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American Physics from the Cold War to Neoliberal Order, 1962-1991

Julia Menzel
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

1:00pm – 3:00 pm (Eastern Time)
On campus: E51-275

Dissertation Committee

David Kaiser
Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science (STS)
Professor of Physics
Committee Chair

Christopher Capozzola
Elting E. Morison Professor of History
Senior Associate Dean for Open Learning

William Deringer
Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society

Stefan Helmreich
Elting E. Morison Professor of Anthropology

Deteriorating Relations: Weatherable Materials, Tropical Decay, and American Power, 1942 – 1970s

Boyd Ruamcharoen
Monday, June 30, 2025

1:00pm – 3:00 pm (Eastern Time)
On campus: E51-095

Dissertation Committee
Christopher Capozzola
Elting E. Morison Professor of History
Senior Associate Dean for Open Learning
Committee Chair

Stefan Helmreich
Elting E. Morison Professor of Anthropology

Kate Brown
Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in History of Science (STS)

Megan Black
Associate Professor of History