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Professor Metson is currently managing the development of the Newmarket Innovation Campus at the University of Auckland after 7 years as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Vice President) Research at the University. At the University of Auckland he was co-founder of the Research Centre for Surface and Materials Science and of the Light Metals Research Centre and was a founding member of New Zealand’s MacDiarmid Institute for Materials Science and Nanotechnology. He has also led the University’s engagement with university networks such as the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU).

He has worked extensively with international industry, particularly in aluminium reduction technology, gas dry-scrubbing, and alumina refining and is a recognised authority on industrial aluminas and environmental performance of smelters. This has led into an interest in global materials futures and decarbonisation pathways for major industries.

Professor Metson has served in a range of national and international roles including as the Chief Science Advisor to New Zealand’s Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. Previously he was the chair of the MoRST Research Infrastructure Advisory Group and NZ Government representative on the Australian National Science Advisory Committee that oversaw the development of the Australian Synchrotron and has chaired the International Advisory Committee for the facility. He is a Director of The New Zealand Synchrotron Group, and the Research and Education Advanced Network of New Zealand (REANNZ) and chairs the Board of Auckland UniServices Ltd, the commercialisation company of the University. He is the author of over 250 publications and an inventor on a number of patents.

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Please register or decline before 2pm on Friday 4th October

Meeting Tuesday 8th October 2024
Remuera Golf Club 6-30pm

Our keynote speaker is Dr Helen Murray from the University of Auckland. Helen,
who is based in the Centre for Brain Research (CBR), is one of the country’s
leading experts on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a form of dementia
associated with repetitive head injury. Although CTE can be categorically
diagnosed only after death, neurologists can give a ‘probable’ CTE diagnosis
while people are alive, using an informed process of elimination.
The disease has received greater public attention in recent years as former
professional sportspeople with probable CTE, such as ex-All Black Carl Hayman,
have spoken out about the toll their sports careers have taken on their health.
She has played for the Ice Fernz ice hockey team since 2013, captaining the
side from 2016 to 2022 and also represented New Zealand in inline hockey.
Helen has seen many teammates suffer concussions and has also experienced
her own share of knocks to the head, including a mild concussion this year.

We will also be having a short talk from Sryana Sukhdev who is the 2024 Rotary
Club of Newmarket John Burton Heart Research Awardee. Sry’s work is on brain
blood flow and stroke and how to prevent reperfusion injury.

Don’t know what reperfusion is -come along & find out!!!

Meeting at the Rotary Grove

Corner Carlton Gore Road and Park road

Henry McGarry from Concept Builders 

Meeting is in Room on Right Side of Main Entrance

This is a great opportunity for budding wine connoisseurs to taste wines from various regions of France and order the ones you like.

See attached invitation.

Numbers are limited so be in quickly

RSVP David Bradshaw

021 688359

dwbradshawnz@gmail.com

tbc by Brian

Professor Jim Metson Head of the Newmarket Campus is available on 5^th November to talk about the developments on the campus which include a public café and the Newmarket Innovation Precinct.

Dr. Enrico is very interesting.

AUT Eng, Comp & Math Sci Director

Rotary National Science and Technology Forum

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Brain is the pastt CEO of the Employment Manufactures assoctian.