Laura Igoe, Temple University
2012 to 2013 Research Fellow
The Center offers both short- and long-term fellowships, as do several members of our consortium. Here is a partial list of scholars—most of whom are graduate students—who have received fellowships from the Center and its consortium partners to study history of science, technology or medicine during the current academic year, 2012-2013.
The Center's recent newsletter has news of our fellowships, events and collections.
Erika Lorraine Milam
Princeton University
The following collections have been acquired in 2011. For access to these uncataloged collections, contact Charles Greifenstein, Curator of Archives & Manuscripts, cgreifenstein@amphilsoc.org. Papers of biochemist and evolutionary biologist Walter M. Fitch (25 linear feet). Walter Monroe Fitch (1929-2011) was born in San Diego. He received both an AB in chemistry (1953) and a PhD in biochemistry (1958) from the University of California, Berkeley.
The Chemical Heritage Foundation acquired 50 linear feet of Hercules records from Ashland, Inc. in March 2012. The Hercules Powder Company was formed in 1882 by DuPont and the Laflin & Rand Powder Company. It was reorganized in 1912 and spun-off from DuPont as a result of a Federal Court decree which ordered DuPont to divest its interests in the explosives industry due to violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The Wilmington based company was acquired by Ashland Inc. in 2008. Examples of items in the collection include:
Christopher Heaney, University of Texas at Austin
2011 to 2012 Research Fellow
Kuang-chi Hung, Harvard University
2010 to 2011 Research Fellow
Meghan Crnic, University of Pennsylvania
2011 to 2012 Research Fellow
The Center now offers a Postdoctoral Fellowship for students of history of science, technology and medicine. More information and an online application here.
The Center’s postdoctoral fellow receives a stipend of $45,000 per year for two years. This fellow will be expected to spend two academic years at the Center, to participate in the Center’s events, and to assist in light administrative duties to help run the Center and its activities.
