Publishing History

Articles:

(** To read these articles, visit www.inkcom.co.nz.)

i.      Delayed Gratification magazine, published by The Slow Journalism Company, London 

1. Jan-Feb-Mar 2011 – Moment that mattered: Christchurch earthquake 22 Feb.

i.      Engineering Insight magazine (formerly e.nz), published by IPENZ

1. Forthcoming issue – Williams Warn personal brewery.
2. Forthcoming issue – Kelly Tarlton’s aquarium.
3. November/December 2011 – Profile: Ngaire Button, Christchurch’s Deputy Mayor.
4. September/October 2011 – Soft water for Wanganui.
5. September/October 2011 – Lyttelton Tunnel.
6. July/August 2011 – Lifelines engineering.
7. May/June 2011 – Christchurch basilica earthquake deconstruction.
8. March/April 2011 – F&P fridge compressor innovation.
9. March/April 2011 - Transpower engineers in schools awards.
10. January/February 2011 – Textile engineering.
11. January/February 2011 – Milford Road.

ii.      e.nz magazine, published by IPENZ

1. November/December 2010 – Tolaga Bay Wharf.
2. September/October 2010 – Australasian Alliance.
3. September/October 2010 – Mohaka Viaduct.
4. May/June 2010 – Durie Hill heritage elevator.
5. May/June 2010 – Gisborne quake – the recovery process.
6. March/April 2010 – Carter Observatory, Wellington, refurbishment project.
7. March/April 2010 – Ross Island, Antarctica, windfarm project.
8. January/February 2010 – A Link in the Technology Chain – about the Techlink educational initiative.
9. November/December 2009 – Moving Mountains – about a challenging State Highway 1 roading project in the Waikato region.
10. November/December 2009 – Wellington Harbour Reclamation – about the historic changes to the Wellington waterfront.
11. July/August 2009 – ‘Green’ concrete – Holcim’s efforts to improve concrete’s sustainability image.
12. July/August 2009 – Windflow Technology – an innovative kiwi wind turbine design and manufacturing company.
13. May/June 2009 – Greenhouse gas emissions inventories.
14. March/April 2009 – electrospinning research and commercial development (Electrospinz, Blenheim and Plant and Food, Lincoln).
15. March/April 2009 – Omega light aircraft design and development.
16. Nov/Dec 2008 – innovative slip repair project on the Coromandel Peninsula.
17. Sept/Oct 2008 – potato-plate innovation – using chippie starch byproduct for disposable/compostible plate manufacture.
18. July/August 2008 – Gisborne quake repair and reinstatement.
19. May/June 2008 – Tenon geothermal wood drying facility.
20. March/April 2008 – RoGlider earthquake technology at Wanganui Hospital.
21. Jan/Feb 2008 – Engineers shortage and immigrant engineers.
22. Sept/Oct 2007 – Wanganui wastewater separation project.

iii.      World Water and Environmental Engineering magazine, published by WEF publishing UK Ltd

1. Jan/Feb 2008 – Edited version of Wanganui wastewater article (see e.nz magazine above).

iv.      Process magazine (published by CSIRO, Australia)

1. Three articles published in October 2009 issue on mineralogical analysis technologies.

v.      Scientriffic magazine (Australia – for children aged 7+)

1. Trains – Sept/Oct 2011.
2. Public aquariums – Mar/Apr 2011.
3. Harnessing the wind – Nov/Dec 2010.
4. Sky spies – Sept/Oct 2010.

vi.      Wanganui Chronicle newspaper

1. Weekly ‘How it Works’ column from Saturday April 19, 2008 to 17 January 2009, focusing on (mostly local) engineering enterprise and other stories of technical interest and innovation.  Stopped at my request.

vii.      Blogs

1. www.geekygetaways.wordpress.com

2.       Speech writing:

i.      Invited to present a research paper on my pilot research study findings, entitled ‘Doing Dialogue’, at the Australian Science Communicators (ASC) National Conference in Canberra, Australia, Feb 2010.

ii.      An evening talk entitled ‘From Pa and Ships’ Spars to Wick Drains and Wind Farm: A Local Engineering Perspective’ for the 2009 Whanganui Summer Programme, 9 February 2009.

iii.      ‘Local engineering heritage’ for the Wanganui Branch of the New Zealand Founders’ Society (Christmas meeting, 2008).