HASTS PhD candidate Taylor Bailey has been named the 2025-2026 Cain Curatorial Fellow at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Taylor researches wildlife management and environmental conservation science in the nineteenth and twentieth century United States.
As he concludes his HASTS dissertation project, Taylor will gain hands-on experience working with the Institute’s curators and staff on a variety of public-facing projects in the history of science and technology.
Congratulations, Taylor!
Caroline White-Nockleby PhD ’25 has received the Obermayer Prize for Writing on the History of Innovation. Part of the Institute’s Ilona Karmel Writing Prizes program, the recognition is awarded annually to a MIT graduate student by the Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing.
Caroline’s paper is entitled “‘Learning to Sell Smoke’: The Currency of Northern Chile’s Green Hydrogen Pilot Projects.”
Congratulations, Caroline!
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Dissertation Committee
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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