Richard Newcomb
                                                                    
                                
                                Chief scientist
                                
                                    - Researcher of biology, genetics and evolution of odour-sensing in animals, and a co-author on over 100 publications.
- Associate editor for the Journal of Chemical Ecology and on the editorial boards of the journals Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Chemical Senses. He is currently a member of the Marsden Council at the Royal Society of NZ, Te Aparangi.
- Has an BSc and MSc in zoology at Auckland University, and a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology from The Australian National University.
 
                                                                    Career
                                                                            CSIRO
                                                                                    PhD candidate
                                                                                
                                                                                            Jan 1992
                                                                                                                                        - Dec 1996
                                                                                    
                                                                            HortResearch
                                                                                    Science Leader
                                                                                
                                                                                            Jan 1996
                                                                                                                                        - Dec 2008
                                                                                    
                                                                            The University of Auckland
                                                                                    Professor of Evolutionary Genetics
                                                                                
                                                                                            Jan 2008
                                                                                                                                        - Present
                                                                                    
                                                                            Plant and Food Research / Rangahau Ahumāra Kai
                                                                                    Chief Scientist, Team Leader, Molecular Sensing
                                                                                
                                                                                            Dec 2008
                                                                                                                                        - Present