Helen M. Rozwadowski
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Scholarly Contributions
80 Scholarly Contributions
TEDx Boston, “Fathoming the Oceans through History,” Planetary Stewardship Ocean Exploration, The Algonquin Club, Boston, MA, March 27, 2023. Talk in production for posting to YouTube
, (2023). TEDx Boston, “Fathoming the Oceans through History,” Planetary Stewardship Ocean Exploration, The Algonquin Club, Boston, MA, March 27, 2023. Talk in production for posting to YouTube, TEDx Boston: Planetary Stewardship Ocean Exploration
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“Visualizing the Undersea: Science, Technology and Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Representations,” Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, The University of Manchester, May 16, 2023
, (2023). “Visualizing the Undersea: Science, Technology and Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Representations,” Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, The University of Manchester, May 16, 2023, Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, The University of Manchester
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“Sounding Ocean Maps for Early Modern Understanding of the Undersea,” Maps, Charts and Maritime Modernities Workshop, Oslo, Norway, June 6, 2023.
, (2023). “Sounding Ocean Maps for Early Modern Understanding of the Undersea,” Maps, Charts and Maritime Modernities Workshop, Oslo, Norway, June 6, 2023., Maps, Charts and Maritime Modernities Workshop
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Co-organizer and moderator: “Early Modern Ocean History”, American Society for Environmental History Annual Conference, Boston, MA, March 24, 2023
, (2023). Co-organizer and moderator: “Early Modern Ocean History”, American Society for Environmental History Annual Conference, Boston, MA, March 24, 2023, American Society for Environmental History Annual Conference
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Invited Keynote: “Franklin’s Ocean,” 2023 Benjamin Franklin Birthday Celebration: The Health of the Oceans, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA, Jan. 20, 2023
, (2023). Invited Keynote: “Franklin’s Ocean,” 2023 Benjamin Franklin Birthday Celebration: The Health of the Oceans, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA, Jan. 20, 2023, 2023 Benjamin Franklin Birthday Celebration: The Health of the Oceans
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“Visualizing the Undersea: Science, Technology and Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Representations,” Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo, May 26, 2023
, (2023). “Visualizing the Undersea: Science, Technology and Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Representations,” Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo, May 26, 2023, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo
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Invited Keynote: “Exploration and “Frontiers” of Science,” History of Modern Expeditions Workshop, German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, June 16, 2023
, (2023). Invited Keynote: “Exploration and “Frontiers” of Science,” History of Modern Expeditions Workshop, German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, June 16, 2023, History of Modern Expeditions Workshop, German Maritime Museum
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“Ocean Boosters"
, (2022). “Ocean Boosters", The Hydrological Cycle and Historical Societies Workshop, Duke University, Global Asia Initiative
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Invited public lecture: “Visualizing the Undersea,” Block Island Maritime Institute, July 5, 2022.
, (2022). Invited public lecture: “Visualizing the Undersea,” Block Island Maritime Institute, July 5, 2022., Block Island Maritime Institute Public Lecture Series
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Invited panelist, “SEA State: The Human Dimension,” 50th Anniversary Academic Symposium, Sea Education Association, June 25, 2022; video available here: https://sea.edu/about-us/sea-50th-anniversary/
, (2022). Invited panelist, “SEA State: The Human Dimension,” 50th Anniversary Academic Symposium, Sea Education Association, June 25, 2022; video available here: https://sea.edu/about-us/sea-50th-anniversary/, “SEA State: The Human Dimension,” 50th Anniversary Academic Symposium, Sea Education Association
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Invited lecture: “Expedition Leadership: Lessons from 19th Century Ocean Sciences,” Maine Maritime Academy, October 17, 2022
, (2022). Invited lecture: “Expedition Leadership: Lessons from 19th Century Ocean Sciences,” Maine Maritime Academy, October 17, 2022, Maine Maritime Academy guest lecture
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Co-organizer & moderator: “Oceans in Depth: Knowledge, Resource, Representation Roundtable” History of Science Society Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, Nov. 17, 2022
, (2022). Co-organizer & moderator: “Oceans in Depth: Knowledge, Resource, Representation Roundtable” History of Science Society Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, Nov. 17, 2022, History of Science Society Annual Conference
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Invited panelist: “Teaching Ocean History,” History of Ocean Science, Technology and Medicine Working Group, Consortium for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, June 21, 2022 (held remotely). https://www.chstm.org/oceanshstm
, (2022). Invited panelist: “Teaching Ocean History,” History of Ocean Science, Technology and Medicine Working Group, Consortium for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, June 21, 2022 (held remotely). https://www.chstm.org/oceanshstm, History of Ocean Science, Technology and Medicine Working Group, Consortium for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
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New Horizons: How Science Became a Frontier in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
, (2021). New Horizons: How Science Became a Frontier in the First Half of the Twentieth Century, UCHI Fellows Talk
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When the Ocean was a Frontier: Lessons from 1960s Ocean Sciences
, (2021). When the Ocean was a Frontier: Lessons from 1960s Ocean Sciences, "Oceanographic rRsearch in the Cold War and Beyond" Symposium, part of the EU project, “Saltgiant: Understanding the Mediterranean Saltgiant”, held at the Sorbonne University. This symposium is intended to train specialists on geosciences about historical and cultural contexts of science.
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Oceanic Worlds: A Roundtable
, (2021). Oceanic Worlds: A Roundtable, Virtual AHA 2021 (American Historical Association)
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Rethinking Matthew Fontaine Maury’s Racist Legacy in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
, (2021). Rethinking Matthew Fontaine Maury’s Racist Legacy in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Workshop, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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“What Can Maritime History Do For You?”
, (2021). “What Can Maritime History Do For You?”, North American Society of Oceanic History
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Part of panel accepted for a conference that was cancelled due to the pandemic:Chair and Commentator for session “Below the Surface: Perception and Governance of Marine Spaces,” American Society for Environmental History, Annual Meeting, Ottawa, March 25-29, 2020
, (2020). Part of panel accepted for a conference that was cancelled due to the pandemic:Chair and Commentator for session “Below the Surface: Perception and Governance of Marine Spaces,” American Society for Environmental History, Annual Meeting, Ottawa, March 25-29, 2020, American Society of Environmental History Annual Conference - CANCELLED due to pandemic
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How Ocean History Can Help Save Our Planet
, (2020). How Ocean History Can Help Save Our Planet, Fisher Center for the Study of Gender and Justice, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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"Proposal Writing 101" Panelist, for the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine and the Virtual HistSTM Community
, (2020). "Proposal Writing 101" Panelist, for the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine and the Virtual HistSTM Community, Special joint meeting of the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine and the Virtual HistSTM Community
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Henrietta Harvey Distinguished Lectureship. “Writing Ocean Histories,” Memorial University
, (2020). Henrietta Harvey Distinguished Lectureship. “Writing Ocean Histories,” Memorial University, Henrietta Harvey Distinguished Lectureship, Memorial University, Canada
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Co-organizer and Roundtable panelist for John Gillis Tribute; the purpose of this event was to recognize and celebrate Gillis's contributions to ocean & coastal history.
, (2020). Co-organizer and Roundtable panelist for John Gillis Tribute; the purpose of this event was to recognize and celebrate Gillis's contributions to ocean & coastal history., John Gillis Tribute, to recognize and celebrate Gillis's contributions to ocean & coastal history
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Invited lecture for the Center for Environmental Studies’ 9th Cultures of Energy symposium, Rice University, April 24, 2020. POSTPONED, not yet rescheduled
, (2020). Invited lecture for the Center for Environmental Studies’ 9th Cultures of Energy symposium, Rice University, April 24, 2020. POSTPONED, not yet rescheduled, Center for Environmental Studies’ 9th Cultures of Energy symposium, Rice University
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Guest discussant for Virtual HistSTM Community Book Club, on the topic “Exploration and Science”
, (2020). Guest discussant for Virtual HistSTM Community Book Club, on the topic “Exploration and Science”, Virtual HistSTM Community Book Club, on the topic “Exploration and Science”
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Earth Day, the Oceans, and Ocean History
, (2020). Earth Day, the Oceans, and Ocean History, British Society for the History of Science Global Digital Festival
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Ocean Dreams, Ocean Disasters
, (2020). Ocean Dreams, Ocean Disasters, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Roundtable organizer and presenter, "Public History and the Ocean Environment"
, (2019). Roundtable organizer and presenter, "Public History and the Ocean Environment", National Council on Public History
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Homo aquaticus, Evolution, and Knowing the Ocean in the 1960s
, (2019). Homo aquaticus, Evolution, and Knowing the Ocean in the 1960s, Greenhouse Speaker Series, University of Stavanger, Norway
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Wild Blue: Legacy of the Post-World War II Perception of Ocean as Frontier
, (2019). Wild Blue: Legacy of the Post-World War II Perception of Ocean as Frontier, Social Science Colloquium and co-sponsored by the NatureCulture Lab, University of Bremen, Germany
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Roundtable organizer and Presenter: "Revisiting Neptune’s Garden: Science, Technology, and the Environment in Oceanic History"
, (2019). Roundtable organizer and Presenter: "Revisiting Neptune’s Garden: Science, Technology, and the Environment in Oceanic History", North Atlantic Society for Oceanic History Annual Conference
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Keynote, “Visualizing the Undersea: Science, Technology, Culture, and Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Representations,” Oceanic Humanities, A symposium and opening event for the new initiative, Humanities: Land Sea Space, launched by the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, Texas A&M, College Station
, (2019). Keynote, “Visualizing the Undersea: Science, Technology, Culture, and Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Representations,” Oceanic Humanities, A symposium and opening event for the new initiative, Humanities: Land Sea Space, launched by the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, Texas A&M, College Station, Oceanic Humanities, A symposium and opening event for the new initiative, Humanities: Land Sea Space, launched by the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, Texas A&M, College Station
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Envisioning the Undersea: The Ongoing Quest to See Below the Surface,” in conjunction with the exhibit, “Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art”
, (2019). Envisioning the Undersea: The Ongoing Quest to See Below the Surface,” in conjunction with the exhibit, “Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art”, At Florence Grisold Museum
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The Ocean as Frontier
, (2019). The Ocean as Frontier, Invited Public Lecture associated with the Kieler Woche, a major public festival in German, Germany
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History of the Ocean
, (2019). History of the Ocean, Techne of the Ocean
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Commentator for session Re-envisioning Maritime History as Environmental History
, (2019). Commentator for session Re-envisioning Maritime History as Environmental History, American Society for Environmental History Annual Conference
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Wild Blue: Legacy of the Post World War II Perception of the Ocean as Frontier
, (2019). Wild Blue: Legacy of the Post World War II Perception of the Ocean as Frontier, History Department Works in Progress
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The Pacific Crucible: How an Ocean Helped Transform Science into a Frontier
, (2019). The Pacific Crucible: How an Ocean Helped Transform Science into a Frontier, Modeling the Pacific, UC Santa Barbara
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Ocean Literacy in the 3ROcean Framework
, (2019). Ocean Literacy in the 3ROcean Framework, Ocean Transformations: Representations, Resources, and Regulations, 3rd conference of the project The High Seas and the Deep Oceans: Representations, Resources and Regulatory Governance (3ROcean Project), Norway
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“From Robust Frontier to Fragile Environment: American History and Conceptions of the Post World War II Ocean”
, (2018). “From Robust Frontier to Fragile Environment: American History and Conceptions of the Post World War II Ocean”, Amerika Institut. Ludwig Maximillian University, Germany
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Legacy of the Ocean ‘Frontier’: Cultural History and Law of the Sea
, (2018). Legacy of the Ocean ‘Frontier’: Cultural History and Law of the Sea, Sea Education Association (SEA) Semester, Annual Meeting Dinner Lecture
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“Homo aquaticus, Evolution and Knowing the Ocean in the 1950s and 1960s,”
, (2018). “Homo aquaticus, Evolution and Knowing the Ocean in the 1950s and 1960s,”, Marine Transgressions Conference, Environmental Humanities Research Centres of Bristol University and University of Bath Spa, United Kingdom
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“Wild Blue: Legacy of the Post World War II Perception of Ocean as Frontier,”
, (2018). “Wild Blue: Legacy of the Post World War II Perception of Ocean as Frontier,”, Rachel Carson Centre for Environment and Society Lunchtime Colloquium, Germany
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“Oceans and History”
, (2017). “Oceans and History”, The Coastal Society chapter at University of Rhode Island, Marine Affairs
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Ocean Time, Human Time
, (2017). Ocean Time, Human Time, Edinburgh Environmental Humanities Network in collaboration with the Centre for Sea and Society, Gothenburg, Sweden
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“Writing Ocean History,”
, (2017). “Writing Ocean History,”, The High Seas and the Deep Oceans: Representations, Resources and Regulatory Governance (3ROceans): ‘Methodologies and theory’, United Kingdom
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“Homo aquaticus and Evolving Knowledge of the Ocean,”
, (2017). “Homo aquaticus and Evolving Knowledge of the Ocean,”, International Congress of History of Science and Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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“Frontiers of Discovery: Changing Meanings of “Frontier” from Frederick Jackson Turner to John F. Kennedy and Beyond,”
, (2017). “Frontiers of Discovery: Changing Meanings of “Frontier” from Frederick Jackson Turner to John F. Kennedy and Beyond,”, History of Science and Technology Seminar, The Johns Hopkins University
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People and Oceans: From Robust Frontiers to Fragile Environments
, (2017). People and Oceans: From Robust Frontiers to Fragile Environments, CT Natural History Museum
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Imagined Oceans
, (2016). Imagined Oceans, Colloquium for Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Europe
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Legacy of the Blue Frontier: Ocean Science, Metaphor, and Law of the Sea
, (2016). Legacy of the Blue Frontier: Ocean Science, Metaphor, and Law of the Sea, Invited scholarly colloquia, Division of History of Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Undersea Frontier: Science, Technology and the Legacy of Post-World War II Perception of the Ocean
, (2016). Undersea Frontier: Science, Technology and the Legacy of Post-World War II Perception of the Ocean, Aquatic Histories in Transnational and Global Perspectives, Europe
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Homo aquaticus, Evolution, and Knowing the Ocean in the 1950s and 60s
, (2016). Homo aquaticus, Evolution, and Knowing the Ocean in the 1950s and 60s, Experiencing the Global Environment Workshop, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany
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Science, Technology and the Sea: Comment on the Concept Design for an exhibition on ‘Europa und das Meer/Europe and the Sea
, (2016). Science, Technology and the Sea: Comment on the Concept Design for an exhibition on ‘Europa und das Meer/Europe and the Sea, "Europa und das Meer/Europe and the Sea," German Historical Museum, Berlin, Germany
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History’s Relevance to Diversity and Global Learning
, (2016). History’s Relevance to Diversity and Global Learning, History of Science Society Annual Meeting
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Swimming Under the Archetype: Private Actors in Undersea Science
, (2016). Swimming Under the Archetype: Private Actors in Undersea Science, History of Science Society Annual meeting
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Fathoming the Ocean: Writing the History of the Ocean’s 3rd Dimension
, (2016). Fathoming the Ocean: Writing the History of the Ocean’s 3rd Dimension, Stonington Historical Society, Stonington, CT
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Hydrography + Fisheries: Variations on Fisheries Hydrography in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
, (2016). Hydrography + Fisheries: Variations on Fisheries Hydrography in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Lecture as part of the Carl Gustav Rossby Visitors’ Program of the International Meteorological Institute, Stockholm University, Germany
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The Blue Frontier: Science and the Global Enclosure of the Ocean After World War II
, (2015). The Blue Frontier: Science and the Global Enclosure of the Ocean After World War II, Invited Seminar, Maritime Studies Research Unit, Memorial University Newfoundland, Canada
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Why a historical reassessment of Matthew Fontaine Maury?
, (2015). Why a historical reassessment of Matthew Fontaine Maury?, McMullen Naval History Symposium, Annapolis, MD
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Navigating the Unknown
, (2015). Navigating the Unknown, Sitka Whalefest 2015
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Wild Blue: The Undersea World As Frontier in the 1950s and 1960s
, (2015). Wild Blue: The Undersea World As Frontier in the 1950s and 1960s, Contested Global Landscapes Theme Project, Institute for Social Sciences, Cornell University
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Third Discovery of the Sea?: A Central Role for the Humanities
, (2015). Third Discovery of the Sea?: A Central Role for the Humanities, Arts on Oceans Distinguished Lecture, Memorial University, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
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Third Discovery of the Sea?
, (2015). Third Discovery of the Sea?, 250th Jubilee Symposium on Maritime Research at The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, World Wide
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The Three-Dimensional Ocean
, (2015). The Three-Dimensional Ocean, Ischia Summer School on the History of the Life Sciences, Italy
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Lines to Shore Tied with Sailors’ Knots: The Implementations of Maritime Cultural Landscapes Thus Far, and their Present and Future Challenges
, (2015). Lines to Shore Tied with Sailors’ Knots: The Implementations of Maritime Cultural Landscapes Thus Far, and their Present and Future Challenges, American Society for Environmental History
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Intersections of conservation biology and environmental history
, (2015). Intersections of conservation biology and environmental history, American Society for Environmental History
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The Ocean Frontier and its Legacy
, (2015). The Ocean Frontier and its Legacy, Underwater Worlds” Symposium, World Wide
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Science and Supranationalism: Exploring the History of Science in Intergovernmental Organizations
, (2014). Science and Supranationalism: Exploring the History of Science in Intergovernmental Organizations, History of Science Society
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History of the Ocean: Why and How
, (2014). History of the Ocean: Why and How, Part of the UCSB Sawyer Mellon Seminar on Marine Environmental HIstory
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From Danger Zone to World of Wonder: The 1950s Transformation of the Ocean’s Depths
, (2013). From Danger Zone to World of Wonder: The 1950s Transformation of the Ocean’s Depths, American Society for Environmental History, Canada
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“Undersea” and Other Categories of Space: A Proposal for Writing Histories of the Earth and Environmental Sciences,”
, (2013). “Undersea” and Other Categories of Space: A Proposal for Writing Histories of the Earth and Environmental Sciences,”, History of Science Colloquium, University of Pennsylvania
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The Ocean and Outer Space Frontiers of Arthur C. Clarke
, (2013). The Ocean and Outer Space Frontiers of Arthur C. Clarke, University of New Haven Honors Program
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Wilderness and Frontier: The Post World War II Ocean Redefined by Metaphors of Land
, (2012). Wilderness and Frontier: The Post World War II Ocean Redefined by Metaphors of Land, Wesleyan University
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Carson and the Sea
, (2012). Carson and the Sea, Rachel Carson and the Legacy of Silent Spring,” Connecticut College
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Oceans and People: Why Humanities? Why History? Why History of Science?
, (2012). Oceans and People: Why Humanities? Why History? Why History of Science?, Blue Marble Forum, outreach event, sponsored by the History of Science Society
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Fathoming the Real and Imagined Nineteenth-Century Ocean
, (2011). Fathoming the Real and Imagined Nineteenth-Century Ocean, Unter Wasser: Lebensformen zwischen Ozean, Aquarium and Computer, workshop of the Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften, Vienna, Austria, Austria
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Ocean as Frontier and Wilderness: Metaphors of Land Applied to the Sea
, (2011). Ocean as Frontier and Wilderness: Metaphors of Land Applied to the Sea, European Society for Environmental History, Annual Conference, Turku, Finland, Finland
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Epistemologies: Science and Local Knowledges
, (2011). Epistemologies: Science and Local Knowledges, Final Frontiers: Exploring Oceans, Islands, and Coastal Environments” Workshop, sponsored and organized by the Rachel Carson Institute and held at the Island Institute in Rockland, ME, Germany
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Engineering the Ocean: The Birth of Ocean Engineering in the 1960s
, (2011). Engineering the Ocean: The Birth of Ocean Engineering in the 1960s, Society for the History of Technology Annual Conference
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