The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment has awarded $10 mil (excl GST) to our 5-year program Building critical capability for space-based climate monitoring with next generation photonics!
The project team is led out of the University of Otago (Resonant Optics and Atmosphere and Climate groups), with key individuals placed at the Earth Science New Zealand, Paihau-Robinson Research Institute, and the Universities of Auckland, Canterbury, and Waikato. Key international partnerships include NASA/JPL, FMI, IAA, ANCDF Canberra, UC3MMadrid, and Colorado School of Mines. Key industry partners are Kea Aerospace, Whitika-LuxFidelity and Shamrock Industries. Community engagement will be led by Tūhura Otago Museum and Aerospace NZ.
More information here: https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/$41-million-funding-success-for-otago-scientists