Ionica Smeets is hoogleraar wetenschapscommunicatie aan de Universiteit Leiden, waar zij wetenschapscommunicatie bestudeert, doceert en beoefent. In 2023 kreeg Ionica Smeets voor haar werk de Irispenning voor Excellente Wetenschapscommunicatie, en in 2024 ontving zij een eredoctoraat van de Open Universiteit. Ze is voorzitter van het bestuur van het mede door haar opgezette Nationaal Expertisecentrum Wetenschap & Samenleving (NEWS) dat de verbinding tussen de wetenschap en samenleving verbetert door betere wetenschapscommunicatie.<\/p>\n
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Smeets studeerde wiskunde aan de TU Delft, cum laude. Daarna promoveerde ze in de getaltheorie aan de Universiteit Leiden. Ze schrijft meer dan vijftien jaar columns over getallen voor de Volkskrant en maakt samen met Ype Driessen fotostrips voor New Scientist en Skepsis. Ook maakte en presenteerde Ionica Smeets populair- wetenschappelijke tv-programma\u2019s zoals Eureka en de Nationale Wetenschapsquiz en was ze te zien bij o.a. Zomergasten, De Slimste Mens en De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach.<\/p>\n
Samen met Edward van de Vendel en Floor de Goede schreef ze het kinderboek Rekenen voor je leven dat allerlei prijzen won en is vertaald in (onder meer) Koreaans, Spaans en Duits. Maar haar kinderen zijn meer onder de indruk van dat de Donald Duck een strip publiceerde over de op haar gebaseerde Pionica Smeets.<\/p>\n
Ionica Smeets geeft al vele jaren lezingen via Speakers Academy en staat met net zoveel gemak en plezier voor een groep van 50 of van 5000 mensen. Haar lezingen zijn altijd op maat gemaakt, met actuele voorbeelden en interactie met de zaal.<\/p>\n
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