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]

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