The Management Team manages and administers NZ Dryland Forests Innovation. Project Manager Paul Millen Project Chairman Shaf van Ballekom, Proseed NZ Deputy Chairman/Finance Manager Gerald Hope, Marlborough Research Centre Trust Science Team Adviser Professor Bruce Manley, University of Canterbury School of Forestry Science Team Leader Associate Professor Clemens Altaner, University of Canterbury School of Forestry Executive Administrator Susan Foster, Marlborough Research Centre Trust Secretary/Data Manager Kevan Buck, Marlborough Research Centre Trust The NZDFI’s home base is the Marlborough Research Centre in Blenheim.
The Science Team ensures rigorous science is applied to our tree breeding work and to the novel techniques being developed for testing wood quality. Science Team Leader/Wood Scientist Associate Professor Clemens Altaner, University of Canterbury School of Forestry Productivity and Growth Modelling Professor Euan Mason, University of Canterbury School of Forestry Site x Species Interactions Dr Justin Morgenroth, University of Canterbury School of Forestry Eucalypt Health Dr Steve Pawson, University of Canterbury School of Forestry Tree geneticist Dr Luis Apiolaza, University of Canterbury School of Forestry Tree Breeder and Field Specialist Ruth McConnochie, consultant Propagation Specialist Paul Schroeder, Proseed NZ GIS and Geodatabase Specialist Roger May, consultant The Science Team is supported by Shaf van Ballekom, Paul Millen and Kevan Buck (all Management Team members).
The landowners hosting our network of over 40 trials are the cornerstone upon which the success of NZDFI vision depends. Their properties are spread across our target north-eastern dryland area and beyond. These landowners and other trial managers are guardians to the trees that are the foundation of NZ’s new hardwood industry.
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