Our people
Meet the team of experienced researchers who make up the Centre for Radio Astronomy and Space Research (CRASR) at AUT.
![Sergei Gulyaev Sergei Gulyaev](https://crasr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0008/857015/sergei-gulyaev.jpg)
![Tim Natusch Tim Natusch](https://crasr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0010/861868/tim-natusch.jpg)
![David Wilson David Wilson](https://crasr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0011/861869/david-wilson.jpg)
![Patricio Andres Maturana Russel Patricio Andres Maturana Russel](https://crasr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0006/856932/photo-example.jpg)
![Natalia Primak Natalia Primak](https://crasr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/862168/nataliya-prymak.jpg)
Natalia Primak
Lecturer
![Axl Rogers Axl Rogers](https://crasr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0006/856932/photo-example.jpg)
Axl Rogers
Space Engineer, Space Operations NZ
![Asif R. Rasha Asif R. Rasha](https://crasr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0009/861867/asif-rasha.jpg)
![El Mehdi El Mehdi](https://crasr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0006/856932/photo-example.jpg)
El Mehdi
Postgraduate student
![Hannah Mae Wetzel Hannah Mae Wetzel](https://crasr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/862169/hannah-wetzel.jpg)
Hannah Mae Wetzel
Postgraduate student
![Ander Castelltort Schnaas Ander Castelltort Schnaas](https://crasr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0006/856932/photo-example.jpg)
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.