Annette Koo
Annette Koo | |
|---|---|
 Koo in 2025 | |
| Education | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quantum metrology |
| Workplaces | Measurement Standards Laboratory (MSL) International Bureau of Weights and Measures |
| Joe Trodahl and Tony Bittar | |
Annette Koo is a New Zealand physicist who is Director of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.
Koo received a Ph.D. from the Victoria University of Wellington in 2005 for investigations of the optoelectronic properties of gallium nitride films.
After three years in Melbourne as a postdoctoral fellow at the CSIRO and Monash University, Koo returned to New Zealand in 2008 as a research scientist at the Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand, becoming Chief Metrologist in 2021 and its Director in 2022.[1]
Her specialized research focus was on quantum metrology, specifically the measurement of light and how light interacts with materials.[2][3]
In 2026, Koo became the first woman and the first New Zealander to hold the Director role at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "From Curiosity to Global Leadership: A Journey in Metrology". NATA. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Metrologists at MSL". Science Learning Hub. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ Ryan, Kathryn (2 September 2025). "How the world's measurement body wants to upsize". Radio New Zealand (RNZ). Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "MSL Elaborate Newsletter – June 2025" (PDF). Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand. June 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
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