Assoc Prof Michael Dewe retired in December 2006 as University of Canterbury IT Director and is currently an Adjunct Assoc Prof and a consultant to the Information and Communication Technology industry. Prior to his position as University IT Director, he was an Assoc Prof (Reader) in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Research interests focused on advanced instrumentation and data acquisition systems with specific applications to real-time power quality monitoring (harmonic analysis) and seismic earthquake measurement and recording. He lectured in engineering design, computer hardware, instrumentation, and engineering management. His early career was as an electronic systems engineer, designing flight and ground systems for satellites and launch vehicles for European Space Projects. A systems engineer, Assoc Prof Dewe has wide experience in applications of engineering to various scientific disciplines. He began working with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr Campbell trained in the US, including as a post-doc at the NASA Ames Research Center, in the fields of paleontology, paleoecology, paleoenvironmental analysis, sedimentology, stratigraphy, geochemistry, and astrobiology. For the past decade, she has taught and conducted research at The University of Auckland in New Zealand. Her specialty is the geologic record of life in extreme environments, with active research programs in the western US, New Zealand and South America, studying ancient hot/cold springs as analogs for early life on Earth and possible life on other planets. Dr Campbell has extensive science writing and editing experience, having published 45 peer-reviewed book chapters or papers in international journals, and successfully competed for research funding from national and international organizations. She has reviewed numerous theses, research papers and grant proposals as a supervisor, colleague, peer reviewer and journal board/associate editor. Dr Campbell began working for the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr Hodgson, an internationally renowned scientist and educator, is a Professor of Zoology lecturing in invertebrate biology, cell structure and function, animal reproduction, environmental physiology, marine biology and introductory microscopy. His interests are in reproductive biology, particularly in developmental processes in gametogenesis of invertebrates, structure and function of spermatozoa, comparative sperm structure and its application in taxonomy and evolutionary biology, reproductive biology/ecology of mollusks, and the physiology of spermatozoa. As well, estuarine biology, and the management of estuarine and intertidal resources, are fields in which Dr Hodgson carries out research. Dr Hodgson has published extensively, with 109 publications in peer evaluated scientific journals, a book and chapters in five other books. He is a peer reviewer for 21 international journals associated with marine biology. He is a member of numerous professional societies, including the Malacological Society of London, International Society of Invertebrate Reproduction, Unitas Malacologica, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Zoological Society of Southern Africa, Royal Society of South Africa, Californian Malacological Society, American Microscopical Society, and Marine Biological Association of Plymouth.

Dr Gorman is an active research geophysicist with both academic and industrial experience. A major focus of his research is the use of seismic imaging techniques to investigate geological processes and structures. Since 2003, Dr Gorman has been a lecturer at the Geology Department of the University of Otago. His current research involves the investigation of seafloor geology using a range of geophysical techniques. Through his active, collaborative research and publishing record, Dr Gorman has extensive experience in technical writing and editing. Dr Gorman began working with the Edanz Group in early 2009.

Dr Hanton undertook post-doctoral research in intertidal ecology including the spatial and temporal dynamics of intertidal and coastal species. She has a strong academic background and skills in database management, having maintained, compiled and developed bibliographic databases with a focus on aquatic biology, water science and technology, African natural and cultural history, and ornithology. She currently teaches in the fields of mathematics, biology, and computer studies. Dr Hanton has published extensively and began editing for Edanz Editing in 2007, editing in a variety of areas.

Mr Kamen’s original research was into the presence of freshwater archaea in New York State Lakes using PCR and DNA sequencing. He conducted fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) as part of his Master’s thesis. He also analyzed water samples for Chl A, Nitrogen, Phosphorous and TOC according to the APHA Standard Methods. Mr Kamen has also worked on environmental assessments of soil and groundwater contamination and the monitoring of chemicals in waterways. Mr Kamen gained over five years of experience as a senior microbiology analyst in New York using traditional microbiology techniques as well as GC, real time-PCR, and fluorescence microscopy various microbiological and biochemical techniques as well as the MIDI system. He was also in charge of all Legionella analysis, which was conducted in accordance with CDC guidelines. He has worked as a science editor for non-native authored manuscripts since 2006. Mr Kamen began as an editor with Edanz Editing and Liwen Bianji (Edanz Editing China) in 2008.

Mr Kulapaditharom is currently a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) candidate at McGill MBA Japan. Mr Kulapaditharom has two and a half years of structural engineering experience and has worked as an editor for scientific journal papers authored by non-native English authors. Mr Kulapaditharom began working with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Ms Griffin has worked for an environmental consultancy specializing in ecology. As well as undertaking field surveys, her work included the preparation of reports on ecological issues such as renewable energy schemes (hydro-electric and wind energy), river and estuarine projects, and commercial and residential developments. Editing and auditing of environmental assessments were also part of her work. Her degree dissertation focused on the morphological development of salt marshes, and used analysis techniques including radiometric analysis and assessment of particle size. Prior to her environmental work career, Ms Griffin worked as a nurse and midwife in a variety of health care settings.