Cather Simpson

Cather Simpson
KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, June 2016
Other names	Miriam Cather Simpson
Alma mater	University of Virginia, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Scientific career
Institutions	Sandia National Laboratories, Case Western Reserve University, University of Auckland, MacDiarmid Institute, Dodd-Walls Centre
Thesis	Functional dynamics in metalloporphyrin systems  (1994)

Miriam Cather Simpson is a New Zealand-American physics/chemistry academic and entrepreneur. She is currently a professor at the University of Auckland, a joint appointment between the physics and chemistry departments. She is the founder of the Photon Factory laser lab at the University of Auckland and the chief science officer for two spin-off companies, Engender Technologies and Orbis Diagnostics. She is an Associate Investigator for the Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies and an Emeritus Investigator for the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. She was awarded the Royal Society Te Apārangi Pickering Medal in 2019.^[1] She has a strong focus on teaching, mentoring and public outreach and is an outspoken advocate for issues of gender equality and ethics in science.