Associate Professor John Debs

Department	Physics Education Centre Quantum Science & Technology
Office phone	58420
Email
Office	Physics New 1 26
Webpage	http://makerspace.anu.edu.au

Grants and awards

2022 Education Medal, the Australian Institute of Physics

2017 National Award for University Teaching Excellence

2015 National Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

2014 ANU Vice-Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence

2012 USA Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Fellowship

Biography

A/Prof Debs is a passionate educator and researcher with a background in Ultra Cold Atomic Phyiscs, and Innovative Physics education. He convenes the nationally recognised course, Foundations of Physics, where students are taught to "think like a physicist". He is also founder and Director of the ANU MakerSpace, a community and place on campus for student and staff to learn by doing, and access tools and resources to build and make anything from artwork to electronics.

Outreach

Expert appearance on the Soundtrack of Australia, ABC, 2023. On iView.
STEM Professionals in Schools Mentor
ANU MakerSpace COVID PPE project.

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