Magnus Schaefer examines the intersection of mathematics, business interests and Cold War anxieties that gave rise to the field of digital signal processing.
Fats from Seed: Chemistry, Peanut Breeding, and Food Science
Tad Brown investigates the science and technology of developing a more profitable peanut.Model Minority Intelligence: Scientific Racism, Education, & Citizenship, 1910-1965
Jeannie Shinozuka examines the connections between intelligence testing and race making in the twentieth century.Apply for Consortium Fellowships
Apply by December 15 for Emanuel Fellowships for Independent Scholars and for Consortium Research FellowshipsOur newest member holds notable collections in the history of science and technology; mechanical, symbolic, and digital computing; cryptology; robotics; and botanical literature and art.
The history program at the American Institute of Physics is excited to announce that its long-running postdoc program has returned from hiatus and is now open to applications for a position to start in summer/fall 2026.
NYAM seeks a dynamic, innovative, and collaborative leader as the Director of the Library, charged with reimagining its goals and with building greater engagement of its rich holdings within NYAM and beyond.
Nidia Olvera Hernández uses transnational research in the collections of Consortium institutions to explore how psychoactive plants were understood within different scientific traditions.
Lydia Crafts examines the history of medical experimentation in Guatemala during the 1940s in the context of Guatemala-U.S. relations.
Jiemin Tina Wei merges business history, labor history and history of science to examine the history of industrial fatigue.
Applications are due October 15, 2025.
Applications are due November 1, 2025.
Propose a draft article, dissertation chapter or book chapter for discussion at one of the Consortium's working groups.
Monday, November 3, 2025, 3:30 pm EST
Edward Jones-Imhotep
University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 2:00 pm EST
Aaron Gluck-Thaler
University of Toronto
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 4:10 pm EST
Camille Labchuk
University of Toronto
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 6:00 pm EST
Meagan Allen
Johns Hopkins University
Friday, November 7, 2025, 11:00 am EST
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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- Princeton University
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