David Harris
Adjunct Lecturer, Physics at The University of Queensland
Queensland, Australia
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Top SchoolDavid Harris is an interdisciplinary educator and practitioner who bridges physics, design and bioart, currently serving as an Adjunct Lecturer in Physics and curator of the Physics Museum at the University of Queensland. With 11+ years in academia and a career that spans research physics, science journalism and strategic communications, he translates complex scientific ideas into engaging public projects and pedagogies. His PhD work produced a practical framework for artist–scientist collaboration, reflecting a rare combination of practice-led research and institutional leadership. A former founding editor-in-chief of Symmetry magazine and communications director at SLAC, he brings newsroom rigor and large-lab experience to teaching and curation. As a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with MFA training in Digital Arts and New Media, he mentors students at the intersection of art, technology and science. Colleagues often note his knack for turning archival and lab materials into interactive public narratives that surprise both scientists and artists.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Australian National UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Griffith UniversityUniversity of California Santa Cruz
Github Skills (15)
journal8
open-access7
bit7
academia6
blockly5
makecode5
javascript4
typescript4
code-editor4
editor4
science4
creative-commons3
ace-editor3
editorjs3
microsoft3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
physicsdavid/threebody
Jan 2015 - Jun 2019
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
physicsdavid/mPicker
Nov 2017 - Jan 2019
Contributions:2 releases, 23 commits, 17 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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