Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences

Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science)
legal form	Limited
founding	July 1, 1992
Seat	Lower Hutt , New Zealand
management	Alexander Malahoff, CEO
Number of employees	350 2008
sales	NZ $ 54.5 million in 2008
Branch	Earth sciences , research
Website	http://www.gns.cri.nz

The Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS), also known as GNS Science for short , is one of eight Crown Research Institutes in New Zealand . The institute's task is to conduct research in the field of geosciences and to apply the knowledge gained in an ecologically , economically and socially beneficial way. The research area of the institute is divided into three main areas, the area of natural resources , the area of natural disasters and isotope research .

Like all government organizations in New Zealand, GNS Science has a Maori name, namely Te Pū Ao , and can be translated as "the basis, the origin and the source of the world in its entirety".

The institute's online service GeoNet , which provides the population of New Zealand with information on earthquakes , volcanic activity, landslides and tsunamies and in some cases almost in real time , is able to take part in events such as seismic activities in the country, enjoys great public attention and popularity .

Seat

The institute's headquarters are in Lower Hutt . In addition to the National Isotope Center in Lower Hutt, the institute operates two other research centers , the Wairakei Research Center in Wairakei , about 7 km north of Taupo , and the Dunedin Research Center in Dunedin , located on the South Island of New Zealand.

history

The Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences actually emerged from the merger of the four Institutes New Zealand Geological Survey (1865–1990), DSIR Geophysics Division (1951–1990), Institute of Nuclear Sciences (1959–1992) and DSIR Geology and Geophysics (1990) –1992), whereby the former were first converted into DSIR Geology and Geophysics and then merged with the Institute of Nuclear Sciences to form the GNS .

As early as the 1980s, the New Zealand government began to restructure the research and science sector . In 1989, the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology was created for this purpose with the aim of advising the government, preparing decision-making processes, prioritizing the allocation of funds and introducing success monitoring. But that's not all. The aim was to create different institutes for the most varied areas of activity, which would operate independently and responsibly under government supervision and which would then, under these conditions, carry out public and private-sector contracts with their own set of rules .

With the Crown Research Institutes Act 1992 , ten Crown Research Institutes were founded for this purpose, eight of which still exist today. The GNS Science is one of them. With the Companies Act 1993 , all institutions were to a limited liability company ( Limited converted). Like all other Crown Research Institutes , GNS Science is now subordinate to the Crown Company Unit (controlling and advisory department) of the Ministry of Finance and the responsible Minister for Research, Science and Technology. Both ministers responsible are always registered as shareholders of the eight Crown Research Institutes .

Company participation

GNS Science International Limited , Lower Hutt, founded November 20, 2006.

literature

Annual Report 2008 , Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited, Lower Hutt, 2009.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d GNS Science Annual Report 2008 , Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited, Lower Hutt, 2009
^ Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Ltd (GNS Science) . Crown Company Monitoring Advisory Unit , archived from the original on October 14, 2008 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
^ New Zealand Drums . GeoNet , accessed on January 17, 2016 (English).
↑ Our History . GNS Science , accessed April 16, 2018 .
↑ Science reforms 1989-1996 . Ministry for the Environment , archived from the original on October 16, 2008 ; accessed on April 16, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).
^ Ministerial Portfolios ~ Crown Research Institutes . Cabinet Office , archived from the original on July 28, 2008 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
^ Ministerial Portfolios ~ Research, Science and Technology . Cabinet Office , archived from the original on August 19, 2009 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).

[ar2008-1] GNS Science Annual Report 2008 , Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited, Lower Hutt, 2009

[ccmau_1-2] Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Ltd (GNS Science) . Crown Company Monitoring Advisory Unit , archived from the original on October 14, 2008 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).

[GeoNet-3] New Zealand Drums . GeoNet , accessed on January 17, 2016 (English).

[GNS_History-4] Our History . GNS Science , accessed April 16, 2018 .

[MFE_Science_Reforms-5] Science reforms 1989-1996 . Ministry for the Environment , archived from the original on October 16, 2008 ; accessed on April 16, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).

[caboff_1-6] Ministerial Portfolios ~ Crown Research Institutes . Cabinet Office , archived from the original on July 28, 2008 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).

[caboff_2-7] Ministerial Portfolios ~ Research, Science and Technology . Cabinet Office , archived from the original on August 19, 2009 ; accessed on August 23, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).