Roger Nokes

Roger I. Nokes (born 13 August 1958)^[1] is an emeritus professor in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, specialising in fluid mechanics and is also a chess master. Nokes was a university council member, was head of the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering between 2009 and 2012 (coinciding with the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury Earthquakes) and has achieved a number of teaching awards. Nokes is a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Roger Nokes
Country	New Zealand
Born	(1958-08-13) 13 August 1958 (age 66)
Title	FIDE Master
FIDE rating	2305 (January 2010)
Peak rating	2345 (January 1982)

Teaching awards

• 1993 – University of Auckland University Teaching Medal^[2]
• 2001 – UCSA Best Lecturer at the University of Canterbury^[3]
• 2003 – University of Canterbury University Teaching Award^[2]
• 2006 – National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award^[4]
• 2008 – UCSA Best Lecturer at the University of Canterbury^[3]

Chess career

In 1980 Nokes was joint New Zealand Chess Champion with Ortvin Sarapu and Vernon Small^[5] and represented New Zealand at the Chess Olympiad in 1982, 2004, 2006, and 2008.^[6] He is a FIDE Master.^{[citation needed]}

Private life

Nokes lives in Golden Bay / Mohua's Tata Beach.^[7] He offers a chess club for students at Golden Bay High School.^[8]