2019 Powering Potential Presentations
Eight teams presented their solutions to some of the world's biggest issues at 2019 Powering Potential in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.
Team One - Sleeping Beauties
Team members: Aaron Hewson, Rebecca Davis, Manaal Mehamood, Tahlia Braithwaite, Rutu Hebbal
Mentor: Associate Professor Mirjam Munch from the Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University (Mentor)
Team Two - Play it by Air
Team members: Benjamin Hamlin, archie Ritchie, Bailey Rackham, Rosa Latton, Kimberly Pinto
Mentor: Dr Elizabeth Somervell, Air Quality Scientist, NIWA
Team Three - Dark Vaders
Team members: Candice Clark, Joel Clement, Millie Day, Eila-Rose Jones, Rosie Wang
Mentor: Dr Barbara Anderson, Otago Museum (Mentor)
Team Four - Botany Buds
Team members: Olivia Mercer, Benjamin Carson, Jamie Mudford, Olivia Gray, Lucy Davidson
Mentors: Dr Lauren Waller, Bioprotection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury (Mentor)
Team Five - De Fault
Team members: Romona Wainohu, Vaibhav Nayyar, Jonty Kirk, Orla Walsh, Petra Fisher
Mentor: Nick Brunsdown, Senior Economist at Informetrics Ltd
Team Six - The Which Doctors
Team members: Sebastian Manning, Acima Mabidikama, Phoebe Laugesen, Victoria Hutana, Jessica Frost
Mentor: Dr Miles Benton, Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd ESR (Mentor)
Team Seven - Bad Beaches
Team Members: Theodore Scott, Bailey Lissington, Florence Collis, Rata Roa, Samantha Couper
Mentors: Joshua Richardson, Taranaki Participatory Science Platform at Venture Taranaki
Team Eight - Fellow Humans
Team members: Lydia Acton, Robert Beck, Jessica Dowie, Leah Albrow, Olivia Gordon
Mentor: Dr Jesin James Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland