STS Faculty
Science, Technology and Society Faculty of the Department of Engineering and Society
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Archer, Robert J.
Read MoreExecutive Lecturer, Science, Technology, and Society
Rob is from Philadelphia but has been a part of the UVA community since 1980 where he was introduced to Charlottesville as an undergraduate track and field athlete and mechanical engineering student. Rob completed his graduate studies in 1994 at the Darden Graduate School of Business. His...
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Berne, Rosalyn W.
Read MoreProfessor, Science, Technology, and Society, Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics, Director & Principle Investigator, Online Ethics Center (OEC)
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Carlson, W. Bernard
Read MoreProfessor, Science, Technology, and Society, Joseph L. Vaughan Professor of Humanities, Professor of History, Director, Engineering Business Programs
Bernie Carlson is a historian of technology who studies the careers of inventors and entrepreneurs in order to educate future engineering leaders. He grew up in New Jersey, studied history and physics as an undergraduate, earned a Ph.D. in the history and sociology of science, and pursued a...
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Cheng, James "Jim" Su-ting
Read MoreExecutive Lecturer, Science, Technology, and Society
Jim Cheng has over 25 years experience as a technology entrepreneur, angel/private capital investor, business leader and a senior state government executive. His primary interests are in the support and development of technology entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the University...
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Earle, Joshua
Read MoreLecturer, Science, Technology, and Society
Joshua Earle is a PhD in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) from Virginia Tech. His work focuses on the history of eugenics, it's connection to modern genetic medicine, and to future imaginaries of human and more-than-human worlds. His work is situated in Feminist Philosophy of Technology,...
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Elzey, Dana M.
Read MoreAssociate Professor, Science, Technology, and Society, Director Rodman Scholars Program, Director Engineering International Programs
After graduating with a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering, and working on the R&D staffs of IBM and General Electric, Elzey accepted an offer to conduct research in the area of high temperature fatigue failure of Ni-base superalloys at the Max-Planck Institute for Materials Research in...
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Ferguson, Sean
Read MoreAssistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Science, Technology, and Society
Sean Ferguson has been teaching within the STS curriculum since 2014 and has partnered with Assistant Professor Rider Foley to explore Engineering Education Assessment Innovations in this capacity. His research includes work on digital citizenship, ethics, and the open data movement with...
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Foley, Rider W.
Read MoreAssociate Professor, Science, Technology, and Society
Dr. Rider W. Foley is an associate professor in the science, technology & society program in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ‘4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM...
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Groves, James F., Ph.D., P.E.
Read MoreAssociate Professor, Dept. of Engineering & Society (primary appointment), Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering (courtesy appointment)
James Groves is a leading university educator in the field of sustainble development. In the classroom he engages with students across disciplines and educates them about sustainable energy systems. His overarching goal is to help society avoid the worst impacts of humanity's growing impact upon...