Nicola Gaston

Nicola Gaston is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland and Co-Director of the MacDiarmid Institute, New Zealand.[1][2] She was previously a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington and has been a Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute since 2010.[3][4] Her research interests include understanding how and why the properties of clusters of atoms, such as their melting points, depend on size and electronic structure.[5] For example, adding an extra atom of gallium to a cluster can change its melting point by 100 Kelvins.[6][7]

Nicola Gaston
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Auckland, Massey University
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry, Physics
InstitutionsAuckland University, MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington
Websitehttp://macdiarmid.ac.nz/, http://whyscienceissexist.wordpress.com/

She was awarded the CMMSE prize in 2016 for important contributions in the developments of Numerical Methods for Physics, Chemistry, Engineering and Economics.[8]

Gaston has been a strong advocate for women in science, arguing that science is sexist in national media.[3][9][10] She explores the role of women scientists in her blog, "Why Science is Sexist".[11] In 2015 she published a book of the same name with Bridget Williams Books.[12] She is also a contributor to the National Business Review.[13]

As President of the New Zealand Association of Scientists she publicly criticised the adoption of the National Science Challenges, due to the possible conflicting roles of the Prime Minister's Science Advisor and the marginalisation of Māori.[14] She has however praised the stability of funding provided for the National Science Challenges as well as the development of the National Statement of Science Investment in mitigating some of the concerns surrounding the adoption of the National Science Challenges.[15]

References
  1. "Associate Professor Nicola Gaston – The University of Auckland". unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. "Science executive". MacDiarmid Institute. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. Morton, Jamie (10 March 2014). "Women in science". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. Tuckett, Graeme (26 February 2015). "The Interview: Nicola Gaston". Fishhead: Wellington's Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. "The science of stuff used to make things | Nine To Noon, 11:31 am on 10 August 2016 | RNZ". Radio New Zealand. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. "Nothing but 100 percent positive experiences from start to finish | New Zealand eScience Infrastructure". nesi.org.nz. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. "Gallium nanoparticles and better chips | Science Interviews | Naked Scientists". www.thenakedscientists.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. "Schedule & CMMSE Prize | CMMSE'17". cmmse.usal.es. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. "On The Spot | Nights, 8:12 pm on 26 July 2013 | Radio New Zealand". radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  10. "Sunday Morning: Nicola Gaston". Radio New Zealand. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  11. "Why Science Is Sexist". whyscienceissexist.wordpress.com. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  12. "Why Science Is Sexist | BWB Bridget Williams Books". bwb.co.nz. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  13. "Dr Nicola Gaston". National Business Review. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  14. Gaston, Nicola (2014). "New Zealand: Free up systems for funding and advice". Nature. 508 (7494): 44. doi:10.1038/508044b. PMID 24695303.
  15. Flahive, Brad (17 November 2018). "More transparency wanted around Government's national science challenges". Stuff. Retrieved 23 August 2019.



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