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.
Carnegie Mellon University Joins Consortium
Our newest member holds notable collections in the history of science and technology; mechanical, symbolic, and digital computing; cryptology; robotics; and botanical literature and art.Apply for Consortium Fellowships
Apply by December 15 for Emanuel Fellowships for Independent Scholars and for Consortium Research FellowshipsEarly Career Scholars Podcasts
The series offers professional development information for early career scholars--and perhaps even some helpful refreshers for more established scholars. The episodes feature discussions with recognized international scholars.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.
Join an online working group for monthly discussions on specialized topics in history of science, technology and medicine.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library and the Department of History are pleased to announce a Research Travel Grant to support scholars conducting research in any of the Library’s collections.
Friday, October 17, 2025, 2:00 pm EDT
Consortium Working Group
Friday, October 17, 2025, 4:00 pm EDT
Stephanie Langin-Hooper
University of Toronto
Monday, October 20, 2025, 10:30 am EDT
Consortium Working Group
Monday, October 20, 2025, 8:00 pm EDT
Consortium Working Group
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 11:00 am EDT
Consortium Working Group
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 2:00 pm EDT
Consortium Working Group
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 10:00 am EDT
Consortium Working Group
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 6:00 pm EDT
Dava Sobel
Science History Institute
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 11:00 am EDT
Consortium Working Group
Member Institutions
- American Institute of Physics
- American Philosophical Society
- Brown University
- California Institute of Technology
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia
- Columbia University
- Drexel University
- Duke University
- Harvard University
- History of Science Society
- Huntington Library
- Johns Hopkins University
- Library of Congress
- Linda Hall Library
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- McGill University
- National Library of Medicine
- New York Academy of Medicine
- Newberry Library
- Princeton University
- Rockefeller Archive Center
- Science History Institute
- Smithsonian Institution
- United States Naval Observatory
- University of California San Francisco
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Kansas
- University of Maryland-College Park
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Sydney
- University of Toronto
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Wagner Free Institute of Science
- Wellcome Collection
- Yale University