Announcements
Postdocs and PhD Positions at Aarhus University Aarhus University, Denmark seeks 1 postdoc position in the history of science, 1 postdoc position in science communication studies, and 1 PhD position in the history of science. Further details.
Call for Participation: Chemical Weather and Chemical Climate: Body, Place, Planet in Historical Perspective The Gordon Cain Conference on the history of atmospheric chemistry will take place at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 31-April 1, 2011. The 2011 Gordon Cain Conference seeks papers and posters that present original research, examine historiographical issues, and/or pursue historical syntheses in the field of atmospheric chemistry (broadly defined). Further details. Please send your paper or poster title, an abstract of 250 words or less, and a 2-page c.v. to Professor James R. Fleming, Colby College no later than November 1, 2010.
Call for Papers: Exploring Ice and Snow in the Cold War This workshop is interested in new research projects at the interface of environmental history, military history and the history of science and technology to contribute to the discussion on the scientific perception and constitution of nature in the Cold War. The workshop is supported by the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in Munich, Germany and will take place at the Deutsche Museum from January 27-29. Travel and accommodation costs will be met by the organizers. Applications must be written in English. Abstracts (500 words) and a short c.v. should be submitted by email no later than August 30th 2010 to Dr. Christian Kehrt.
One Year Postdoc at the National Weather Center With funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Earth Systems Research Laboratory (ESRL), the Social Science Woven into Meteorology (SSWIM) Program within the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies at the University of Oklahoma seeks to hire a one-year postdoctoral scientist to conduct ethnographic work on the culture and communication of weather information in the United States. If interested, please visit the ESRL's Global Systems Division laboratory or send any questions to Eve Gruntfest, SSWIM Director.
Call for Applications: Weather and Society * Integrated Studies (WAS*IS) 2010 Summer Workshop The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Societal Impacts Program (SIP) will hold the 2010 Summer WAS*IS workshop from August 5-13, 2010 in Boulder, Colorado. The application deadline is April 30, 2010. Further details.
The Royal Meteorological Society will hold their National Summer Meeting from July 18-20, 2010 at the University of Exeter. Further Details.
Calls for Papers
History of Meteorology is looking for papers on the history of meteorology, climatology, and related sciences by October 1, 2010. Further Details available on page v.
Recent Publications
Erik Conway and Naomi Orekes recently went on the Bob Edwards radio show to discuss their new book Merchants of Doubt. Listen to the interview.
Luis Enrique Ramos recently presented his new book, Huracanes: Desastres naturales en Cuba (1750-2008) at the International Book Fair of La Habana, Cuba.
Just published: Weather, Local Knowledge and Everyday Life: Issues in Integrated Climate Studies, edited by Vladimir Jankovic and Christina Barboza (Rio de Janeiro: MAST, 2009). Features 29 papers presented at the ICHM's meeting in Rio in May, 2008.
ICHM News
Roger Turner (University of Pennsylvania) successfully defended his dissertation, "Weathering Heights: The Emergence of Aeronautical Meteorology as an Infrastructural Science" in February 2010. The dissertation is available for free download here. Congratulations Dr. Turner!
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