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Dr

Saeed Salimpour

Sessional Academic

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact

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  • Sessional Academic
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Saeed is an interdisciplinary researcher working at the intersection of Cosmology, Visual Art/Design, and Education.

Saeed is an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow at REDI, and an Associate Researcher in astronomy education at the International Astronomical Union Office of Astronomy for Education/Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy. He has a background in Cosmology, Visual Art/Design, and Education. His research interest crosses disciplinary boundaries and includes Science and Astronomy Education (with a focus on Cosmology), Creativity, Representations, Aesthetics, Big Data Visualisation, Learning Progressions, Concept Inventories, VR/AR, Curriculum Development, Indigenous/Cultural Astronomy, and Student Research in Astronomy. He has worked with international collaborations in astronomy education research; implemented research-based astronomy projects involving colour imaging and exoplanet science for middle and secondary school students; conducted teacher training workshops; taught high school physics and middle school design; lectured at university; exhibited in art exhibitions; and given public talks on various topics about the Universe. His goal is to bring the science and beauty of Cosmos to everyone, whilst working at the interface of Science, Art, and Education. He believes in "being curious for the sake of finding things out!"

Research Groups:
REDI (Research for Educational Impact)
STEME Group

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Sessional Academic
    Deakin University, School of Education

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University
  • Master of Science
    Swinburne Univ. of Technology
  • Master of Teaching (Research)
    University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)

  • Curriculum and pedagogy
  • Specialist studies in education
  • History and philosophy of specific fields
  • Education systems
  • Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy
  • Secondary education
  • Teacher education and professional development of educators

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE

  • School of Education

STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE

  • Research for Educational Impact