January 2026
Catalyst: Seeding Reviewers
| Associate Professor Morteza Biglari-Abhari, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Paula Brooksby, University of Canterbury |
| Dr Suzanne Bull, GNS Science |
| Associate Professor Nadia Charania, Auckland University of Technology |
| Dr Joanne Clapcott, Cawthron Institute |
| Dr Regina Eisert, University of Canterbury |
| Dr Karl Fraser, AgResearch Ltd |
| Associate Professor Muhammad Hanif, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Richard Johnson, AgResearch |
| Associate Professor Andreas Kempa-Liehr, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Michelle Linterman, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research |
| Associate Professor Hui Ma, Victoria University of Wellington |
| Professor Brendan McCane, University of Otago |
| Dr Karin Müller, New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited |
| Associate Professor Adam Patterson, The University of Auckland |
| Associate Professor Heather Purdie, University of Canterbury |
| Associate Professor Nokuthaba Sibanda, Victoria University of Wellington |
| Associate Professor Paresha Sinha, University of Waikato |
| Dr Saeed Solaymani, Scion |
| Professor Denise Taylor, Auckland University of Technology |
| Professor Mike Walmsley, The University of Waikato |
| Associate Professor Wentao Wu, Massey University |
Catalyst: Leaders Reviewers
| Dr Isabelle Chambefort, Earth Sciences New Zealand |
| Professor Leo Cheng, The University of Auckland |
| Associate Professor Tony Clear, Auckland University of Technology |
| Professor Sir Travis Glare, Lincoln University |
| Associate Professor Lovedeep Kaur, Massey University |
| Dr Geoff Kilgour, Earth Sciences New Zealand |
| Associate Professor Vanessa Morris, University of Canterbury |
| Dr Olga Pantos, Institute of Environmental Science and Research |
| Professor Sarah Wakes, University of Otago |
| Associate Professor Jichao Zhao, The University of Auckland |