GNS Science, Te Pū Ao, is New Zealand’s leading provider of Earth, geoscience and isotope research and consultancy services. Their purpose is to understand natural Earth system processes and resources, and to translate these into economic, environmental and social benefits.
Jenny Barretto
Jenny is a geoscientist at GNS Science. Since 2007 her work has been focused on assisting coastal States, like the Republic of the Philippines and the Sultanate of Oman, in delineating their continental shelves as defined in UNCLOS Article 76. Her expertise are in the fields of marine geomorphology, geology and geophysics as applied to UNCLOS provisions, regional tectonics, resource exploration, geohazards, and marine spatial planning. |
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Dr Nancy Bertler
Nancy is the lead scientist at the National Ice Core Research Program. She is jointly employed by GNS Science and Victoria University of Wellington, where she is an Associate Professor in Ice Core Paleoclimatology. Nancy came to Wellington after obtaining her bachelor’s degree in Germany, and an MSc from the University of London, to undertake a PhD at VUW using ice cores to study climate history over the last century for the McMurdo Sound region of Antarctica. She has led 11 expeditions to Antarctica. |
Sally Dellow
Sally is a Senior Scientist and Team Leader for the Engineering Geology Team at GNS Science. She has worked throughout New Zealand on a variety of research and consulting projects, mainly dealing with landslide and earthquake hazards. She has worked on projects updating the geological and geotechnical understanding of the foundations many of New Zealand’s large hydro-power dams. A cornerstone of Sally’s work over the last twenty years has been developing the landslide response and landslide data capture capabilities as part of the GeoNet Project. |
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Kristie-Lee Thomas
Kristie-Lee Thomas (BSc, MSc) is a risk scientist at GNS Science. She grew up on the Chatham Islands, went to Christchurch Girl’s High School before studying Geology, Geography and Environmental Science at University of Canterbury. As someone passionate for both the environment and the communities within it, she then studied a Master of Science in Disaster Risk and Resilience, pursuing a career to ‘make a difference’ to the ways we understand and prepare for natural hazards. Her work involves working with Tangata Whenua and communities to understand natural hazard risk to co-create initiatives to build resilience. |