Ph.D. students in the School of History, Technology, and Society (HTS)
made a strong impression this past November during the annual meetings
of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), History of Science
Society (HSS), and the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S),
which were co-located and held simultaneously in Cleveland in November.
Fifteen
students in the History and Sociology of Technology and Science Ph.D.
program attended the meetings through funding from HTS, IAC Associate
Dean for Research Susan Cozzens, and the B and B Stern Foundation. Five
students made presentations: Hyoung Joon An on Skylab and the beginnings
of space science (4S); Lisa Borello on the gastric band (4S); Paulina
Faraj on Nazi control of radio broadcasting (SHOT); Irina Nikiforova on
the Turing prize in computing (SHOT); and Glo Ross on urban gardens in
Atlanta (4S).
The whole group of students played a major role in
ground organization for the meetings. The Assistant Secretary to SHOT
wrote to John Krige, Director of the HTS graduate program, after the
meetings recognizing the students' professionalism, graciousness,
creativity, and enthusiasm. The students indicated that the conference
experience was invaluable to them, particularly in understanding how to
make a good presentation and the importance of presenting a paper (story by Rebecca Keane, IAC).
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