Teaching Staff
Director of Gateway Antarctica
Professor Bryan Storey
Professor Storey has been the Director of Gateway Antarctica since 2000, after spending 24 years working with the British Antarctic Survey. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in Geology and has a PhD from Birmingham University, UK. An acknowledged expert on the geological evolution of the supercontinent Gondwana and processes driving its fragmentation, Bryan has worked extensively with NZ-UK-US colleagues on the microplates of West Antarctica and tectonic relationships with New Zealand. He has published extensively on many aspects of Antarctic geology and spent many field seasons in Antarctica. He has been honoured with the Polar Medal.
Programme Co-ordinator
Dr Daniela Liggett
Dr Liggett is a social scientist with a background in environmental management, Antarctic politics and tourism. She has a BSc in Management from a German university, an MSc in Environment and Development from the University of Manchester, UK, and a PhD from the University of Canterbury. Having conducted her doctoral research in the field of Antarctic tourism regulation, her research interests now include wider aspects of managing human activity in polar environments and the complexities of Antarctic values. Daniela is a co-chair of the Scientific Committee of Antarctic Research's (SCAR) Social Sciences Action Group and is an active member of SCAR's Capacity Building, Education & Training Committee.
Associate Staff involved with the programme:
(staff may vary from year to year)
Antarctic Field Staff:
Dr Heather Purdie, Department of Geography, University of Canterbury
Dr Samuel Hampton, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury
Dr Anne-Marie Brady, University of Canterbury
Dr Paul Broady, University of Canterbury
Art Brown, US National Science Foundation
Dr Ed Butler, Antarctica New Zealand
Dr Peter Carey, SubAntarctic Foundation for Ecosystems Research
Professor Lionel Carter, Victoria University of Wellington
Dr John Cassano, Co-operative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, USA
Bill Cranfield, Wing Commander, TAE, Christchurch
Professor Bill Davison, University of Canterbury
Dr Maj de Poorter, University of Auckland
Tessa Duder, Writer
Margaret Elliott, Artist
David Gaston, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT)
Dr Sally Gaw, University of Canterbury
Dr Neil Gilbert, Antarctica New Zealand
Paula Granger, NZ Antarctic Heritage Trust
Bernadette Hall, Poet
Dr Alan Hemmings, University of Canterbury
Dr Ian Hogg, University of Waikato
Darryl Shaw, Sanford Ltd
Veronika Meduna, Radio New Zealand
Colin Monteath, Photographer, Writer
Sarah Murray, Canterbury Museum
Jana Newman, Antarctica New Zealand
Jocelyn Ng, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)
Dr Wolfgang Rack, Gateway Antarctica
Dr Katja Riedel, NIWA
Aaron Russ, Heritage Expeditions
Lou Sanson, CEO Antarctica New Zealand
Dr Patrick Shepherd, University of Canterbury
Dr Gary Steel, Lincoln University
Professor David Walton, British Antarctic Survey
Dr Jose Xavier, Institute of Marine Research of the University of Coimbra, Portugal and BAS
Dr Peyman Zawar-Reza, University of Canterbury