Ocean Mercier
Ocean Ripeka Mercier | |
---|---|
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Awards | Māori Academic Achievement Award in Physics, Inaugural Recipient, 2002; Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award, 2012; New Zealand Association of Scientists Cranwell Medal 2017 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Māori Science |
Thesis | Optical Conductivity of Colossal Magnetoresistance Manganites (2002) |
Ocean Ripeka Mercier is a New Zealand academic specialising in Physics and Māori Science. She is of Ngāti Porou descent.
After a B.Sc. (Hons) Mercier did a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington, in association with Industrial Research Ltd.[1]
Mercier is involved in the field of Māori Science, the application of scientific principles and mātauranga Māori to real-world problems. As well as teaching it,[2] she presents a television program on the topic called ,[3] now in its second season.[4][5] In 2017 she was awarded the New Zealand Association of Scientists Cranwell Medal for science communication efforts.[6][7]
Mercier is on the editorial board of the .[1]
In 2019 Mercier was awarded the Royal Society Te Apārangi's Callaghan Medal.[8]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ocean Mercier – Te Kawa a Māui – School of Māori Studies – Victoria University of Wellington". Victoria.ac.nz. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "MAOR-124 – Te Kawa a Māui – School of Māori Studies – Victoria University of Wellington". Victoria.ac.nz. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Project Matauranga (TV Series 2012– ) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Māori Influence and Innovation Celebrated in New Season of Project Mātauranga | Māori Television". Maoritelevision.com. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Project Matauranga series 2 to profile ground-breaking work of Maori scientists | Te Arawa Whānau Ora Collective". Tearawawhanauora.org.nz. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand Association of Scientists – Cranwell Medal". scientists.org.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Wellington, Victoria University of (20 November 2017). "Dr Ocean Mercier wins prestigious Science Communicator's Medal". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 Callaghan Medal: "A bridge between worlds" – physical science and mātauranga Māori". Royal Society Te Apārangi.
External links[]
- New Zealand physicists
- New Zealand women academics
- Victoria University of Wellington alumni
- Living people
- Ngāti Porou
- New Zealand Māori academics
- New Zealand Māori women academics
- Māori and Pacific Island scientists