Michael Ellis (Science Communicator)
Michael Battiscombe Ellis (born 15 October 1982 in Pretoria, Gauteng) is a science communicator and educator who has worked at Cape Town Science Centre (previously MTN Science Centre).[1], Sci-Bono Discovery Centre[2], Sci-Enza Science Centre[3] (at the University of Pretoria) and the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement, SAASTA[4] (a business unit of the National Research Foundation)
Early life and career[edit]
Michael was born in Pretoria, South African on 15 October 1982.
His father was a paediatrician and the chief medical superintendent at Ga-rankuwa Hospital (now Dr George Mukhari Hospital). His mother, Dr Shan Ellis (nee Thomas) studied as a veterinarian and work as a veterinary research at Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, before changing careers to work as a Montessori Directress at Hatfield Montessori Preschool[5]
Michael started his formal career working at SciEnza Science Centre[3] at the University of Pretoria as a science communication volunteer, he then moved to Cape Town to work at the MTN Science Centre (now Cape Town Science Centre[1]) as the senior science educator and then as the education manager. Michael then moved back to Gauteng to work as the science centre manager and was promoted to a senior manager at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre[2].
Michael then took up a position as the science communication manager at the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement, SAASTA[4] (a business unit of the National Research Foundation).
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cape Town Science Centre". Cape Town Science Centre. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Home". www.sci-bono.co.za. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sci-Enza: Hands-on Science! | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "SAASTA – South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA)". www.saasta.ac.za. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ↑ "Hatfield Montessori Preschool". www.hatfieldmontessori.co.za. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
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