Sally Jane Davenport | |
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| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
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| Fields | Business incubators |
| Institutions | Victoria University of Wellington |
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Sally Jane Davenport MNZM is an Aotearoa-New Zealand academic and a full professor at the Victoria University of Wellington. [1] She is also Director of the National Science Challenge, Science for Technological Innovation (SfTI). SfTI is a 10-year (2014-2024) science investment by the Aotearoa-New Zealand Government with a mission to enhance the capacity of Aotearoa-New Zealand to use physical sciences and engineering for economic growth and prosperity.
Professor Davenport completed her PhD in 1985 at Victoria University of Wellington, [2] before taking up a post-doctorate at the University of Oxford. On her return to New Zealand, Davenport joined the staff at Victoria University of Wellington, rising to full professor. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Davenport was appointed to the New Zealand Productivity Commission in 2011 [7] and reappointed in 2014. [8]
In 2018, Davenport was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. [7] [9]
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