Conference Dinner Sponsored by

Dr Ruben Meerman

Surfing Scientist
Conference Dinner Guest Speaker

Capnography and weight loss: why lungs are the major excretory organ for fat

Ruben Meerman is a physicist, author and science educator better known as the “Surfing Scientist”. Ruben has appeared on ABC television programs including Catalyst Sleek Geeks, Roller Coaster and was Play School’s first ever resident scientist.

Ruben’s career began in the laser industry manufacturing thin film optical coatings for medical, military and industrial systems. He has taught primary science education at Griffith University and visits more than 100 primary and high schools every year.

His interest in weight loss and health literacy stems from his personal experience of shedding 16 kilograms and wondering where they all went. His subsequent research and calculations were published in the British Medical Journal in 2014.

Ruben is currently a visiting industry fellow at QUT Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and consulting physicist at Laserdyne Technologies Pty Ltd.