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Paul Callaghan

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Professor Sir Paul Callaghan (1947–2012) was one of New Zealand’s most successful and internationally renowned scientists. Sir Paul was the founding Director of the MacDiarmid Institute and the Alan MacDiarmid Professor of Physical Science at Victoria University of Wellington. He published over 240 articles in scientific journals as well as the books Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Microscopy (Clarendon Press, 1994) and Translational Dynamics and Magnetic Resonance (Oxford University Press, 2011). He was also a founding director and shareholder of Magritek, a technology company based in Wellington that sells nuclear magnetic resonance instruments. He was a regular public speaker on science matters and, in 2007, one of his radio series appeared in book form, As Far as We Know: Conversations about Science, Life and the Universe (Penguin). His 2009 book, Wool to Weta: Transforming New Zealand's Culture and Economy (Auckland University Press), deals with the potential for science and technology entrepreneurialism to diversify New Zealand's economy. In 2001, Sir Paul became the 36th New Zealander to be made a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. He was awarded the Ampere Prize in 2004 and the Rutherford Medal in 2005. He was appointed a Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2006 and in 2007 was recognised by a KEA/NZTE World Class New Zealander Award and the Sir Peter Blake Medal. In 2010, he was awarded the Günther Laukien Prize for Magnetic Resonance and shared the Prime Minister's Science Prize. In 2011, he was named the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.

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Paul Callaghan

Paul Callaghan

Get off the Grass: Kickstarting New Zealand’s Innovation Economy

Wool to Weta: Transforming New Zealand’s Culture and Economy