I have a bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering and a doctorate in the interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies. My research interests include: disaster studies, infrastructure studies, history of science and technology, public engagement of science, and Southeast Asian studies.
Experience
2015–present
Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Northwestern University
Education
2015
Cornell University, PhD in Science and Technology Studies
2011
Cornell University, MA in Science and Technology Studies
Grants and Contracts
2020
Wonders of Electricity: Historical Study of Popularization of a New Technology
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NU Provost Grants for Research in Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts
2019
Assessing the Qatari news media’s capacities for fostering public understanding of and engagement with science: issues, challenges, opportunities and their socio-political implications
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Qatar National Research Fund
2019
Summer Residential Institute in History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Fellowship
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Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
2016
Cultivating a Science-Based Community and Scientific Culture in Qatar
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Qatar National Research Fund
Professional Memberships
Society for the Social Studies of Science
Society for History of Technology
Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences