DoctorLeighton Watson

Senior Lecturer

Mathematics and Statistics

  • Senior Lecturer
    Mathematics and Statistics

TEACHING & SUPERVISION SUMMARy

Applied mathematics, dynamical systems, mathematical modelling. 

TEACHING & SUPERVISION

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Evaluating the accuracy and consistency of public avalanche danger forecasts in Tongariro National Park, NZ
    1 May 2026
    Hoyle, Andrew
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Advancing Understanding of Avalanche Hazard in Maritime Snow Climates Through Characterisation, Detection, and Forecasting
    1 Feb 2026
    Senior, Evie
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Crater resonance optimisation
    1 Dec 2025 - 1 Feb 2026
    Spencer, Daniel
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Crater resonance optimisation
    1 Dec 2025 - 1 Feb 2026
    Campbell, Coleman
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Evaluation of Normalized Wastewater SARS-CoV-2 Signals Relative to Hospitalisations and Reported Cases
    17 Nov 2025 - 9 Feb 2026
    Almonte, Juan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Optimizing SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance in New Zealand
    17 Nov 2025 - 9 Feb 2026
    Wu, Pengcheng
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Modelling the interaction between ethnicity and infectious disease transmission dynamics
    1 May 2025
    Lomas, Vincent
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Analysing avalanche infrasound signals
    1 Dec 2024 - 1 Feb 2025
    Dobson, Aidan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Tracking pyroclastic flows on Mt. Tongariro with seismic data
    1 Dec 2024 - 1 Feb 2025
    Holland, Jack
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Applied Avalanche Forecasting in the Milford Sound
    18 Nov 2024 - 7 Feb 2025
    He, Zaize