Nicola Gaston
| Nicola Gaston | |
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| Residence | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Fields | Chemistry, Physics |
| Institutions | Victoria University of Wellington, MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland, Massey University |
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Nicola Gaston is Senior Lecturer in chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington and Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute, New Zealand.[1] Her research interests include understanding how and why the properties of clusters of atoms, such as their melting points, depend on size.[1] For example, adding an extra atom of gallium to a cluster can change its melting point by 100 kelvins.[2]
She has been a strong advocate for women in science, arguing that science is sexist in national media[3][4] and explores the role of women scientists in her blog, "Why Science is Sexist".[5]
As President of the New Zealand Association of Scientists she has publicly criticised the adoption of the National Science Challenges, due to the possible conflicting roles of the Prime Minister's Science Advisor and the marginalisation of Māori.[6]
Notes
- 1 2 "Dr Nicola Gaston | The MacDiarmid Institute". macdiarmid.ac.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ "Nothing but 100 percent positive experiences from start to finish | New Zealand eScience Infrastructure". nesi.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ "On The Spot | Nights, 8:12 pm on 26 July 2013 | Radio New Zealand". radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ "Women in science - National - NZ Herald News". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ "Why Science Is Sexist". whyscienceissexist.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ Gaston, Nicola (2014). "New Zealand: Free up systems for funding and advice". Nature. 508 (7494): 44. doi:10.1038/508044b.