Roger Nokes

Roger Ian Nokes (born 13 August 1958) is a New Zealand 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.

Teaching awards 1993 – University of Auckland University Teaching Medal 2001 – UCSA Best Lecturer at the University of Canterbury 2003 – University of Canterbury University Teaching Award 2008 – UCSA Best Lecturer at the University of Canterbury and represented New Zealand at the Chess Olympiad in 1982, 2004, 2006, and 2008. He is a FIDE Master.

Private life Nokes lives in Golden Bay / Mohua's Tata Beach. He offers a chess club for students at Golden Bay High School.