Jan van Driel

Jan van Driel is a Professor of Science Education and co-leader of the Mathematics, Science & Technology Education Group in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE) at the University of Melbourne. Jan started his career as a chemistry teacher in the Netherlands and after obtaining his PhD, he worked for more than 20 years at Leiden University. His research interests include science teacher knowledge, teacher education and professional learning, science and gender, and science outreach. Together with colleagues and PhD students from the MGSE, he will be involved in a project that focuses on the impact of the Dark Matter CoE on students, teachers and the broader community.