Lakes380 Team

Lakes380 has a strong, multi-disciplinary team with expertise in paleolimnology, lake dynamics, social science, Māori environmental and resource management, molecular techniques, geochronology, and climate and environmental change.

Marcus Vandergoes

GNS Science | Lakes380 programme co-leader

Marcus is a paleoecologist whose research focuses on reconstructing historic environmental change through the analysis of lake sediment cores. His research explores how ecosystems have responded to climate change, landscape evolution and human impact.

Susie Wood

Cawthron Institute | Lakes380 programme co-leader

Susie is a freshwater scientist and molecular ecologist. Her research focuses on the ecology of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers, and the application of DNA-based tools for characterising and understanding aquatic ecosystems.

Research Assistant. Radiocarbon Target & Core Sample Processing

Critical Step Leader. Environmental Reconstruction, Fieldwork & Data Analysis

Kaiāwhina Māori – Māori Cultural Advisor & Scientist

Videographer for Wairarapa Lake Stories.

Masters Student – Lake Pigments

Social Science Leader & Iwi Rohe Partners Co-lead

Environmental Reconstruction of Climate Change using Lake Sediments

Hyperspectral Analysis, Data Management & Logistical Support

International Collaborator. Lake Modelling

Critical Step Leader. Lake Ecology, Invasive species

Project Manager

Waikato Regional Council Action Partner

Project Coordinator Iwi Engagement & Communications

PhD Student – Analytical Frameworks for Hyperspectral Dataset Integration

International Collaborator. Statistical and Data Analysis

PhD Student – Modelling Historic Lake Sediment Dynamics

Project Management Team

Research Assistant, PhD Student – Investigating Ecosystem Disturbance & Native Fish using eDNA

Field and Laboratory Assistant

Laboratory Technician

Masters Student – Investigating Lake Nganoke

Critical Step Leader, Environmental Reconstruction, Fieldwork & Data Analysis

Research Technician

International Collaborator Diatomist and Environmental Reconstructions

Data Scientist

Radiocarbon & Core Processing

Molecular Ecologist/Bioinformatician

International Collaborator. Diatom Analysis and Environmental Reconstructions

Researching Historical Phytoplankton Communities using Pigments

PhD Student – Reconstructing Lake History using Diatoms

PhD Student – Molecular Ecology & Paleolimnology

Biogeochemistry, Invertebrate Biology & Microbial Ecology

Social Science Postdoctoral Researcher

Molecular Scientist – eDNA Methods for the Detection of Taonga Species

Technical and Field Assistance

PhD Student – Picocyanobacteria Distribution

Field and Laboratory Technician

Steering Committee Member and Project Advisor

Environmental Science Laboratory Technician

Masters Student – Chemical Analysis to Explore Land Use Change

PhD Student. Environmental Reconstruction focusing on Invasive Species

Critical Step Leader. Lake Tipping Point Detective

Hyperspectral & Technical Analysis

Project Coordinator, Logistics & Communications, Masters Student – Science Communication

Māori Advisor & Freshwater Scientist

Masters Student – Lacustrine Climate Change Research

Laboratory Technician

International Collaborator. Hyperspectral Imaging & Data Analysis

Project Coordinator

International Collaborator. Ecosystem Tipping Point Testing

Ngāti Kahungunu Ki Wairarapa Environmental Consultant

Iwi Engagement Facilitator & Coring Assistant

Paleoecology, Palynology, Climate Change, Mātauranga, Student Supervision

Māori Advisor & Coring Assistant

Steering Committee Member and Project Advisor

Co-chair Lakes380 Steering Committee

PhD Student – Fieldwork Assistant

Masters Student – Kairangahau Lake Moawhitu, D’Urville Island

Deep Lake Sampling

Researcher and Critical Step Leader

Organic Geochemist, Biomarker and Isotope Analyses

International Collaborator. Data Analysis and Environmental Reconstructions

Masters Student & Research Assistant. Lake Communities Recovery following Volcanic Eruptions

Co-Chair Lakes380 Steering Committee

Critical Step Leader DNA & High-resolution Proxies

Pollen Based Environmental Reconstructions Development Lead

Advisory group

The Lakes380 project benefits from the input of a Science, Advice and Implementation Group. This team of accomplished researchers provides the Lakes380 project independent advice on research strategy, quality and performance, and assists in ensuring that appropriate research directions are prioritized. It also provides independent input on stakeholder/partners’ research needs, and advice on how the uptake of project outcomes can be enhanced.