Rate My Professor Mike Denham

Mike Denham serves as a Technical Officer in the School of Surveying at the University of Otago, part of the Division of Sciences. He holds an MSc from the University of Otago. In his role, Denham provides essential technical support to teaching and research programs within the school. This includes demonstrating survey-related technologies and methodologies to students, ensuring practical exercises meet high learning standards, troubleshooting technical issues in research projects, and liaising with the survey technology industry and key stakeholders. His multifaceted contributions help balance the needs of students and academic staff at this world-class institution, keeping pace with advancements in surveying research and technology.

Denham is actively involved in undergraduate courses such as SURV201 Surveying Methods 1, SURV301 Surveying Methods 2, and SURV399 Third Year Field Course, serving as a demonstrator alongside colleagues like Craig Tidey, Judy Rodda, and Kelly Gragg. He contributes to the management of specialized field equipment, including the Multibeam Echosounder (MBES) system for hydrographic surveys. In research, he has co-authored peer-reviewed publications on geodetic topics. Key works include 'New Zealand GPS velocity field: 1995–2013' in the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics (2016), which analyzes two decades of GPS data; 'Sea Level Rise in New Zealand: The Effect of Vertical Land Motion on Relative Sea Level Curves' in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (2020); and 'Instantaneous, Dual-Frequency, Multi-GNSS Precise RTK Positioning with Low-Cost, Single-Frequency Multi-GNSS Receivers' in Sensors (2021). Additional contributions appear in 'Low-cost multi-GNSS, single-frequency RTK averaging for marine applications' (2023). Through these efforts, Denham supports the National School of Surveying's mission to advance spatial data solutions for sustainable development.