Invited Speakers
We are pleased to announce the following invited speakers for NZIP 2025. Check back regularly for further updates.
Prof. Nicole Bell
University of Melbourne
Professor Nicole Bell is a theoretical physicist at the University of Melbourne. Her research lies at the interface of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology, with particular focus on dark matter and neutrino physics. She leads the Theory Program of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics, and was a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale. Prof Bell is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and was awarded the 2020 Nancy Millis Medal by the Australian Academy of Science. She is the Immediate Past President of the Australian Institute of Physics.
Prof. Manjula Sharma
The University of Sydney
Professor Manjula Sharma, a leading science educator, has deeply engaged in school and university curriculum matters for several decades. She is currently Director of the STEM Teacher Enrichment Academy at The University of Sydney, prior to which she led the Sydney University Physics Education Research (SUPER) group. Her research is grounded in educational instrumentation and measurement in the areas of multimedia, inquiry based approaches and engaging teachers and students in investigative work. She has over 100 peer reviewed papers in international journals and has supervised outstanding PhD candidates, including Dr Derek Muller creator of YouTube channel Veritasium. She has led the Government funded project, Advancing Science and Engineering through Laboratory Learning, ASELL Schools and has been Chief Examiner for NSW HSC Physics. She is serving as Chair of IUPAP Commission C14 on Physics Education. Professor Sharma co-founded the premier Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME) and the International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education (IJISME). Her awards include the 2012 Australian Institute for Physics Education Medal, 2013 OLT National Teaching Fellowship and she is a Principal Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics and Honorary Fellow of the Teacher’s Guild of New South Wales, Australia.
Conference Organisers
Conferences & Events Ltd
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This conference is organised by Conferences & Events Ltd, Wellington, Auckland, Nelson & Nationwide. We are a New Zealand business.