2023 Judges

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles MNZM heads up the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland where she and her team are on the hunt for new antibiotics. Siouxsie is a firm believer that research doesn’t end with a peer-reviewed publication, so has spent years learning how to communicate and demystify science. She’s won many awards for her efforts, including the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science Communication and in 2019 was appointed a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to microbiology and science communication. In early 2020, Siouxsie joined forces with Spinoff cartoonist Toby Morris to make the science of the COVID-19 pandemic clear and understandable. Their award-winning graphics have been translated into multiple languages and were used by governments and organisations around the world. Siouxsie was the Supreme Winner of the Stuff Westpac 2020 Women of Influence Award, one of the BBC’s 100 influential women of 2020, and the 2021 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.

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Dr David Phipps

Dr David Phipps is a global leader in research impact, and the Assistant Vice-President, Research Strategy & Impact, Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation at York University, Canada. In this role, David is the administrative lead for all research programs and their impacts our communities, including graduate researchers. He has received honours and awards from the Canadian Association of Research Administrators, Institute for Knowledge Mobilization, International Network of Research Management Societies and the EU based Knowledge Economy Network. David also received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work in knowledge mobilisation.