ProfessorVolker Nock
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ProfessorElectrical and Computer Engineering
BIO
Volker Nock is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering whose work advances New Zealand’s capability in micro‑ and nanosystems, microfluidics, and Lab‑on‑a‑Chip technologies. His research enables new ways to study biomolecular interactions in plants and animals, supporting innovations in disease detection, biocontrol, and environmental resilience.
A Rutherford Discovery Fellow and long‑standing Principal Investigator with the MacDiarmid Institute and the Biomolecular Interaction Centre, he has led national research programmes in reconfigurable systems and biosecurity innovation. His group’s technologies contribute to improved understanding of biological function and the development of next‑generation diagnostic and sensing platforms.
TE WHARE WĀNANGA O WAITAHA - UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY APPOINTMENTS
- ProfessorUniversity of Canterbury, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering1 May 2012 - present
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand2009
- Dipl.-Ing.University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany2005
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- GermanCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- SwedishCan read, write, speak and understand
- FrenchCan read, speak and understand
FACULTY
- Faculty of Engineering
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION
- Registered to supervise Master's/Doctoral students
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- 15 Life on Land
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
AVAILABILITY
- Collaborative research projects
- Consulting & advisory services
- Industry partnerships & innovation
- Media enquiries
- Outreach & community engagement