology
David HaymanMassey UniversityFrom individuals to populations: multi-scale approaches to pathogen emergence
Marwan KaturjiUniversity of CanterburyThe invisible realm of atmospheric coherent turbulent structures: Resolving their dynamics and interaction with Earth's surface
Yvette PerrottVictoria University of WellingtonRealising the potential of galaxy clusters as cosmological probes
Maxim S. PetrovUniversity of AucklandDeciphering the metabolic pathways underlying post-pancreatitis diabetes
Melinda WebberUniversity of AucklandKia tu rangatira ai nga iwi Maori: Living, succeeding, and thriving as iwi Maori
2018

Timothy AngeliUniversity of AucklandElectrophysiologically-based diagnostics and therapeutics for gastrointestinal disorders: bridging the gap from engineering benchtop to clinical bedside
Ceridwen FraserUniversity of OtagoThe race for new space: disentangling the processes that shape global patterns of biodiversity
Sarah DiermeierUniversity of OtagoLong non-coding RNAs as new drivers of tumour progression
Jay MarloweUniversity of AucklandDislocation in an age of connection: Mapping refugee settlement trajectories within an increasingly mobile world
Jonathan SquireUniversity of OtagoCosmic Turbulence, Microinstabilities, and the Magnetisation of the Universe
Karen StockinMassey UniversityThe application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), innovative technologies and evolutionary theory to address the conservation-welfare nexus during human-wildlife interactions
Lisa Te MorengaVictoria University of WellingtonNaku te rourou, nau te rourou, ka oranga ai te iwi (With my food basket and your food basket the people will be well)
Alice TheadomAuckland University of TechnologyDeveloping a biopsychosocial model of mild traumatic brain injury
Jonathan TonkinUniversity of CanterburyRethinking ecological networks in changing environments
Krushil WateneMassey UniversityIntergenerational Justice: Obligations and Decision-Making
2019

David AguirreMassey UniversityEcosystems on unstable foundations: examining the potential for coral and macroalgal responses to global change
Olivia FaullUniversity of OtagoBreathing and anxiety: Understanding the miscommunication between brain and body, and how best to treat it
Jodie HunterMassey UniversityDeveloping Mathematical Inquiry Communities: Using a strength based approach to provide equitable opportunities to learn mathematics for diverse learner
Andrew McDaidUniversity of AucklandUncovering new knowledge of neurological and musculoskeletal rehabilitation mechanisms using novel data-driven methods
Alexander MelnikovMassey UniversityApplications of modern computability
Volker NockUniversity of CanterburyElectrotaxis and protrusive force generation in fungal and oomycete pathogens – Pathways to new biocontrol strategies
Melanie OoiUniversity of WaikatoResilient and efficient light-based plant detection and characterisation for precision agriculture and environmental sustainability
Matthew RoskrugeMassey UniversityThe economics of social capital from a Māori perspective
Damian ScarfUniversity of OtagoThe Belonging Project
Jenni StanleyUniversity of WaikatoWhat does protection sound like? A modern approach to understanding New Zealand's underwater soundscapes and acoustic pressures
Ágnes SzabóMassey UniversityGrowing old in an adopted land: Cross-fertilizing ageing and acculturation research
2020

Siautu Alefaio-TugiaMassey UniversityRedefining the humanitarian landscape: Pacific-diasporic disaster resilience
Michele BannisterUniversity of CanterburyEmissaries from the darkness: understanding planetary systems through their smallest worlds
Nathaniel DavisVictoria University of WellingtonPushing the limits on renewable energy technology through hybrid organic/inorganic nanomaterials
Jemma GeogheganUniversity of Otago and ESREcological barriers and drivers of virus emergence
Nathan KennyUniversity of OtagoStretched mussels: tracing the genetic basis of resilience to climate change and ocean acidification in cultured green-lipped mussels (kuku) from genome to embryo
Gabor KereszturiMassey UniversityCaught in action - volcano surveillance with hyperspectral remote sensing
Libby LigginsMassey UniversityTohu of change for Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine biodiversity
Martino LupiniVictoria University of WellingtonComputing the shape of chaos
Jaimie VealeUniversity of WaikatoHealth inequities, social determinants of health, and gender affirmation: Transgender health research guided by principles of self-determination and informed consent
Adele WilliamsonUniversity of WaikatoIn extremis: how bacteria replicate, repair and diversify their genomes in challenging environments
2021

Alana AlexanderUniversity of OtagoCreating purakau of past, present, and future conservation impacts using genomics
Htin Lin AungUniversity of OtagoDevelopment of patient- and community-centric tuberculosis healthcare services: a multidisciplinary approach to close the health inequalities gap
Amanda BlackLincoln UniversityGenomes to giants: restoring resilient soil ecosystems in kauri forests
Calum ChamberlainVictoria University of WellingtonProbing the variability in earthquake nucleation mechanisms in New Zealand
Kelly DombroskiUniversity of CanterburyTransitioning to caring economies through transformative community investments
Jessica LaiVictoria University of WellingtonPatents and power: a critical analysis of knowledge governance
Khoon LimUniversity of Otago3D bioprinting of functional vascular networks
Samuel MehrVictoria University of WellingtonPsychological and cultural foundations of music
Sereana NaepiUniversity of AucklandPlanning for change: an analysis of neoliberalism, equity and change in higher education
Michael PriceVictoria University of WellingtonThe physics of next generation solar panels and light emitters for sustainability
Justin RustenhovenUniversity of AucklandCleaning the brain drains: augmenting meningeal lymphatic dysfunction in aging and neurodegenerative disease to alleviate cognitive decline.
2022

Rino LovreglioMassey UniversityPedestrian Evacuation Dynamics
Laura RevellUniversity of CanterburyAirborne microplastics in a changing climate
Michelle LaRueUniversity of CanterburySouthern Ocean connections: A metacommunity approach to understanding changes in the marine predator guild
Patrick SavageUniversity of AucklandThe music-language continuum: A global analysis
Guy SinclairUniversity of AucklandGoverning the Pacific: International Legal Ordering in Moana-nui-a-Kiwa
Hannah WaddingtonVictoria University of WellingtonTransforming the clinical pathway for young autistic children and their whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand
Holly WintonVictoria University of WellingtonSouthern Ocean phytoplankton and climate: Understanding the ability of phytoplankton to modulate climate in a warmer world
Julie Deslippe Victoria University of Wellington Plant-soil interactions, biodiversity and mountain ecosystem function in an era of global change
Kelly Blincoe University of Auckland Towards more inclusive software engineering practices and tools to retain women in software engineering
Mathew Anker Victoria University of Wellington Lanthanide(II) Hydrides for Nitrogen Fixation and Ammonia Production
Phoebe Macrae University of Canterbury Cross-disciplinary characterization of upper aerodigestive function
2023

Natalia Amy YewdallUniversity of CanterburyEnhancing enzyme networks in condensates for carbon capture and sustainable synthesis
Simon J. BarkerVictoria University of WellingtonMagma forensics at New Zealand’s volcanoes: understanding the magmatic systems and processes that drive eruptions
Kimberley O'SullivanUniversity of OtagoHOusing, energy, and MEntal health and wellbeing (HOME) Programme
Elizabeth MacphersonUniversity of CanterburyBlue Carbon Futures in Aotearoa New Zealand: Law, Climate, Resilience
Rosemary BrownUniversity of OtagoWiring the brain for motherhood: the critical role of hormones in maternal mood and behaviour
Megan LeaskUniversity of OtagoOmics and molecular strategies for precision medicine target discovery in Māori and Pacific peoples
Emma NolanUniversity of AucklandTools for our future: harnessing NZ-specific advanced cancer models to drive research discovery in Aotearoa
Lara GreavesVictoria University of WellingtonMore than the 3 Ps: Enhancing Participation in Politics, Policy, the Public Sphere, and Political Science
Tom LoganUniversity of CanterburyIncorporating cascading risk and multiple uncertainties into climate adaptation planning
Rebecca LawtonUniversity of WaikatoHelp for kelp in a warming world: A multi-disciplinary toolkit to identify resilience and improve heat tolerance of kelp for restoration and aquaculture
Marta RychertMassey UniversityHarm reduction industries or harmful corporations? Investigating digital and social media influence strategies of the emerging international legal cannabis industry and cannabis vaping sector
Emma SharpUniversity of AucklandAotearoa New Zealand's diverse soil values: Examining the ontological politics of soil 'management' from the ground up

Source: Royal Society Te Apārangi[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "About Rutherford Discovery Fellowships". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 King, Stuart (December 2011). "Review of Rutherford Discovery Fellowships". Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI). Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. "Timetable". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. "Review of Rutherford Discovery Fellowships » The Hub". thehub.swa.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. "Rutherford Discovery Fellowship tops 23 years with 12 new Fellows". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  6. MBIE (26 September 2023). "Valuing our people". Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  7. "Rutherford Discovery Fellowship recipients". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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