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Dean Peterson
Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa
Director, collections and research
- Joined Te Papa 2016.
- Previously with Antarctica NZ and National Technology Networks. Managed the Marsden Fund (NZ government fundamental research fund), the James Cook Fellowships, and the Rutherford Discovery Fellowships.
- Graduate of Michigan State University (PhD physical chemistry), 10 years’ atmospheric research at Jet Propulsion Laboratory before appointment to NASA Headquarters as co-programme manager for the Upper Atmosphere Research Program (UARP).
Career
Jet Propulsion LaboratoryResearch Scientist
Jan 1987
- Dec 1997
Antarctica New Zealand
Manager of Science and Information
Jun 1998
- Jun 2008
Royal Society of New Zealand
Senior Manager Research Funding
Jun 2008
- May 2014
Callaghan Innovation
Group Manager - National Technology Networks
Jun 2014
- May 2016
Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa
Director, Collections and Research, Director Strategy and Performance, Head of Science
Jun 2016
- Present
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