Dr Dagmara Sokołowska

National competition in science for primary schools, Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

A physics lecturer. Researcher in science and physics education, the organizer of lectures for talented school students (Physics Academy) in Krakow, physics teacher trainer (IBSME), developer of motivational teaching and learning techniques. Together with a group of assistants in Jagiellonian University she provides workshops in physics and science for primary, junior and high school students. The author of Polish National Contest in Science for primary schools (“Firefly”), a member of editorial board of “Foton” and “Neutrino” – the journals popularizing physics among youngsters.

Pr Andreas Müller

Professor in Science didactics, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Prof. Müller has a physics background with studies at the universities of Heidelberg, Grenoble and Göttingen and several years of doctoral and postdoctoral research (among other places, Max-Planck-Institutes for Nuclear Physics/Heidelberg and for Biophysical Chemistry/Göttingen).

A long lasting engagement for physics education parallel to his science research resulted in a shift and Habilitation in this field (1997). The following steps were work as a scientist at the Institute of Science Education (IPN, Kiel) and nomination for a chair of physics education (Landau). Ever since, he has continuous experience for more than 15 years in science teacher education and science education research.

His current interests in research and development are, among others, the following:science of everyday phenomena, cross-disciplinary connections of physics with the other sciences, hands-on-experiments and empirical investigations and research based developments in science education, in particular about context orientation and about the role of tasks and exercises in for effective learning.

In science teacher education, his main goal is to establish a good synthesis of the practical know-how of experienced teachers on the one hand, and the large body of research-based knowledge about teaching and learning available nowadays on the other hand.

Dr Fabrice Riblet

Jardin Expérimental, Evian les Bains, France

After a technical background, Fabrice has first studied Chemistry at the University of Strasbourg (France), then he owns his BSc (hons) degree from the University of Teesside (England) and went back to France at Dijon, for his master on physical chemistry. He obtained his PhD at the Swiss Federal Instute (EPFL = Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). He was in charge of numerous practicals during is PhD and then had lectured Chemistry for 3 years at the EPFL. He also spent energy to teach science in different private schools.

Fabrice was also involved in many pedagogical projects. He had developped classroom demonstrations for younger and had co-written some chemical shows for the 150th anniversary of the EPFL. With his wife, He was enroled by the EPFL to promote science for girls. They have both created a science library for children and have developped many concepts of popularization still in use at the EPFL.

He had created and animated more than hundred « chronique du Pr Nimbus », a TV show on the national TV channel.

Since 2008, He had created with his wife an interface between, science and society : « Le Jardin Experimental ». They are working with academic, schools, world known institutions, but also privates (see flyer for partners). All topics related to science (mathemathics, physics, chemistry, biology, material science, engineering, architecture, molecular gastronomy…) are covered and approached using a wide range of tools. The links between art and science is often encouraged. The main objective of this structure is to develop specially designed pedagogical tools. From leavlet to cartoon, show to workshop, exhibition to toolkit, model to game, playrole to theatre, lecture to seminar…

Helena Romanova

Theater teacher, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Oleg Regetsiy

Journalist, Kharkiv, Ukraine