Dr
Saeed SalimpourProfile page
Sessional Academic
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
Orcid identifier0000-0002-0387-3152
- Sessional AcademicFaculty 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
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 AcademicDeakin University, School of Education
DEGREES
- Doctor of PhilosophyDeakin University
- Master of ScienceSwinburne 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