Dame Julia Stretton Higgins is a British polymer scientist. Since 1976 she has been based at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London,where she is emeritus professor and senior research investigator.
Alexander Craig "Alec" Aitken was one of New Zealand's most eminent mathematicians. In a 1935 paper he introduced the concept of generalized least squares,along with now standard vector/matrix notation for the linear regression model. Another influential paper co-authored with his student Harold Silverstone established the lower bound on the variance of an estimator,now known as Cramér–Rao bound. He was elected to the Royal Society of Literature for his World War I memoir,Gallipoli to the Somme.
Christine Coe Winterbourn is a New Zealand biochemist. She is a professor of pathology at the University of Otago,Christchurch. Her research in the biological chemistry of free radicals earned her the 2011 Rutherford Medal and the Marsden Medal,the top awards from each of New Zealand's two top science bodies.
Muriel Emma Bell was a New Zealand nutritionist and medical researcher.
Vada Harlene Hayne is an American-born academic administrator who was the vice-chancellor and a professor of psychology at the University of Otago in New Zealand,before moving to Western Australia to take up the position of vice-chancellor at Curtin University in April 2021.
Philippa Lynne Howden-Chapman is a professor of public health at the University of Otago,Wellington,and the director of the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities.
Hinke Maria Osinga is a Dutch mathematician and an expert in dynamical systems. She works as a professor of applied mathematics at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. As well as for her research,she is known as a creator of mathematical art.
Eugenia Kumacheva is a University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Toronto. Her research interests span across the fields of fundamental and applied polymers science,nanotechnology,microfluidics,and interface chemistry. She was awarded the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science in 2008 "for the design and development of new materials with many applications including targeted drug delivery for cancer treatments and materials for high density optical data storage". In 2011,she published a book on the Microfluidic Reactors for Polymer Particles co-authored with Piotr Garstecki. She is Canadian Research Chair in Advanced Polymer Materials. She is Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC).
Helen May Leach is a New Zealand academic specialising in food anthropology. She is currently a professor emerita at the University of Otago.
Barbara Lesley Brookes is a New Zealand historian and academic. She specialises in women's history and medical history. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2022.
Dame Carolyn Waugh Burns is a New Zealand ecologist specialising in lakes. She is an emeritus professor at the University of Otago.
Lisa Matisoo-Smith is a molecular anthropologist and Professor at the University of Otago. As at 2018,she is Head of the Department of Anatomy.
Jacinta Arianna Ruru is a New Zealand academic and the first Māori professor of law. Ruru is currently a professor at the University of Otago.
Catherine Ann Hobbs is a British mathematician and educator working as a professor and Academic Dean of the Faculty of Engineering,Environment and Computing at Coventry University. Her research focuses on applications of singularity theory to the physical sciences. She has a strong interest in science policy,particularly relating to encouraging and supporting women in STEM fields.
Sally Anne Brooker is a New Zealand inorganic chemist. She has been a full professor at the University of Otago since 2006.
Mary Winifred Aitken was a New Zealand botanist. She was the first female lecturer at the University of Otago.
Ann Philippa Wylie is a New Zealand botanist,and was an associate professor at the University of Otago before her retirement in 1987.
Anne Briar Smith was a New Zealand professor at the University of Otago,and was a pioneering children's rights researcher.
Angela Cheryl Wanhalla is a professor of history at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Her book about interracial marriage in New Zealand won the 2014 Ernest Scott Prize. Wanhalla was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2022.
Lisa Orloff Clark is a New Zealand mathematician,and as of 2023 is a full professor at Victoria University of Wellington and Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics. She works in the field of algebra,and also on inquiry-based learning in mathematics education.
