Director

Richard is a marine ecologist. He has spent the last 15 years working in estuarine and coastal environments, studying ecological and functional dynamics. He has a research interest in blue carbon ecosystems, as well as working with iwi and hapu to support the sustainable management of Aotearoa’s environment.

Coastal Modeller

Zhanchao is a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in remote sensing, hydrodynamic modeling, and machine learning. His research is dedicated to monitoring estuarine health and sediment transport through satellite data and numerical models. Zhanchao is particularly interested in applying machine learning techniques to simulate the potential impacts of sea level rise and climate change on the coastal environments of Aotearoa New Zealand.