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Recipients July 2023

Catalyst: Seeding

Funding round overview

Programme	Number of received proposals	Number of funded proposals
General	78	11
JSPS-Joint Research Projects	19	3
Total	97	14

Catalyst: Seeding General

New Zealand PI	Institution	Project Title	Funding	Months	Collaboration Partners	Collaborator Institutions	Countries
Dr Isaac Warbrick	Auckland University of Technology	The language of the environment - Te Reo o te Moana Nui a Kiwa	79,880	24	Professor Kame'eleihiwa	University of Hawaii	USA
Dr Sally Potter	Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences	Understanding the role of vulnerability and exposure data in developing impact-based forecasts and warnings for severe weather.	78,000	24	Dr J Robbins	Met Office	UNITED KINGDOM
Dr Guy Coulson	National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd	Go South – Finding the Missing Southern Ocean Aerosol and Cloud Processes	69,800	24	Dr Wehner, Dr Reis, Professor Dr Seckmeyer, Dr Sellegri, Professor McDonald	Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Deutsches Zentrum fuür Luft und Raumfahrt - Projektträger (DLR-PT), Leibniz University Hannover, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Canterbury	GERMANY, GERMANY, GERMANY, FRANCE, NEW ZEALAND
Dr Ayyoob Arpanaei	Scion Research	Lignin Alchemy: Unleashing Antimicrobial Nanomaterials for Next-Gen Applications	80,000	24	Professor Kingshott, Professor L Meyer	Swinburne University of Technology, The University of Aarhus	AUSTRALIA, DENMARK
Dr Alan Wang	The University of Auckland	Augmented Reality-Enhanced Intelligent Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Spatial Neglect	80,000	24	Professor Harvey	University of Glasgow	UNITED KINGDOM
Professor Roberto Armellin	The University of Auckland	Advanced Cislunar Space Mission Design	80,000	24	Distinguished Professor Bland, Dr Lantoine	Curtin University , Jet Propulsion Laboratory	AUSTRALIA, USA
Professor Jun Lu	The University of Auckland	Characterise the role of SSAT, a collaborative approach	80,000	24	Professor Welford, Professor Ferrari, Associate Professor Cheng, Distinguished Professor Cai, Professor Ying	University of Miami, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Fudan University	USA, USA, USA, USA, CHINA
Professor Jadranka Travas-Sejdic	The University of Auckland	Ultra-Conformable 3D Electrode Arrays for Enhanced Brain and Gut Recordings	80,000	24	Professor G Malliaras	University of Cambridge	UNITED KINGDOM
Dr Quincy Ma	The University of Auckland	Shaking Continents, Resilient Hospitals: Comparing Seismic Design Approaches in Healthcare Facilities across New Zealand and Chile	80,000	24	Professor Boroschek, Professor Rodgers	Universidad de Chile, University of Canterbury	CHILE, NEW ZEALAND
Dr Angus Lindsay	University of Canterbury	Genetic therapy for Becker muscular dystrophy	80,000	24	Dr C Vaillend, Dr A Goyenvalle	NeuroPSI - Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, CNRS UMR9197, University of Versailles Saint Quentin	FRANCE, FRANCE
Professor Geoff Chase	University of Canterbury	Converging Technologies to Quantify, Digitise, and Automate Agitation Management in Critical Care	80,000	24	Dr Desaive, Dr Lambermont	Liege University, CHU de Liege	BELGIUM, BELGIUM

New Zealand – Japan Joint Research Project

New Zealand PI	Institution	Project Title	Funding (GST Excl)	Months	Japanese Collaborator(s)
Dr Andrew Lohrer	National Institute of Water and Atmospheric	Marine macroinvertebrate diversity and ecosystem functioning across estuarine and coastal ecosystems in New Zealand	60,000	24	Professor Takehiro Sasaki Yokohama National University
Dr Alex Shegay	The University of Auckland	Investigation of effective and cost-efficient building retrofit strategies using modern technologies	60,000	24	Dr Tomomi Suzuki Osaka University
Professor Ross Lawrenson	University of Waikato	Developing equitable and resilient health systems that can respond to three key challenges: Growing demand for healthcare; climate change; and demographic change - a Japanese and New Zealand comparison and co-creation	59,996	24	Professor Masatoshi Matsumoto Hiroshima University