Physics Faculty
Physics
John Hoban
Head of Subject-AL Physics, , Teacher of Physics
Bachelor of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Hanze University
Bachelor of Engineering, Manufacturing Technology GMIT, Ireland
Master of Science, Education, Walden University
John has over 12 years teaching experience in international schools across the Middle East and Asia.
Jun Jang
Head of Subject-GL Physics, Teacher of Physics
Bachelor’s Degree, Physics & Teach Science, Anderson University
Master’s Degree, Biblical Studies, Moody Theological Seminary
Mr. Jang has 4 years of teaching both IGCSE & A level physics in Weihai China.
Michael Courtney
Teacher of Physics
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Astronomy, University College London.
PGCE Secondary Science, King’s College London.
Mr Courtney has been a teacher for over 20 overs. He has taught in China(Tianjin, Chengdu and Hong Kong), Spain and England.
Eric Xu
Teacher of Physics
Bachelor of Computer Science of USTC
He worked in computer system & product development for over twelve years Studying Pedagogy and Psychology as the minor in Shenzhen University. Teaching Computer Science and Physics from 2008 to 2013.
Steven Wu
Teacher of Physics
Bachelor of Science, Physics & Bachelor of Education, Hebei Normal University
He has many years teaching experience in public and private middle schools in China, together with six years teaching IGCSE at both International Schools and SCIE.
Ainur Aitimova
Teacher of Physics
Bachelor’s degree of Physics，West Kazakhstan State University
Ainur has been teaching Physics for a total of 10 years in her home country and China. She would like to continue to improve my skills while building an interesting and challenging learning environment for students.
Sean Mather
Teacher of Physics
Bachelor of Science, Physics, University of Hull
Mater of Science, Physics, University of Hull
PhD in Engineering, University of Liverpool
PGCE in Science (physics)，Kings College London
Sean has two years’ experience of teaching physics in China.
Ali Mostofizadeh
Teacher of Physics
Master of Science, Medical Radiation Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
Ph.D. in Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Mr. Mostofizadeh has 20 years of working experience in the field of Physics including 12 years experience of teaching CAIE A-Level Physics.
Carla Costa
Lead Form Teacher-G1, Teacher of Physics
Bachelor in teaching Physics and Chemistry, University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro Portugal
Ms. Carla Costa has been teaching Physics and Chemistry and related subjects for more than 10 years. She has taught in schools in Portugal, Spain and China.
Mohammad Rizwan Siddiqui
Teacher of Physics
Mohammad has around 23 years of teaching experience in a range of curriculums in Physics like IBDP, A/AS – LEVEL, Edexcel, IGCSE, AP, WAEC,THAI & INDONESIAN NATIONAL CURRICULUM , CBSE in many countries including the role as Head of Department /Head of Science and other roles related to teaching and leadership in Thailand, Indonesia, Nigeria, India and other International schools in China.
He was awarded the honorable mention in Turnitin Global award for South-East Asia and the outstanding coach in British Physics Olympiad.
He has extensive experience in teaching students of different abilities and backgrounds from almost all major countries of the world. He can maintain need based different pace of learning for the same curriculum. He was involved in CAS for IBDP and various Educational trips. He is an A Level Physics Examiner with CIE, IBDP Physics Examiner and External moderator for Internal Assessment with IBO and an International Examiner for Physics with Pearson. He has been an external examiner for Physics practical with CBSE. He has trained a number of teachers for assessment related work and other academic requirements.
Scott Edwards
Teacher of Physics
PhD in Physics, Australian National University
Cert. of Adv. Studies in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University
BSc (Hons) in Physics, Australian National University
Scott has been teaching physics for more than a decade. Earlier he worked in physics research, and was a member of research groups in Melbourne, Oxford, and Shanghai. He switched to full-time teaching after arriving at Shenzhen University in 2012. Over the next ten years, Scott gained experience teaching across all levels of undergraduate physics. He became an enthusiastic adopter of strategies for encouraging active learning in the classroom, for which he was awarded a Shenzhen City Outstanding Teacher Award in 2021. Scott joined the physics team at SCIE in 2022.
Leslie Zhang
Teacher of Physics
MSc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
BEng. Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Miss.Leslie has taught physics in UC Berkeley as a graduate student instructor. After graduation, she worked as a structural engineer in Hong Kong for nearly 2 years.
Apurva Sarkar
Teacher of Physics
Professional Doctorate in Education Administration and Leadership from EIU, Paris
M.Sc in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras India
M.S in Education from EIU Paris
Bachelor of Education(B. Ed) from University of Mumbai, India
Bachelor of Science (Physics) from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India
Dr. Sarkar has a decade of experience in teaching Physics at secondary and higher secondary level, across some of the best schools in India and Thailand. She has taught Physics in the Indian National Curriculum, IGCSE (Cambridge & Edexcel), IBDP and CIE AS/A Levels. At SCIE, she is glad to grow her expertise further as an EPQ supervisor and interview skills coach for Oxbridge Aspirants this year.
Wagner Nogueira Neto
Lead Form Teacher-G2, Teacher of Physics
Ph.D in Meteorology from the University of Reading, UK
Master in Paleoclimatology from University College Dublin
Bachelor in Theoretical Physics from University College Dublin
PGCE from The University of Oxford, UK
Dr Wagner is a meteorology professional and enthusiast and has 8 years teaching experience (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and Arts) in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Bhutan and Thailand, and like to use real data from meteorological weather stations in order to explain concepts in the curriculum. Dr Wagner also has a range of interests, from painting to knitting, from classical guitar to hiking.
Mike Jiang
Teacher of Physics
BSc in Mathematics, Imperial College London .
MSci in Mathematics, Imperial College London .
Worked on airline-operation research at CAAC research institute.
Internship at March Co. In London.
Internship at Lloyd’s in London.
Experienced in tutoring A-Level Physics and Mathematics.
Stephen Wood
Teacher of Physics
BEng Civil Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University. UK.
PGCE Secondary Physics, University of Wales
Mr Stephen Wood has worked for more than 25 years in a variety of international schools in UK, China, Egypt, South Korea, Oman, Botswana, and Qatar. He has extensive experience in teaching physics at IGCSE, IB and A-Level.
