Our people
Meet the team of experienced researchers who make up the Centre for Radio Astronomy and Space Research (CRASR) at AUT.





Natalia Primak
Lecturer

Axl Rogers
Space Engineer, Space Operations NZ


El Mehdi
Postgraduate student

Hannah Mae Wetzel
Postgraduate student

Ander Castelltort Schnaas
Postgraduate student
Associate members
- Dr Willem van Straten - Associate Professor
- Dr Stuart Weston – Manager, Warkworth Space Centre, Space Operations NZ
- Dr Peter Thomasson - Senior Research Fellow
- Dr Andrew Ensor - Director of the NZ SKA Alliance
Research projects
Our research aims to contribute to knowledge and practice in the fields of radio astronomy and space exploration.