Associate Professor Künnemeyer’s laser lab

Position: Former Associate Professor, School of Engineering, University of Waikato.

Light interacts with biological materials in several different ways. This field of research is known as biophotonics.

The human eye contains structures that allow it to perceive light, movement and colour differences.

Both science and mātauranga pūtaiao build knowledge and understanding about our world. Often, we start with curiosity about something we’ve noticed and we want to find...

Māori knowledge and methods are increasingly being incorporated into New Zealand’s conservation practices. In this story, we meet researcher Dr Priscilla Wehi who uses both mātauranga...