Professor Maria Parappilly
Professor
College of Science and Engineering
Maria Parappilly OAM is a Physics Professor and a multi award winning physics educator at Flinders University who is a passionate advocate for advancing women in STEM. Maria received her PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics from the University of Adelaide in 2006. She leads the Australian Government-funded STEM Enrichment Academy to support increased participation of girls in STEM.
Her teaching excellence and influential leadership have been recognised with numerous awards, honours and fellowships including a Medal of Order of Australia (2020); an elected fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP, 2018); the 2019 Advertiser Woman of the Year -Top Innovator; Australian Institute of Physics Education Medal (2018); International D2L Innovation in Physics Award (STLHE, Canada 2017), South Australian Women's Honour Roll (2017) and South Australian STEM Educator of the Year (2015).
Maria was formerly the STEM Education Research Section Head in the College of Science and Engineering, and the Chair of the Physics Education group of the AIP at the national level. She shares her expertise on national and international physics education and course accreditation committees.
Ph.D in Theoretical Particle Physics from The University of Adelaide (2006)
2024
Chief Investigator: Australian Research Council Linkage Grant - Einstein -First Project ~$1.5 M (administered by UWA)
Lead Chief Investigator: Australian Government Department of Education Microcredential Funding- Physics Skills Enhancement Micro-C
2023
Lead Chief Investigator: Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources WISE Grant funding $996,144
2021
Finalist: The 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
2020
Recipient: Medal of Order of Australia, Australia Day Honours 2020
First Runner-Up: 2020 Asia Pacific Engagement Leader of the Year: ACEEU, Netherlands.
2019
Winner: 2019 The Advertiser Woman of the Year- Coriole Top Innovator
Winner: Dean (Education) Award for Excellence in Teaching Innovations, College of Science and Engineering
2018
Fellow: Australian Institute of Physics 2018 Elected as a Fellow_AIP
Chief Investigator: Australian Competitive Grants: Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation and Science WISE Grant $167,960 Commonwealth Grant
2017
Recipient: The 2017 South Australian Women's Honour Roll Honour roll for popular physics lecturer
Winner: The International 2017 D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning (Physics)-STLHE -Canada
2016
The National Science Week Grant: $15,000.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Funding: STEM: Women Branching Out;$18,000
2015
Winner: The Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Winner: National OLT Citation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning-The Australian Awards for University Teaching.
Winner: The South Australian Science Excellence Awards: Early Career STEM Educator of the Year –Tertiary Teaching.
Winner: Executive Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Recipient: Faculty of Science and Engineering Research Establishment Funding: $20,000
2014
Faculty of Science& Engineering Collaborative Research Initiative Project Grant 2014; $3000.
Faculty of Science & Engineering Research Establishment Funding 2014: $60,000 over three years.
2013
Flinders University ETPPAFYC Grant: $4000.
Faculty Teaching and Learning Innovation Grant:$10,000.
Faculty Scholar, Faculty of Science and Engineering
2012
Science and Mathematics network of Australian university educators-SaMnet Scholar
Grant awarded through the ALTC National Teaching Fellowship 2011 on Inquiry Oriented Learning
2007
Flinders University Transition Grant 2007:
PANIC05 (Particle and Nuclei International Conference, Santa Fe, USA) Student Award 2005
Director and Chief Investigator: STEM Enrichment Academy
Academic Lead: International Student Recruitment and Outreach
Accreditation Panel Member: Australian Institute of Physics
Course Co-ordinator: Bachelor of Science (Physics)
PHYS1702 Physics for the Health Sciences
PHYS1101 Fundamental Physics I
PHYS1102 Fundamental Physics II
PHYS1332 Physics for Engineers
Chair: Physics Education Group (PEG), Australian Institute of Physics (2016- 2018)
Founder: STEM: Women Branching Out Group at Flinders
Chief Investigator: STEM Enrichment Academy (July 2018- Present)
SA Representative: Physics Education Group (PEG), Australian Institute of Physics (2008- present)
Member: APS (The American Physical Society) (2015)
Member: AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers) (2015)
Member: International Group on Physics Teaching-GIREP (2018-present)
Member: STLHE (Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Canada) (2011-present)
Member: HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Soceity of Australasia) (2009-present)
Member: ERGA (The Education Research Group of Adelaide) (2008-present)
Organiser, AIP-SA AstroFest 2009 (IYA 09 event for year 9 students), Flinders University Campus, November 25, 2009
- Education - Physics
- STEM
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