Ocean Mercier

Ocean Ripeka Mercier is a New Zealand academic specialising in Physics and Māori Science. She is of Ngāti Porou descent.

Ocean Ripeka Mercier
At 2019 Research Honours Aotearoa
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
AwardsMāori Academic Achievement Award in Physics, Inaugural Recipient, 2002; Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award, 2012; New Zealand Association of Scientists Cranwell Medal 2017
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Māori Science
ThesisOptical Conductivity of Colossal Magnetoresistance Manganites (2002)

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 Project Mātauranga,[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 MAI Journal.[1]

In 2019 Mercier was awarded the Royal Society Te Apārangi's Callaghan Medal.[8]

References
  1. "Ocean Mercier - Te Kawa a Māui – School of Māori Studies - Victoria University of Wellington". Victoria.ac.nz. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. "MAOR-124 - Te Kawa a Māui – School of Māori Studies - Victoria University of Wellington". Victoria.ac.nz. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2719640/
  4. "Māori Influence and Innovation Celebrated in New Season of Project Mātauranga | Māori Television". Maoritelevision.com. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. "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.
  6. "New Zealand Association of Scientists - Cranwell Medal". scientists.org.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. Wellington, Victoria University of (20 November 2017). "Dr Ocean Mercier wins prestigious Science Communicator's Medal". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/medals-and-awards/research-honours/2019-research-honours/2019-callaghan-medal-a-bridge-between-worlds-physical-science-and-matauranga-maori/
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