Ocean Mercier

Ocean Ripeka Mercier
Residence New Zealand
Alma mater Victoria University of Wellington
Awards Māori 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
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 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. 1 2 "Ocean Mercier - Te Kawa a Māui – School of Māori Studies - Victoria University of Wellington". Victoria.ac.nz. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  2. ↑ "MAOR-124 - Te Kawa a Māui – School of Māori Studies - Victoria University of Wellington". Victoria.ac.nz. 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  3. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2719640/
  4. ↑ "Māori Influence and Innovation Celebrated in New Season of Project Mātauranga | Māori Television". Maoritelevision.com. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Project Matauranga series 2 to profile ground-breaking work of Maori scientists | Te Arawa Whānau Ora Collective". Tearawawhanauora.org.nz. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand Association of Scientists - Cranwell Medal". scientists.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-10-11.


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