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Marca Doeff
Marca Doeff has been a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 1990 and is a member of the Electrochemical Technologies group (ECT) in the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division (ESDRD). She has worked on materials for electrochromics, lithium and sodium polymer batteries, lithium ion batteries, solid-state lithium batteries, and sodium ion batteries with aqueous or organic electrolytes. This work has resulted in publication of approximately 135 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and extended abstracts as well as six patents.
Marca is currently the treasurer of the Battery Division. She has co-organized several symposia on batteries for the International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (American Ceramics Society) and the Electrochemical Society including a recent one on room temperature sodium batteries.
Gao Liu
Dr. Gao Liu is a member of the Electrochemical Technologies Group at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
We combine synthetic polymer chemistry, composite engineering, and electrochemistry to solve the interdisciplinary problems in energy generation, storage, and usage. Our current research focuses on the lithium-ion battery and the advanced lithium battery system. We are the major contributor to the Exploratory Battery Materials Research (BMR) Program and Applied Battery Research (ABR) program of Vehicle Technologies Office of U.S. Department of Energy.
Kang Xu
Army Research Laboratory
Dr. Kang Xu, explained to the crowd of more than 100 leading experts from the local universities, government labs and industry that the ground forces reliance on energy in places beyond traditional grid access has led ARL scientists on a search for advanced battery chemistries that are beyond the expertise of government laboratories alone.
An expert in his own right, and best known in the field for his two comprehensive reviews on electrolyte materials, published at Chemical Reviews in 2004 and 2014, respectively, Xu asked the on-looking members of government, university and industry organizations for their help.
Kening Sun
Beijing Institute of Technology
Dr. Kening Sun is Professor and Dean of Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology. He graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in 1985, and received his Master and Ph. D degree in 1988 and 1996 from HIT. He worked at Key laboratory of Surface Chemistry, Université Pierre et Marie Curie: Paris 6, Paris, France, in 1997. Dr. Sun is mainly working on solid oxide fuel cells, lithium ion batteries, lithium-air batteries, battery industrialization, supercapacitors, hydrogen storage materials, new system of green batteries, nanomaterials and nanotechnology, new catalyst and technology. He has been authorized 18 patents and published over 180 peer-reviewed papers on Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Chem. Mater., ACS Nano, J. Mater. Chem., Chem. Commun., etc. He has received several national awards, including National Science and Technology Progress Award (2nd class), Natural Science Progress Award, Heilongjiang Province (1nd class), Technology Innovation Progress Award, Heilongjiang Province (1nd class). 82students including Masters and PhDs have been graduated from his group.
Soojin Park
Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology(UNIST)
Fabrication of Block Copolymer Templates for Data Storage Applications, Long-Range Order of Block Copolymer Thin Films, Preparation of Block Copolymer Templates for Solar Cell Devices, Structural Characterization of Polymer from X-ray Scattering, and Rigorous HPLC Characterization and Morphology Study of Block Copolymer
Liu Bin
Bin Liu received his B.Eng. (1st Class Honors) and M.Eng. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore, and obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Minnesota in 2011. Thereafter, he moved to University of California, Berkeley and worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Department of Chemistry during 2011 – 2012 before joining School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University as an Assistant Professor in 2012. His main research interests are electrocatalysis, photovoltaics and photoelectrochemistry.
Yuping Wu
Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing
Dr. Yuping Wu got his Ph. D. degree from Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China in 1997. Then he moved to Tsing hua University, Beijing, for postdoctor research. From 1999 to 2001, he stayed in Waseda Universi ty, Tokyo, Japan as a visiting researcher. From 2001 to 2003, he stayed in Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany as a Humboldt Fellow. In 2003, he came back to China as a full professor in Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Since 1994, he has published over 150 papers on peer-reviewed journals such as Angew. Chem. Int. Edi., Prog. Mater.Sci., Chem. Mater., J. Mater. Chem. Electrochem. Commun., Carbon, and J. Power Sources. As a main author, he has contributed 4 monographs on lithium batteries in Chinese and the sale is above 20,000 copies. In December, 2003 he won "Star of the Century" from Fudan University. In July, 2004 he achieved "Rising Star" from Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology. In 2004, he was invited to act as an associate editor of Research Journal of Chemistry & Environment. In April 2007 he joined the editorial advisory board of Electrochem. Commun. In 2009, he was invited to act as an associate editor of the e-Polymers Journal. In July, 2009, he achieved "Rising Star (Follow-up)" from Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology.
Maria Skyllas-Kazacos
Maria Skyllas-Kazacos is a Professor in the School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering. Her research and professional interests include:
Metal Extraction and Molten Salts
Aluminium electrowinning from cryolite and alternative electrolytes. Aluminium plating from room temperature electrolytes. Advanced control in aluminium smelting. Vanadium extraction from fly-ash and spent catalysts.
Vanadium Redox-cell batteries for remote area and load levelling applications. Commercial prototype design and development. Field testing of vanadium battery in Solar House applications and electric golf cart. Redox fuel cells and batteries for electric vehicles.
Electrode Processes and Electrode Materials
Chronopotentiometry, cyclic voltammetry and rotating ring-disc voltammetry for study of mechanisms of electrode reactions at different electrode surfaces. Preparation and characterization of conductive polymers and conductive plastic composites. Electrode activation and modification.
Membranes for Electrochemical Systems
Membrane characterization for redox cell applications. Membrane modification
Sean Li
Professor Sean Li is currently leading a research group, which consists of more than 40 researchers including 3 academics, 4 research fellows and 36 postgraduate students to work in the research areas of advanced multifunctional materials at UNSW. Their research activities were/are funded by ~$20m from Australian Research Council, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, ANSTO, CSIRO and Industries etc, since 2005. Professor Sen Li's laboratory is equipped with a number of world-class research facilities, which are specially designed and fully geared towards the development of advanced multifunctional and energy materials with a total value of $8m. It is one of the key research infrastructures in the University. Professor Sean Li has published 2 textbooks, 1 edited book, 8 book chapters and more than 275 scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He received the Global Star Award from American Ceramic Society in 2013.
Hongwei Han
Dr. Hongwei Han is Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), and is now Deputy Director of the Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells. Dr. Han obtained his bachelor degree from the College of Chemistry and Molecular Science in 2000 and his doctor degree from the School of Physics and Technology in 2005 at Wuhan University. And then, Dr. Han continued his research work at Monash University of Australia as postdoctor. Dr. Han joined HUST and WNLO in 2008 and began to establish his group of solar cells. Since 2000, Dr. Han has worked on the study of mesoscopic solar cells, his more than 40 SCI-indexed peer-reviewed papers have been published in the international journals such as Adv Funct Mater., Energy Environ Sci. et al. Moreover, two chapters in two professional books and 13 inventive patents have been issued. As an instructor, he instructed an institute team and won the highest prize in the first undergraduate optoelectronic design competition of China in 2009. His work monolithic solid-state mesoscopic solar cells exhibits promising application prospects and was regarded as "opens up a path to rapid commercial development of prochoice dye-sensitized solar cells". Dr. Han devotes himself to the research and development of low-cost solar cells, aiming to make a contribution to the development of renewable energy.
Thomas Faunce
Professor Thomas Faunce is an expert in health law and nanotechnology regulation, as well as the impact on those areas of trade and investment agreements; areas where he has been awarded five Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery grants.
Thomas was awarded an ARC Future Fellowship to investigate how nanotechnology could help solve the great public health and environmental problems of our time. This has led him to research governance issues surrounding the globalisation of artificial photosynthesis to make every road, house and vehicle on the earth's surface make renewable fuel and fertilizer. This is achieved by using sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen while absorbing atmospheric nitrogen and carbon dioxide. His research here is focused on developing a Global Project on Artificial Photosynthesis to help promote environmental sustainability. Thomas has coordinated major international conferences on these themes.
Professor Faunce holds a joint position in the ANU College of Law and the ANU Medical School (where he chairs the Professionalism and Leadership Theme). He sits on the ANU central Research Ethics Committee and on the ACT Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal for health professional matters.
Adam Best
Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
His core interests cover electrochemical energy storage with a particular emphasis on lithium metal batteries. Our research teams are focussed on developing novel electrolytes based on room temperature ionic liquids (molten salts that are liquid at room temperature) to enable high energy batteries such as Li-S and Li-Air. We are also developing electrolytes to enable high voltage cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
Their other area of interest is in wearable power. CSIRO has developed flexible batteries which could, ultimately, be able to be integrated into garments and apparel to power the next generation of electronics. We also have a large interest in energy harvesting as well.
Francesca Iacopi
Francesca Iacopi received her MSc in Physics from Roma I University, Italy (1996), and her PhD in E.E./Materials Science from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (2004).
Materials Scientist and Nanotechnology expert with nearly 20 years' experience in semiconductor Industry and Academia, she is author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications and holder of 8 granted patents. She achieved international reputation for her contributions to the ITRS roadmap of materials and processes for advanced technologies across the area of devices, interconnects and packaging – particularly in the translation of basic scientific advances into manufacturable products.
Research Scientist at IMEC (Belgium) over 1999-2009, she then took up a year Guest Professorship at the University of Tokyo (Japan). In 2010-2011 she directed the Chip-Package Interaction strategy for GLOBALFOUNDRIES (Ca, USA), the world's second -largest semiconductor foundry. At Griffith University she invented an in-situ process for self- aligned graphene on silicon, with applications in integrated micro-technologies, such as bio-compatible sensing and energy storage. In Oct 2016 she was appointed to Full Professor in the Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Technology Sydney, with research focus on integrated systems for the Internet of Things.
Vanessa K. Peterson
Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Vanessa K. Peterson is Leader of Energy Materials Research Project at ANSTO. Her research interests include: 1. Expertise is in understanding materials function by relating atomic-scale structure and dynamics to material properties. 2. Structure/dynamics-property characterization using neutron and X-ray scattering including synchrotron/laboratory X-ray and neutron powder diffraction, Rietveld analysis, quasielastic neutron and inelastic scattering, as well as computational modelling methods. 3. Condensed matter materials of interest include porous coordination framework materials, energy-industry relevant materials such as batteries, gas-separation and storage materials, and fuel-cells, as well as cement.
Xiangdong Yao
Professor Xiangdong Yao`s research interests are:
Energy storage materials and nanotechnology
Amorphous and nano-materials
Computational modelling
Solidification/Casting
Light metals (Al and Mg alloys)
High temperature materials
Micro-structure property relationship
Deyang Qu
Professor Qu's researchers are focused on the research and development of renewable energy. The research areas covered are: Metal air, Supercapacitors, Fuel Cells, Lead Acid, Hydrogen Storage Materials and Alkaline Batteries
As the first Johnson Controls Endowed Chair, Professor Qu also leads the collaborations between University of Wisconsin and Johnson Controls partnering for the aligned and targeted research to improve and develop the next generation of car batteries; AND to develop curriculum and educate our engineering students for the talent pipeline development in order to support future skill set needs.
Ying (Ian) Chen
Professor Chen's current research interests include:
Nanomaterials synthesis using ball milling and annealing and other methods
Structures and properties of nanotubes, nanowires, nanorods, nanoparticles and graphene
Boron nitride nanotubes for advanced composite, DUV light emission, and desalination pplications
Nano-batteries, super-capacitors and solar cells
Bio and medical applications of nanomaterials
Lianzhou Wang
Lianzhou Wang is currently Professor and ARC Future Fellow in School of Chemical Engineering and Director of Nanomaterials Centre, the University of Queensland. He received his PhD degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999. Before joining UQ in 2004, he has worked at two leading national research institutions (NIMS and AIST) of Japan as a research fellow for five years. Since joining UQ, he has worked as ARC QEII Fellow (2006), Senior Lecturer (2007), Associate Professor (2010), and is now Professor (2012-) and ARC Future Fellow in School of Chemical Engineering. He is also the affiliated group leader of Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.
In the past several years, as a Chief Investigator, he has succeeded in winning a large number of competitive research grants including 18 ARC grants, two CSIRO Flagship Cluster projects, one major Queensland Government fund, one CRC project and a number of UQ grants. Prof. Wang has contributed more than 230 original journal publications (including top ranking journals such as Chem Rev., Chem. Soc. Rev., Angew. Chem., Adv. Mater., J. Am Chem. Soc., etc.), 11 patents and delivered more than 60 plenary/keynote/invited talk at conferences/symposia. He is serving as Associate Editor of Journal of Nanoparticle Research and Science Bulletin. Prof. Wang has won some prestigious Fellowships/awards including STA Fellowship of Japan, ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship of Australia, UQ Research Excellence Award of 2008, Scopus Young Researcher Award of 2011 (for outstanding researchers under 40 yo, Engineering and Technology, Australian Universities), and ARC Future Fellow of 2012, and is an elected Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry.
San Ping Jiang
Professor San Ping Jiang`s Research Interests:
Electrochemistry, interfaces and solid state ionics;
Nanomaterials, meso- and nanostructured membranes and catalysts for fuel cells;
Solid oxide fuel cells, proton exchange membrane fuel cells, direct methanol fuel cells;
Electrochemical supercapacitors;
High temperature solid oxide electrolysis.
Jia-Zhao Wang
Materials and electrolytes for lithium-air batteries.
Materials and electrolytes for sodium batteries.
Materials and electrolytes for lithium batteries.
Materials and electrolytes for lead-acid batteries.
Materials and electrolytes for supercapacitors.
Conducting polymers and conducting polymer composite for batteries.
Free-standing materials preparation and flexible bendable batteries fabrication.
2004: ARC Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong, Australia
2003-2004: Associate Research Fellow, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Australia
1995-1997: Visiting Fellow, ISEM, UoW
1987-1993: Lecturer, Public Health College of Harbin, P.R. China
1983-1987: Associate Lecture, Health College of Harbin, P.R. China
Jun Chen
My doctoral studies dealt with the electrosynthesis of novel conducting polymers and their great potential application in energy conversion areas, such as hydrogen gas generation and photovoltaic devices. A range of novel conducting electroactive polymers had been synthesised and characterised in my PhD studies.
A new electrolytic cell system for hydrogen gas generation and a new solar cell system for photovoltaic applications had been devised. Efficient photovoltaic coatings are being developed in collaboration with Massey University (New Zealand) and Newcastle University. Novel conducting polymers as hydrogen generator are being developed in collaboration with CSIRO (Division of Molecular Science). I have substantial experience in electrochemistry, conducting/multifunctional polymers, and solid-state devices, and have interests in sensors and ionic liquids.
Since 2004, I have undertaken fundamental studies into "Supported Molecular Catalysts for fuel cell applications." This research has been supported by an ARC discovery project. Recently we have developed our Novel Carbon Nanotube 3D Architectures for Electrochemical Devices and Bionics (Patent filed). My major aim is to explore 'The Synthesis and Charaterisation of novel Nanoelectromaterials in Catalytic and Bionic Applications' with a collaboration of both internal and external research groups.
Huaiguo Xue
Yangzhou University
Prof. Huaiguo Xue received his Ph.D. degree in polymer chemistry and physics from Zhejiang University in 2002. He is currently a professor of physical chemistry and the dean of the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Yangzhou University. His research interests focus on electrochemistry, energy conversion and storage, functional polymers and biosensors.
Chengyin Wang
Chengyin Wang is a professor in the college of chemistry and chemical engineering in Yangzhou University, and the director of testing center of Yangzhou university. He received his Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from Yangzhou university in 2008. His research interests focus on chemically modified electrodes fabrication using nano materials and their applications in pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis; fabrication of single nanoelectrodes and micro/nano electrode ensembles/arrays and their applications; study of tunable micro-structure surface properties of microporous thin films of copolymer self-assembly; ultrasensitive biochemical sensors; nanostructured functional materials, materials chemistry in energy storage and conversion. Over 100 English papers (SCI indexing) have been published in scientific journals.
Zaiping Guo
Dr. Zaiping Guo was awarded her PhD degree in Materials Science from the University of Wollongong in December 2003. She has made significant achievements in winning research grants from the ARC and commercial projects from industry. As the supervisor of 1 Postdoctoral Fellow, 8 PhD students, and 3 visiting Fellows, she is targeting their work on practical applications of various nanomaterials as electrode materials for lithium ion batteries and other energy storage or conversion technologies. she is particularly interested in ways to improve the performance and cycle life of these nanomaterials, identifying the specific physical and chemical properties that can be put to a particular practical use.
Dr. Guo has been involved with Electrochemistry, nanotechnology and materials science since 1993 and has extensive knowledge and experience in material preparation, physical and structural characterisation and electrochemical testing and modelling. She has established a research program in nanomaterials for different applications, such as lithium ion batteries, supercapacitors, hydrogen storage and fuel cells. Substantial research work has been done under her supervision on the synthesis of nanomaterials, properties characterization and testing, and investigation of the reaction mechanism of nanomaterials electrodes. For example, by combining nano-composition preparation, surface modification and/or element substitution techniques, she has significantly improved the electrochemical capacity and cycling stability of a number of electrode materials for lithium ion batteries. Through more than 10 years of intensive research at the University of Wollongong, a set of technologies has been well established.
John Zhu
John Zhu is currently a Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering, UQ. He is also the inaugural Director of Carbon Energy Research Centre. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering, UQ in 2002, then worked as a lecturer in Curtin University of Technology from 2002 to 2004. He moved back to UQ at the end of 2004 and has been working in the same school until present. He is the recipient of a number of awards and fellowships, including RK Murphy Medal 2013, Freehills Award IChemE 2011, runner up of Innovator of the Year Award International IChemE 2011, the University of Queensland Foundation Research Excellence Award 2007, an ARC Future Fellowship from 2013 to 2016, an ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship from 2008 to 2012, an ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship from 2003 – 2005. In May 2012, John Zhu's long term collaborative research with Eden Energy was recognised by Thomson Reuters Innovation Award for Innovative Collaboration between the University of Queensland and Eden Energy.
Yong-sheng Hu
Research interests focus on fundamental science of new energy materials and devices, including: 1) Energy storage and conversion devices (sodium ion batteries, lithium ion batteries, Lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries, supercapacitors, etc.); 2) Nanoionics (transport, storage and reactivity of ions/electrons in nanoscale); 3) Integrated energy system based on solar energy devices and energy storage media.
Dr. Hu has published over 140 internationally refereed SCI publications. His papers have been cited over 10000 times according to ISI web of science with an H-index of 50. He also holds about 40 patents in nanostructured electrode materials for high-performance sodium- (lithium-) ion batteries. Thr referee for Nature Energy、Nature Commun.、Adv. Mater.、Adv. Energy Mater.、Adv. Funct. Mater.、Energy & Environ. Sci.、Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.、JACS、Nano Letters, Nano Energy, Energy Storage Materials, etc.
Qiang Xu
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Qiang Xu received his PhD degree in Physical Chemistry in 1994 at Osaka University, Japan. After one year working as a postdoctoral fellow at Osaka University, he started his career as a Research Scientist in Osaka National Research Institute in 1995. Currently, he is a Chief Senior Researcher at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST, Japan), adjunct professor at Kobe University, and fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). He received Thomson Reuters Research Front Award in 2012. His research interests include porous materials and nanostructured materials and related functional applications, especially for clean energy. He has published more than 300 papers in refereed journals.
Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou
A/Prof. Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou is leading the Material Energy Research Laboratory in nanoscale (MERLin). His research is focused on the physical-chemistry of light metals and their hydrides at the nano-scale. His research group is aiming at designing a first generation materials capable of storing at least 3 mass % of hydrogen in the next 10 years. A/Prof. Aguey-Zinsou has over 12 years of research in the field of hydrogen technology. He his also developping novel technologies for the effective conversion of CO2 into synthetic fuels and the effective utilisation of ezymes to catalyse hydrogen based reaction in novel fuel cell systems. During the last 4 years, A/Prof. Aguey-Zinsou has secured over $3 million in grant funding and established a hydrogen research laboratory unique to the Australia scene. He has published extensively in high ranking journals and has strong links with industry.
Jungho Kim
Professor/ARC Future Fellow/Advanced Photovoltaic Materials Group Leader: Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials
Synthesis of nanostructure materials
Hybrid solar cells
Lithium rechargeable batteries
Nanogenerators
Antonio Tricoli
Antonio Tricoli received his PhD from ETH Zurich in 2010 with his thesis "Gas sensitive nanostructured films by direct flame synthesis and deposition". He then worked as a research fellow and lecturer at ETH Zurich focusing on the rapid synthesis of nanoparticle and nanowire layers for dye sensitized solar cells and non-invasive medical diagnostics. He joined the ANU in 2012 as research fellowunder the Future Engineering Research Leadership Fellowship. His current research focuses on several fields ofnanotechnology ranging from renewable energy production to non-invasive medical diagnostics, including: synthesis of novel nanostructures for energy production and storage, non-invasive medical diagnostics and functional coatings, and the engineering of novel dry processes for the synthesis of functional nanocomposites.
Wojciech Lipinski
Wojciech Lipiński received his MSc Eng degree from Warsaw University of Technology (2000), and doctorate (2004) and habilitation (2009) from ETH Zurich. He is Professor and the Leader of the Solar Thermal Group at the Australian National University, and Privatdozent at ETH Zurich. His research interests are in thermal and chemical sciences, optics, and applications to energy, environmental, biomedical and space engineering. Lipiński has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and contributed to several books, edited books and e-books. He was awarded the 2006 Hilti Award for Innovative Research from ETH Zurich, the College of Science and Engineering 2010–2011 Outstanding Professor Award from the University of Minnesota, and the 2013 Elsevier/JQSRT Raymond Viskanta Award in Radiative Transfer. Since 2011, he has served as the Associate Editor in Bioconversion and Solar Chemistry for the ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. He is a member of the Scientific Council of the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, AIChE, ASME and several other professional societies.
Research School of Chemsitry, the Australian National University
Professor Yun Liu (ARC Future Fellow) is Head of the Functional Materials Research Group, Research School of Chemistry, ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Her group aims to use materials chemistry as a tool to design and develop novel functional materials for uses in electronic components, smart devices, energy conversion and storage. The main research direction is to explore the correlation between defect clusters, local structure and property of functional polar materials though various spectral techniques (e.g. ERS and XPS) and diffraction techniques (including electron diffraction, neutron diffraction and synchrotron radiation), and then to design new materials or further optimize/develop the materials with novel functions for uses in charge/energy storage, photocatalysis, solar cells, including traditional lead-free ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials for uses in sensors, actuators and transducers etc. She is also interested in the researches related to nanomaterials and 2D materials in both synthesis and characterisation.
Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials, Monash University
Professor Li's current research interests are centred on synthesis and multi-scale characterisation of graphene-based soft materials and their applications in energy storage and conversion, nanofluidics, bionics and environmental protection.
Professor Li is an ARC Future Fellow, former ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, and winner of the Scopus Young Researcher of the Year award in Engineering and Technology (2010). He is named in the list of 2014 Thomson Reuters' Highly Cited Researchers in the category of Materials Science. He received his PhD in 1999 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He has an h-index of 45 and two of his articles are listed in Top 12 most cited paper in the field of Materials Science for 2004–14 (Thomson Reuters' Essential Science Indicators).
Xiaogang Zhang
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Dr. Xiaogang Zhang received his B.Chem. (1991) and M.Chem. (1994) from the Xinjiang University of China. He obtained his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Lanzhou University of China in 2001. He is now a full professor of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. As a corresponding author, he has published over 120 papers in journals, including four invited review papers on the subject of supercapacitors and lithium/sulfur battery. He also holds ten Chinese patents in nanostructured electrode materials for supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries. His current research interests include the design and development of nanostructured composites and their applications in electrochemical energy conversion and storage.
Eddie Shanqing Zhang
Shanqing Zhang obtained his PhD degree in electrochemistry at Griffith University in 2001. Since then, Dr Zhang has been working on synthesis, modification, characterisation of nanostructured materials for sensing, energy conversion and energy storage devices. Dr. Zhang has developed a series of patented and commercialized nanotechnologies for environmental monitoring based on the functional nanomaterials. Prof. Zhang was awarded Australia Research Council Future Fellow in photo-electrocatalysis for 2009-2013. Currently, Dr. Zhang is leading his group conducting research on synthesis of functional nanomaterials and functionalization of natural polymers for lithium ion batteries, sodium ion batteries and supercapacitors.
Lan Fu
The Australian National University
Dr. Lan Fu received MSc degree from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1996 and PhD degree from the Australia National University in 2001. Dr. Lan Fu is currently an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow at the Dept. of Electronic Materials Engineering, ANU. Dr. Lan Fu has published over 100 journal/conference papers, two book chapters and held two US patents. Dr. Lan Fu was the recipient of the prestigious IEEE Photonic Society Graduate Student Fellowship (2000), ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2002) and ARF/QEII Fellowship (2005). Dr. Lan Fu is a senior member of IEEE, IEEE/Photonics and EDS societies, and the Chapter Chair of the Nanotechnology Council of IEEE ACT Section. Dr. Lan Fu's main research interests include design, fabrication and integration of optoelectronic devices (lasers and photodetectors) and high efficiency solar cells based on low dimensional III-V compound semiconductor structures including quantum wells, self-assembled quantum dots and nanowires grown by metalorganic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD).
Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov
Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov is a CEO Science Leader, Australian Future Fellow of the ARC, CSIRO's Chief Research Scientist in Plasma- and Nano- Technologies, and a Founding Leader of the Plasma Nanoscience Center Australia at CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship, Professor of Nanotechnology and Molecular Science at of Queensland University of Technology, as well as universities nationally and internationally. His research interests are in advanced plasma treatments and nanomaterials for diverse energy, environment, electronics, optoelectronics and biomedical applications.
Xiaolin Wang
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong
Xiaolin Wang (ARC Future Fellow Level 3) received his PhD in Materials Engineering, University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2000. He is Associate Director (Research) & Professor of Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials. He is also the co-ordinator of "Spintronic and Electronic Materials" in ISEM. His research interests include superconductor, electromagnetics, thermoelectric and Spintronic materials. He has published more than 300 papers in Materials, Phys. Rev. Lett. , Advanced Material, Apple. Phys. Lett. , and Phys. Rev. B.
Chuan Zhao
School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales
Professor Zhao's research interest focuses on developing nanoelectrochemistry technologies, and discovering novel nanomaterials, and their implications for clean energy and biomedicine applications. We are also interested in ionic liquids chemistry and their applicaitons for electrochemical energy conversion and storage. We are exploring these new electrode and electrolyte materials for electrocatalysis and applications in water splitting for generation of hydrogen fuel, oxygen reduction for fuel cells and lithium-air batteries, and gas sensors.


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Elma is available to those that have bought the Expansion Pass (£26.99 / €29.99) and, once you have downloaded the software update, head to the Expansion Pass section in the in-game menu to select Gifts from Zuo 3 and then Nopon Summons Pt. 2.
After that, fast travel to the Olethro Playhouse at the Olethro Ruins in the Kingdom of Uraya and examine the portal so that you can enter the Land of Challenge.
You will natter with the ever-energetic Nopon Archsage and, once your conversation has concluded, you will have the chance to battle Elma in the Otherworldly Fighter challenge.
This will only be available after you complete Chapter 6 in the main story, and, within a 60-minute time limit and restricted to Level 60, you must defeat Elma in combat.
The first battle won't be a particular challenge for those that are now well-versed in the game, and, once beaten, will reward you with the chance to add Elma to your party in the Challenge Battle mode.
However, there is a second fight for those that want to use her in Alrest, which will require that you complete the more difficult Elma: Redux challenge.


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Government planning and support for housing on Māori land
Part 5: Gaining consent to build
Te Tirohanga Whānui a te Tumuaki o te Mana Arotake
Ngā Kupu Whakataki
Ko ā Mātau Tūtohu
Part 2: Māori housing needs and history, and current government programmes
Part 3: Land and population issues in specific regions
Part 4: Getting information and advice from government agencies
Part 6: Financial support to help Māori landowners build housing
Appendix: Summary of legislation about Māori land
Part 5: Gaining consent to build Government planning and support for housing on Māori land. Ngā whakatakotoranga kaupapa me te tautoko a te Kāwanatanga ki te hanga whare i runga i te whenua Māori. https://www.oag.govt.nz/2011/housing-on-maori-land/part5.htm https://www.oag.govt.nz/@@site-logo/logo.png
Government planning and support for housing on Māori land. Ngā whakatakotoranga kaupapa me te tautoko a te Kāwanatanga ki te hanga whare i runga i te whenua Māori.
Wāhanga Tuarima – Te tono mō te mana whakaae kia hangaia he whare
In this Part, we examine:
how local authorities plan for housing on Māori land and the regulatory costs to owners of Māori land;
how rates and development contributions are charged;
how owners of Māori land have been involved in district planning;
the advice and support owners of Māori land can access from local authorities to help them build on Māori land;
our conclusion on how local authorities respond to housing proposals on multiply-owned Māori land;
the effect of local authority regulation on those who want to use Māori land for housing; and
critical success factors for effective advice and guidance.
Local authorities have important roles in the development of Māori land for housing. Local authorities are responsible for planning land use in their districts in ways that ensure that the land is used in a sustainable and appropriate way. They have oversight and responsibility for major infrastructure and community facilities, which they collect rates to fund. Local authorities also charge development and financial contributions to pay for the extra infrastructure needs that new developments will place on the district. Owners of Māori land can also get help and advice from local authorities about what they need to do to build housing on Māori land.
Overall, we found that:
local authorities take different approaches to planning for housing on multiply-owned Māori land and the planning costs for Māori seeking to build on their land vary considerably depending on the approach, which can be a barrier;8
local authorities are increasingly taking a more proactive approach to enabling housing on multiply-owned Māori land, and some have specific consultation processes and planning regulations that are intended to make it easier for Māori to build housing on their land;
local authorities can do more to explain the planning costs associated with building on multiply-owned Māori land, including the exemptions and remission polices that apply to them, to reduce barriers created by confusion about the costs; and
some local authorities are taking on a leadership role, calling the different agencies together to provide a more co-ordinated approach to supporting Māori who want to build houses on their land.
How local authorities plan for housing on Māori land and the regulatory costs to Māori land owners
Figure 27 sets out the different approaches that local authorities take towards housing on Māori land. Several of these local authorities were reviewing their district plans at the time of our audit and intended to include provisions that would make it easier to build housing on Māori land. Many have specific policies and objectives for housing on multiply-owned Māori land, some of which are set out in their long-term plans (formerly known as long-term council community plans, or LTCCPs).
Approaches taken by local authorities to regulating housing development on Māori land
Regulatory approach to housing on Māori land
Permission status
Far North District Council No separate zone for building houses on Māori land.
Potential to apply for more intensive development as Integrated Residential Development in some zones. Varies according to scale and zone the land is located in.
Integrated residential development is a discretionary activity, where it is provided for in the particular zone. Requires a full resource consent process.
Kaipara District Council Separate zone for building houses on Māori land – Māori Purposes zone. Permitted (up to three dwellings) or Discretionary (more than three dwellings).
Whangarei District Council No separate zone for building houses on Māori land.
Carried out a plan change during our audit, to move to approving developments on the basis of a suitable land management plan. Varied according to scale and zone the land is located in.
Under changed plan, housing developments on Māori land are now a discretionary activity.
Former Auckland City Council Separate zone for building houses on Māori land – Special Purpose 4 (Orakei) zone. Permitted. Would not require a full resource consent process.
Former Manukau City Council Separate zones for building houses on Māori land.
Papakāinga Zone for tāngata whenua.
Māori Purposes Zone for taurahere (Māori who whakapapa to outside the Manukau area but live in Manukau). Varies according to scale.
Western Bay of Plenty District Council At the time of our audit fieldwork, separate zone for building houses on Māori land – named Papakāinga Zones and based around existing marae.
Reviewing district plan and has since removed these zones in favour of general provisions in the rural zones that will allow for developing housing on Māori land. Varies according to scale.
Tauranga City Council Separate zones for building houses on Māori land.
Rural and Urban Marae Community Zones and a specific Ngāti Kahu Papakāinga Zone.
Was reviewing the district plan to provide opportunities in rural zone for building more houses on Māori land. Varies according to zone and scale.
Rotorua District Council Separate zone for building houses on Māori land.
Rural C (Kaingaroa Papakāinga) Zone.
One other potential area identified. Varies according to scale.
Waimakariri District Council No separate zone for building houses on Māori land. Varies according to scale and zone the land is located in.
Christchurch City Council Separate zone for building houses on Māori land.
Papakāinga Zone. Varies according to scale.
We are not real estate developers, this is a brand new language, we are not conditioned to work with councils, Māori need a process, we followed all the steps, were knocked over because we were alternative, we have different issues regarding finance/loans, we have a different understanding – alternative thinking, we want a home not for investment we want a home for our kids and grandparents to be warm!
For our whānau the consent process with the Council has been hugely detrimental, we started our project anyway – the extra costs would have broken the project.
The costs and processes involved in getting resource consent and building consent for a housing proposal are often described as barriers to using Māori land for housing. Local authorities "zone" land areas in district plans for particular purposes. The rules that go with those zones can affect the number of houses and the housing density allowed on any given piece of land.
The different levels of restriction will affect how much regulatory costs owners of Māori land will have to pay. Where Māori land is very strictly regulated – for example, if no further houses are allowed to be built without resource consent – landowners will incur extra costs to get the necessary consent or permission to build. Because of its location and historical uses, Māori land is more likely to be zoned for purposes other than housing, which can make it difficult to gain consent.
We commissioned a planning firm to examine the degree to which these costs vary and to test what proportion of the overall costs of developing houses on Māori land these costs are. We also analysed records of actual developments.
Our planning consultants developed three development scenarios in nine selected local authorities. They then assessed what the costs would be for each. The scenarios identified that the average contribution to total development costs from resource consent, building consent processes, and development and/or financial contributions (what we refer to as the total planning costs) are on average around 4.5% of a total development. Most of this cost tends to be the cost of development and/or financial contribution charges (on average, 3.5% of the total development cost).
Although a smaller proportion of total development costs, the total planning costs can be considerable and significant, potentially $25,000 for each house. These are costs that owners of Māori land need to be able to pay at the early stage of a development – normally before any funding or finance has been secured, which can result in owners of Māori land deciding not to progress with their building plans.
Some local authorities have specific planning regulations for Māori land that are intended to help make it easier for Māori to build housing on their land. A 2009 review by TPK found that about 60% of local authorities have provisions in their district plans to support housing development on Māori land. Having provisions in district plans makes the planning costs and processes much more certain for owners of Māori land. Some regional policy statements and development plans also have objectives to increase the use of Māori land for housing. For example, in the Bay of Plenty, the Smart Growth Strategy has a goal to house 16,000 people through housing on Māori land. Including specific objectives in local authority plans helps to foster a more proactive and supportive approach to building proposals.
The planning costs that owners of Māori land must pay will depend on the particular approach to planning of Māori land. We identified three approaches that local authorities were taking or intending to take. These were:
no zoning or separate recognition for housing on Māori land;
zoning particular areas of Māori land for housing on Māori land; and
not zoning for papakāinga housing, but general provisions included in current zones and/or approval on the basis of land management plans.
Figure 28 sets out the advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches.
Advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to planning for housing on Māori land
Planning approach
No zoning or recognition for housing on Māori land. None. Makes housing on Māori land an average $10,000 more expensive for each house than zoning for it.
Zoning particular areas of Māori land for housing (sometimes referred to as "papakāinga zones"). Makes housing on Māori land an average $10,000 cheaper for each house. Provides certainty to those who wish to develop houses that fall within the permitted numbers and other standards. Developments of an intensity greater than that intended by the zone would still have to go through a resource consent process.
All Māori land would have to be included in the zones. This is uncommon and not very flexible where land is returned to Māori after zoning has been decided.
Not zoning for housing on Māori land, but general provisions included in current zones and/or approval on the basis of land management plans. Greater flexibility in designing the development (especially its intensity), and possibly better resource management outcomes from the development plans. Some increased cost because of compulsory land management plan. Whether this is a disadvantage depends on who bears the cost and what assistance is available. The plan may or may not have been required for the development anyway.
Recognising housing developments on Māori land in district plans (by including zones) makes developing houses on Māori land cheaper than if there had been no recognition in the district plan. Our planning consultants concluded that developments in local authorities that included zones for housing on Māori land were on average about $10,000 cheaper for each house than those in local authorities that had made no specific provision for housing on Māori land in their district plan.
Because a "papakāinga zone" is for housing on Māori land, it is likely to have more permissive rules (such as the number of houses allowed on a particular area of land) than zones with no specific provisions for housing on Māori land. However, a planned development that would exceed the permitted number of houses would also require a more-expensive resource consent process (or even an entire plan change).
For zoning to be effective, it requires that all Māori freehold land be appropriately zoned. Zoning can also be problematic when Māori groups receive land under treaty settlements, which can require further re-zoning. This lack of flexibility in the zoning approach can increase rather than decrease costs for owners wishing to build housing on their Māori land.
In two local authority areas (the former Manukau City Council9 and Waimakariri District Council), a change to the district plan would sometimes be needed to develop housing on Māori land. In the former Manukau City Council, there is a "papakāinga zone" but there are also pockets of Māori land outside that zone that are zoned as rural and subject to more restrictions. A landowner wanting to build housing there would have to apply to change the zone to a "papakāinga zone", which would cost $30,000–$50,000 if the change were simple and there were no objections. It could cost considerably more if the change required hearings and public consultation or if it escalated to the Environment Court.
The drawbacks to providing for housing on Māori land through zoning have led several local authorities to try a more flexible approach, which may ultimately prove cheaper (especially for large-scale developments). The main features of a more flexible approach involve moving away from using papakāinga zones and instead either including rules in all relevant zones (such as the rural zone) or allowing more intensive development where there is a management plan for the land block, or both. Figure 29 sets out the specific approaches three local authorities take in the regions where we audited.
More flexible approaches taken by some local authorities
Current district plan provisions
Future district plan provisions
Far North District Council No specific zones for housing on Māori land. Has rules for housing on Māori land included in some current zones.
The Council also has an integrated development rule, which allows for more intensive development as a discretionary activity. This requires a management plan for the development. Not applicable.
Whangarei District Council Had no provision for housing on Māori land in the district plan. Plan change 94 sets out policies and objectives for developing houses on Māori land. These include using a land management plan to determine the density and other factors for a development, based on what the land can sustain. This case-by-case approach provides maximum flexibility for developing sustainable housing, without using prescriptive rules.
Western Bay of Plenty District Council Had specific "papakāinga zones" around marae (removed from district plan during our audit). Proposed district plan removed these zones, replacing them with general provisions in the rural zone that allow for housing development on Māori land.
Land management plans could result in increased costs for those who apply for consent to build housing on Māori land. In the one instance we saw, the plan cost about $30,000. We note, though, that larger-scale intensive developments require a certain level of planning anyway, that the plan would include other resource consent requirements (such as an assessment of environmental effects), and that a comprehensive plan can save cost and problems later in the development process.
We recommend that local authorities build appropriate flexibility into their district plans to allow housing to be built on Māori land.
How rates and development contributions are charged
The charging of rates on Māori land is controversial. There is a high level of rates arrears on Māori land blocks. The wider issues around the rating of Māori land are beyond the scope of this audit. However, rates arrears are often perceived as a barrier to building housing on Māori land.
Māori groups have expressed concern that, once a house is built on the land, the family owning that house will be subject to a large rates arrears bill. They are concerned that the relevant local authority would charge the individual household for the rates owed on the whole block.
All of the local authorities we visited had rates remission policies for Māori land that they were prepared to use to encourage development. Typically, this meant that, if an individual or whānau built a house on Māori land, the local authority would, if requested, remit the rates owing on the part of the block that the house was on. The local authority would charge that household in the future for only the rates owed for the part of the block their house was on.
The local authorities in the regions where we audited have information on their websites about rates remission policies, as well as publicly available leaflets. However, we consider that they could do more to communicate to owners of Māori land how these policies work and how the owners can apply for a remission to allow housing developments to go ahead.
Local authorities charge people who build houses a fee called either a "development contribution" or a "financial contribution". These contributions are intended to help pay for the cost of increased demand on infrastructure (including sewerage, water, stormwater, roads, and public amenities like reserves and libraries) that will happen as a result of more houses being built.
In our interviews with owners of Māori land, development and financial contributions were cited as an extra cost that can be a reason for some developments not going ahead. Some landowners expressed concern at being charged when their land is poorly connected to infrastructure. One organisation saw development contributions as a "tax" on developers who will make a profit from their developments – a category that most Māori housing developments do not fall into.
We examined how local authorities charged development and financial contributions on housing developments on Māori land. The Local Government Act 2002 makes no distinction between commercial or other developments for setting development and financial contributions. Instead, these contributions are supposed to be determined by:
who will benefit from the services they fund;
when the benefits will occur; and
whether the actions or inactions of anyone has contributed to the need for the services to be funded by the development or financial contributions.
In addition, development and financial contributions must be tied to specific local authority activities – they cannot act as a general "tax".
The development and financial contributions policies of all local authorities in the regions where we audited had tied specific development contribution charges to specific infrastructure needs. The policies included exemptions from development and financial contributions if a development will not be connected to that infrastructure.
The two local authorities with the most Māori land in them were also two of the three local authorities in our sample with the highest development and financial contributions. This may in part explain the level of concern Māori expressed to us. Development and financial contributions were not higher in these local authorities because of the amount of Māori land. Instead, the contributions were driven by the location and state of present infrastructure, anticipated growth, and the difficulties arising from relatively low population densities.
We consider that local authorities could reduce the confusion around rating, development, and financial contributions, and possibly encourage the development of Māori land, by:
raising awareness of their rates remission policies;
providing information about how they set development and financial contributions; and
providing information about what the money is used for.
The local authorities in the regions where we audited had done this to greater and lesser extents. For example, Tauranga City Council has explained to Māori trusts in the city how development fees are charged and why they are charged.
How Māori landowners have been involved in district planning
Locally we formed a papakāinga group at a time when city councils were reviewing council rules. Our tangata whenua group was able to review these rules. Local council included and accepted tangata whenua recommendations. The outcome was we were able to change [regulations] …
It is vital to nurture meaningful relationships with Māori communities as they are aware of their own housing issues and have the capacity to respond to their needs if supported appropriately.
Councils will go to Papatipu for consultation yet the actual land owners may not be included in that dialogue ... This may be due to convenience rather than a lack of resources.
Both the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Act 2002 require local authorities to consult with tāngata whenua so that they have the opportunity to contribute to the local government decision-making process. In our discussions with local authorities and Māori landowning groups, we found that there is a tendency to focus consultation on engaging with iwi and larger hap groups. Doing so risks missing out on the views and the aspirations of most owners of Māori land, whose land is not normally vested in iwi or hāpu organisations.
If they consult effectively, local authorities can acquire valuable knowledge about the plans and aspirations of local owners of Māori land. In doing so, they can begin to form relationships that can lead to more co-ordinated approaches to developing Māori land. We found examples of this in the Western Bay of Plenty and Northland.
Close engagement with trusts and whānau from the earliest possible stages can lead to better understanding by local authorities of the intentions, aspirations, and plans owners have for developing housing on Māori land. Early discussions and negotiations about these plans can avoid costs later on. Figure 30 sets out some examples of good practice in this area.
Examples of good practice in local authority support for housing on Māori land
Former Manukau City Council – supporting housing on Māori land by providing advice and expertise
A small hapū in Auckland wanted to develop their land for housing. The hapū had little experience in housing development. Manukau City Council took an active interest in the project, which linked to the Council's community objectives and outcomes. The Council provided the hapū with a policy analyst to help with project management, provided access to engineering expertise in the Council, and helped the hapū to develop relationships with other entities. The hapū also contributed to regional planning revisions.
Whangarei District Council – consultation on planning for housing on Māori land
Whangarei District Council has recognised the difficulties that owners of Māori land experience when they want to live on their land. The Council was concerned that the previous planning rules were not catering for papakāinga development and that those rules were contributing to some of these difficulties. In response, the Council has made a plan change aimed at supporting the development of Māori land for housing. Council staff decided to get the views of Māori landowners, other government agencies, and the public on how planning policies could be improved to allow for more sustainable development of Māori land for housing. The Council sent out a brochure to owners of Māori land that described some of the barriers to using Māori land for housing, along with a questionnaire, and asked for the views of landowners on how these barriers could be overcome.
A papakāinga housing steering group was set up that included owners of Māori land and others with experience in housing developments on Māori land. The Council also met with the Māori Land Court, TPK, HNZC, and the other local authorities in Northland to decide how policies, support, and guidance could be better aligned. Once the Council had some proposed objectives, staff presented at local marae hui.
The plan change will mean that the Council will consider applications to build housing on Māori land on a case-by-case basis. The Council intends to help owners of Māori land to develop their plans, offering access to the Council's expertise in land use planning. The plan changes will incorporate objectives that include:
recognising Māori desire to maintain and enhance their traditional and cultural relationship with their ancestral land;
providing for housing development on ancestral Māori land in a manner that is sensitive to the sustainable management of the land resource;
allowing maximum flexibility for Māori to develop their ancestral lands, while ensuring that appropriate health, safety, and amenity standards are met;
enabling Māori to establish and maintain traditional settlement patterns, communities, and economic development opportunities; and
encouraging Māori to develop housing on Māori land and land use development plans.
The advice and support owners of Māori land can access from local authorities to help them build on Māori land
The resource consent and building consent processes can appear daunting and jargon laden. If local authorities can help Māori through these processes, Māori land developments are more likely to be completed. Some local authorities provided specific guidance to Māori interested in building on their land through basic brochures or toolkits. Figure 31 includes other examples of good practice in supporting Māori through the planning stage of their housing development.
Examples of good practice in supporting Māori through the planning stage of their housing development
Example of supporting Māori through the process
Providing a dedicated specialist planner for building on Māori land Former Manukau City Council
Tauranga City Council
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Training all frontline staff Rotorua District Council
Providing staff time for advice and guidance at no charge Rotorua District Council
Far North District Council
Whangarei District Council
Providing support in developing concept and land use plans Whangarei District Council
Our conclusion on how local authorities respond to housing proposals on multiply-owned Māori land
In our view, the local authorities in the regions where we audited are taking steps to improve the way they approach their planning for Māori land. Some provide free advice to landowners, show flexibility in how they charge development fees, and provide rates remission so that rates arrears do not become a barrier to development.
Local authorities that include objectives and measures to help Māori to realise their aspirations for their land and link these to wider community outcomes provide more proactive and positive support to owners of Māori land.
Because of their key role in land use planning, and the relations that they are obliged to build with tāngata whenua, local authorities are well placed to foster better joint agency approaches to supporting owners of Māori land who want to use their land for housing.
We recommend that local authorities identify and work with landowners who have particularly suitable land blocks and who want to build housing on Māori land.
The effect of local authority regulation on those who want to use Māori land for housing
Figure 32 describes how local authority regulation can affect three different types of Māori organisation.
The effect of local authority regulation on Māori housing proposals
An individual or whānau who has shares in Māori land and wants to build or move a single house onto part of the land block
A small Ahu Whenua trust that plans to build 5 houses on their land
A larger Māori trust or iwi governance organisation with plans to build housing for beneficiaries
The whānau are unlikely to know about planning and building consent requirements. So they will need to visit their local authority to find out what restrictions are in place.
In most cases, a one-house development will need only a building consent (and not resource consent).
The whānau can get some free advice from the local authority planning staff. In some local authorities, planning staff have specialist knowledge about Māori land.
The whānau may be worried about rates arrears on the land block, and fears that it could become liable for the arrears may put them off pursuing their plans. The local authority explaining its rates remission policy would reduce these fears. The trust will need to check with their local authority to see how their land block is zoned or what restrictions are placed on it.
In most cases, resource consent will be needed. The costs will need to be met before an application to the MDP fund could be made.
The trust can get some free advice from the local authority about the process and might be eligible for a free pre-application assessment (where this is available). This would help the trust find out if their plans are likely to be approved. The application is likely to require a full resource consent process or possibly a plan change. Plan changes are likely to be prohibitively expensive.
Critical success factors for effective local authority regulation
Critical success factors for local authorities to effectively support and regulate housing on Māori land
Local authorities are more likely to effectively support and regulate housing on Māori land when:
they know who oversees the Māori land in the area and discuss the plans that the owners have for their land – if the owners plan to build houses, the local authority explains what they will need to do and how to go about it;
their planning staff know about the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and Māori Land Court processes;
they effectively communicate their rates remission and development fees policies to Māori landowners and explain how those policies work;
they call the different agencies together so that there is a coherent and joint response to the plans of owners of Māori land; and
they build appropriate flexibility into their district plan to consider more intensive development of Māori land that might previously have been used for agricultural purposes.
Critical success factors for owners of Māori land
Owners of Māori land are more likely to get the information and support they need from their local authority when they visit the local authority early and arrange to meet with the planning team to discuss ideas about using the land for housing. Landowners can also ask staff about:
rates remission policies;
likely development contributions and what they will be used for;
likely resource consent costs; and
what type of support and access to expertise the local authority might be able to provide.
8: Planning costs may also be problematic for development on general land. However, Māori land is more likely to be zoned in a restrictive way because of its historical uses and locations.
9: Although Auckland's local authorities had been amalgamated at the time of our audit, the district plans for each of the amalgamated authorities were still current, and will remain so until reviewed by Auckland Council.
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Facebook hack update: no evidence of any access to third-party apps
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- Oct. 3rd 2018 5:09 am PT
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One of the concerns raised by the recent Facebook hack was whether access tokens might have provided access to third-party apps. The company now says there is 'no evidence' that this has happened …
The company's product management VP made the statement.
We've had questions about what exactly this attack means for the apps using Facebook Login. We have now analyzed our logs for all third-party apps installed or logged in during the attack we discovered last week. That investigation has so far found no evidence that the attackers accessed any apps using Facebook Login.
Any developer using our official Facebook SDKs — and all those that have regularly checked the validity of their users' access tokens – were automatically protected when we reset people's access tokens.
The company says that it will be taking one further precautionary step.
However, out of an abundance of caution, as some developers may not use our SDKs — or regularly check whether Facebook access tokens are valid — we're building a tool to enable developers to manually identify the users of their apps who may have been affected, so that they can log them out.
Facebook has still said very little about what the attackers were able to do via the access tokens. It said at the time that its investigation into the Facebook hack was still underway.
Here is the action we have already taken. First, we've fixed the vulnerability and informed law enforcement […]
Facebook's investigation is still underway. While the flaw has been patched, it's unclear to Facebook if the stolen tokens were used, and if so how many accounts were affected. In any case, Facebook has reset the access tokens for 90 million accounts, which means you may find yourself needing to log back in to the platform.
The company initially feared that the mechanism used may have allowed access to third-party accounts, and while this remains a theoretical possibility, it appears that it hasn't happened in practice.
Facebook is the most popular social media service in the world with 2.32 billion monthly active users as of December 31, 2018
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Volume No. 2 Issue No. 27 - Sunday, February 3, 2008
De Dice Crowned Calypso King and Marah Walter is Miss Dominica 2008
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Marah Walter is Miss Dominica 2008.
Thousands of fans were treated to the best of Dominica's calypsos at the finals of the art form at the Windsor Park stadium. In the wee hours of Sunday morning, De Dice was crowned calypso king winning over nine other strong competitors.
Daddy Chess placed second with Scrunter and Hunter placing third and fourth respectively. This was the fourth time for De Dice, becoming only the third calypsonians to win four crowns. The other two were the Mighty Solo who won in 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977, and Norman Cyril 'King NC' having won in 1982,1983,1985,and 1988 .
Dice for his part won in 2004, 2005 and 2006. On Friday, Marah Walter was crowned Miss Dominica 2008 as Mas Domnik 2008 celebrations kicked into high gear.
Seven Dominican beauties took part in the competition viewed by over 15 000 at the National stadium.
First runner up was Norrisa Newton with Marva Williams coming in as second runner up.
Marah, who is the daughter of agriculture minister Matthew Walter also won miss photogenic, miss intelligence, and best in evening wear.
Then on Saturday night will be the clash of the calypso giants as nine calypsonians try to unseat reigning calypso King De Hunter. In the hunt for the prestigious title are: three time winners De Dice and Scrunter along with Tarina, Observer, Sandy, The Web, The Sye, Karessah and Daddy Chess.
Daddy Chess has already won two titles in a row that of Soca Monarch and Stardom King of the Tent. His powerful rendition of 'Forward we Go' is a crowd favorite and is quickly taking hold all over the land.
The song appeals to Dominicans sense of patriotism and has done quite well against very strong competition from De Dice, Hunter and Scrunter.
Sunday will see the staging of the kiddies festival and the B-mobile Bouyon Festival/ King and Queen of the Band Competition.
Festivities will reach a grand finale with the street jumpup on Monday and Tuesday.
Meanwhile, there are growing appeals to move the traditional date for carnival for a later time in the year to allow for better participation and more time to prepare.
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"In the Still Watches of the Night"
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Since George Washington's death in 1799, there have been stories of mysterious activities and spectral sightings at Mount Vernon. Some are so old, that they too are historic.
Washington's Ghost Haunts Mount Vernon
In the early years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, when the Ladies were at Mount Vernon they slept in the Mansion.
The following account was reported in the New York World newspaper ca. 1890.
"Of course, the most interesting of all the bedrooms is the one belonging to the immortal George and in which he died. In it is the original four-poster bed whereon Washington passed his last moments."
"This historic chamber is haunted; of that there would seem to be little doubt. Many people within recent years have slept in it, and they declare that they were awed by the viewless presence of the nation's first President. They deny earnestly that the notion is based on imagination. Few of these temporary occupants have been able to get any sleep. Obviously, it is one thing to see a ghost, and quite another thing to feel one-to be aware of the nearness of a strange and brooding spectre. They all agree that Washington visits his chamber in the still watches of the night."
"Mrs. William Beale and a friend of hers spent a night at Mount Vernon. At their own request, they were permitted to occupy Washington's bedroom. In the middle of the night they were awakened by the sputtering of their candle. They had lighted one surreptitiously and were burning it in the middle of a basin of water."
"Fancied they saw a spook. It went out with a noise, and they began to feel alarmed. Mrs. Beale said to her friend: 'You are on the side of the bed where Washington died!' The other replied: 'No, I'm not; he died on your side!' Finally they decided that the question was doubtful, and there was no more sleep for them that night. They got up dressed themselves, and sat around until morning, scared by every squeak of the windows and at one moment were sure they heard Washington's sword clank distinctly in a corner."
Washington's Death
Death Defied
Dr. William Thornton, a friend and prominent physician, proposed a plan to "resuscitate" the recently deceased body of George Washington.
Josiah Quincy III and His Fright Night at Mount Vernon
What did Josiah Quincy III actually see that strange night while staying at Mount Vernon in 1806?
An Angry Gentleman
Colonel Harrison Howell Dodge with the Mansion's cornerstone (MVLA)
An interpreter was in the Central Passage, on a particularly crowded day in the spring or summer ca. 1980s.
She thought she heard someone in the room behind her. Thinking that a visitor had gotten into the area by going under the rope barriers, she entered the Little Parlor to shoo them out. Much to her surprise, she found an older gentleman, sporting a large mustache and dressed in late 19th or early 20th-century clothing, with his sleeves rolled up and secured with garters.
When he saw that he had her attention, he shouted, "What the hell is going on here?"—a reference to the noise a school group or groups were making. The interpreter told him that she was trying to quiet them down and then the man disappeared. She later saw a portrait of the gentleman in question, Colonel Harrison Howell Dodge, Mount Vernon's director for about 50 years, until his death in the late 1930s.
A Flurry of Skirts
An interpreter was standing in the Central Passage, ca. 1980s.
She felt something brush past her, coming out of the Little Parlor. Looking down, all she could see were the feet and bottoms of the skirts of a young girl in an 18th-century dress, running across the Central Passage.
Putting Away His Horse
George Washington on his horse, exhibit in Mount Vernon's Education Center (MVLA)
A head guard said that these events were not a one-time incident, but happened with great regularity, ca. 1980s-1990s.
Quite frequently an alarm would go off in the Stable. Then, in about the time it would take to unsaddle and put up a horse and walk from the Stable to the Mansion, an alarm would go off in the Washington Bedchamber. Guards dispatched to check out the situation invariably found nothing out of the ordinary.
This man's explanation was that the General was coming home, made his horse comfortable, and then went up to his room.
A Woman on the Stairs
During a typical day at work, ca. 1980s, while stationed in the Central Passage, something caught an interpreter's eye.
She saw the figure of an unidentified woman, dressed in 18th-century clothing, on the stairs. The figure was carrying a large punch bowl filled with a flower arrangement. The figure disappeared upon reaching the bottom of the staircase.
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Глюкагон — гормон альфа-клеток островков Лангерганса поджелудочной железы. По химическому строению глюкагон является пептидным гормоном.

Молекула глюкагона состоит из 29 аминокислот и имеет молекулярный вес 3485 дальтон. Глюкагон был открыт в 1923 году Кимбеллом и Мерлином.

Первичная структура молекулы глюкагона следующая: NH2-His-Ser-Gln-Gly-Thr-Phe-
Thr-Ser-Asp-Tyr-Ser-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Asp-Ser-
Arg-Arg-Ala-Gln-Asp-Phe-Val-Gln-Trp-Leu-
Met-Asn-Thr-COOH

Механизм
Механизм действия глюкагона обусловлен его связыванием со специфическими глюкагоновыми рецепторами клеток печени. Это приводит к повышению опосредованной G-белком активности аденилатциклазы и увеличению образования цАМФ. Результатом является усиление катаболизма депонированного в печени гликогена (гликогенолиза). Глюкагон для гепатоцитов служит внешним сигналом о необходимости выделения в кровь глюкозы за счёт распада гликогена (гликогенолиза) или синтеза глюкозы из других веществ — глюконеогенеза. Гормон связывается с рецептором на плазматической мембране и активирует при посредничестве G-белка аденилатциклазу, которая катализирует образование цАМФ из АТФ. Далее следует каскад реакций, приводящий в печени к активации гликогенфосфорилазы и ингибированию гликогенсинтазы. Этот механизм приводит к высвобождению из гликогена глюкозо-1-фосфата, который превращается в глюкозо-6-фосфат. Затем под влиянием глюкозо-6-фосфатазы образуется свободная глюкоза, способная выйти из клетки в кровь. Таким образом, глюкагон в печени, стимулируя распад гликогена, способствует поддержанию глюкозы в крови на постоянном уровне. Глюкагон также активирует глюконеогенез, липолиз и кетогенез в печени.

Глюкагон практически не оказывает действия на гликоген скелетных мышц, по-видимому, из-за практически полного отсутствия в них глюкагоновых рецепторов. Глюкагон вызывает увеличение секреции инсулина из здоровых β-клеток поджелудочной железы и торможение активности инсулиназы. Это является, по-видимому, одним из физиологических механизмов противодействия вызываемой глюкагоном гипергликемии.

Глюкагон оказывает сильное инотропное и хронотропное действие на миокард вследствие увеличения образования цАМФ (то есть оказывает действие, подобное действию агонистов β-адренорецепторов, но без вовлечения β-адренергических систем в реализацию этого эффекта). Результатом является повышение артериального давления, увеличение частоты и силы сердечных сокращений.

В высоких концентрациях глюкагон вызывает сильное спазмолитическое действие, расслабление гладкой мускулатуры внутренних органов, в особенности кишечника, не опосредованное аденилатциклазой.

Глюкагон участвует в реализации реакций типа «бей или беги», повышая доступность энергетических субстратов (в частности, глюкозы, свободных жирных кислот, кетокислот) для скелетных мышц и усиливая кровоснабжение скелетных мышц за счёт усиления работы сердца. Кроме того, глюкагон повышает секрецию катехоламинов мозговым веществом надпочечников и повышает чувствительность тканей к катехоламинам, что также благоприятствует реализации реакций типа «бей или беги».

Примечания

Гормоны поджелудочной железы
Пептидные гормоны
Соединения азота по алфавиту

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(27.09.2015) This year's special issue of EJCAP Online focuses on the veterinary care of our elderly feline patients, and includes papers on geriatric feline care (Sarah Caney), excessive vocalisation (Danièlle Gunn-Moore) and the early detection of chronic kidney disease in cats (Dominique Paepe).
Other authors of this star-studded issue include Katrin Hartmann (feline lymphoma), Yaiza Forcada (home monitoring of diabetic cats), Beate Egner (feline endocrine hypertension), Sina Marsilio and Jörg Steiner (feline chronic enteropathies) and Vicky Halls (environmental enrichment of cats with OA).
As usual, all papers are presented in an interactive manner, with videos, quizzes, downloads and charts.
You will also find a new line-up of veterinary apps (feline-related only!), including feline ophthalmology, cardiology – and one for artistic cats! The books reviewed in this issue include Immunology, Critical Care and Backyard poultry medicine and surgery.
" column, with the video recordings of two (feline!) lectures, presented by Sarah Caney and Laura Blackwood at the 2015 BSAVA congress.
Updates on the forthcoming Fecava symposium on rabies and the Travel Scholarship can be found in the News pages.
Access is open to all veterinary practitioners, students and nurses in Europe and beyond, and is compatible for viewing on tablets. Please visit www.ejcap.org for more details.


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