Department of Chemistry, University of Otago

Dr Kimberly J. Hageman: Environmental Chemistry; Tel: +64 3 479 5214; Location: Science II, 1c5; khageman@chemistry.otago.ac.nz

Research group photo
From left to right: Pourya Shapoury, Robert Alumbaugh, Kimberly Hageman, Timothy Muller, Karen Lavin, Kathrin Peart, and Ruma Ghosh

Research Projects.

My research focuses on the fate and impacts of organic contaminants in the environment.
Current projects include:

(a) Atmospheric transport of contaminants to alpine ecosystems

PhD Student: Karen Lavin

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Funding: University of Otago Research Grant, Royal Society of New Zealand International Science and Technology Linkages Fund.

(b) Contaminants in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

PhD Student: Ruma Ghosh

Collaborators: Dr Victoria Metcalf (Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University) Dr Mark Lokman (Zoology, University of Otago), Dr Miles Lamare (Marine Sciences, University of Otago).

Funding: University of Otago Research Grant, Kelly Tarleton's Antarctic Postgraduate Scholarship (Ruma Ghosh), Todd Foundation Award for Excellence (Ruma Ghosh).

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Photo courtesy of Regina Eisert, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institute

(c) Pesticides in New Zealand streams

PhD Students: Pourya Shahpoury, Frances Magbanua (primary supervisor: Dr Colin Townsend, Department of Zoology)

Collaborators: Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability.

Photo courtesy of Francis Magbanua, Department of Zoology, University of Otago

Funding: Ecology Research Group Small Research Grant.

Teaching

CHEM 191 Lab: Biological Chemistry
CHEM 304: Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 306: Forensic Chemistry
CHEM 400 (Honours Module): Atmospheric Transport of Contaminants

Otago Research Theme Affiliations

Polar Environments
Ecology Research Group
Alpine Ecosystems Research Group

PhD Projects Available

Please contact me if you are interested in conducting a PhD in this research area.
Scholarships are available for international and domestic students.

Exciting internship opportunity in New Zealand

We are delighted to offer an internship of 4-6 months duration in our Stream Research Group. Since 2003, we have hosted 25 interns from 11 universities in 6 different countries.
The internship is a great opportunity for a highly motivated, hard-working intern to become involved in a novel research project conducted in a beautiful alpine national park.
For full decription here...