Science

Books

10 poems, 22 pp
Garron Publishing, Spring 2018,
Southern-Land Poets, Edition 6
ISSN 2202-7246
A$5.00 plus $1.50 postage and handling (Australia wide).

fb15: Floribunda

19 full colour plates by Judy Morris, 13 poems by Ian Gibbins, 32 pp
21 x 21 cm, paperback, published June 2015
ISBN 9780646937892
A$22.50 including postage (Australia wide)

Nearly sold out – contact Ian if you’d like a copy.

mp14: The Microscope Project: How Things Work

TMP How Things Work front cover COVER small

Large format, 17 poems, 72 pp
Full colour images by Catherine Truman, Deb Jones & Ian Gibbins
Flinders University Art Museum, 2014
ISBN 978 0 9925472 1 9
A$35.00 plus A$5.00 postage & handling (Australia wide)

ub12: urban biology

45 poems, 96 pp
Wakefield Press / Friendly Street Poets, 2012
ISBN 978 1 74305 099 6
A$19.95 plus A$5.00 postage & handling (Australia wide)

CDs

CD 014: Microscope Music

15 tracks, total playing time: approx 50 min, 2014
A$10.00 plus A$3.00 postage & handling (Australia wide)

CD 010: urban biology – audiodraft

12 tracks, total playing time: … Click here for more.

bio

in case you were wondering…

Ian Gibbins was born and bred in Melbourne, not far from Caulfield Racecourse. After completing a PhD in Zoology at Melbourne University, he spent two years in Pharmacology Departments in the USA, before coming back to live in a hilly suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. For 30 years, he was a neuroscientist and Professor of Anatomy for 20 of them in the School of Medicine at Flinders University. Along the way, he managed to pick up an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In March 2014, he retired from his academic position to spend more time to write poetry , compose electronic music, produce videos, build a few websites, windsurf, and cook… Nevertheless, he has been awarded Emeritus Professor status at Flinders University.

neuroscience…

Ian has been internationally recognised for his research on the microscopic structure and function of the nerves that monitor and control the activity of the internal organs, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. His work used sophisticated microscopy techniques to see directly how different types of nerves connect up with each other, as well recording the electrical behaviour of nerves as they communicate via … Click here for more.

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I have been interested in science in its broadest sense all my life. Although neither of my parents had any training or experience in science, I aways had books about animals, astronomy, the oceans and more. Amongst many others, the iconic How and Why Wonder Books were an incredible source of information, albeit with a strong American focus. Other key sources of information were high quality swap cards that came with packets of TyneeTips tea (birds of Australia) and from Shell petrol stations (shells, beetles, fish, butterflies, and many more).

During my high school years, I had a chemistry set at home that rapidly expanded with supplies from the local pharmacist. A friend and I used to get together on weekend afternoons to do experiments in our kitchen, where we had access to a gas line from the stove to power our bunsen burners. Incidents of experiments going badly wrong were thankfully rare but memorable… I also had a slot car set and through that learned a lot about electricity as I rewired motors for better performance. During that time, … Click here for more.

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