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Kim Pickering

Professor Kim Pickering with Kudos 2020 awards.

Using natural resources like harakeke, Kim Pickering is creating sustainable composite materials that may one day reduce our reliance on traditional structural materials like plastic and rubber.

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Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
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