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Ocean Ripeka Mercier
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)

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 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]

Mercier is on the editorial board of the MAI Journal.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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.

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