New Delhi: Professor Martha Savage from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington ‘s School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences (SGEES) has been awarded the 2020 Marsden Medal by the New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS) for her pathbreaking research in the fields of seismology, plate tectonics, and volcanology.
The medal was presented at the University’s Staff Excellence Awards by Dr Craig Stevens (pictured left with Professor Savage), a past president of the NZAS, and the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Grant Guilford (pictured right).
Professor Savage was surprised and delighted to hear she had been awarded the medal. “It’s a great honour to be recognised by the New Zealand Association of Scientists and to know the work I’ve been doing over the past 35 years has been valuable. I would not be where I am today without the hard work of the many mentors and colleagues I’ve had over the years,” she said.
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 2:54 pm | Royal Society Twenty-seven new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows and Ngā Ahurei Honore a Te
Apārangi Honorary Fellows have been elected to the Academy of the Royal Society
Te Apārangi for their distinction in research and advancement of science, technology . More
Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 4:31 pm | Royal Society Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund, has allocated $84.751 million (excluding
GST) to 134 research projects led by researchers in Aotearoa. These grants support
excellent New Zealand research in the humanities, science, maths, social sciences . More
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 2:20 pm | Royal Society
Fellowships support research into the evolution of stress tolerance in land plants,
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
Three new targets for the country were set: an average reduction of 2 percent each year between 2022 and 2025, 17 percent each year between 2025 and 2030 and 36 percent each year between 2030 and 2035.
Commission chair Dr Rod Carr said investing in electric vehicles, renewable energy generation, climate-friendly farming practices and planting more native forests would be critical to meeting the targets.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the draft advice was incredibly encouraging. The commission has determined that the economic cost to New Zealand, as I ve said, is not as great as previously thought. In fact, there are great economic opportunities for new jobs and new business over the coming years as we transition to an emissions free economy.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
The Prime Minister says it is incredibly encouraging that the Climate Change Commission s first official report shows that reaching our emissions reduction goals are both achievable and affordable.
The commission s first report, published on Monday, laid out a path to drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Paris Agreement targets.
Three new targets for the country were set: an average reduction of 2 percent each year between 2022 and 2025, 17 percent each year between 2025 and 2030 and 36 percent each year between 2030 and 2035.
Commission chair Dr Rod Carr said investing in electric vehicles, renewable energy generation, climate-friendly farming practices and planting more native forests would be critical to meeting the targets.
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