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Jonathan Turner


Current Positions


  • Career Educator
    • University of Toronto Career Centre
  

    Previous Experience 

    • Professional and Graduate Skills Specialist
      • Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto Mississauga
     

    Education


    • PhD, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST), University of Toronto, 2012.
      • Supervisor: Janis Langins.
        • Dissertation Committee: Chen-Pang Yeang and Robert Bothwell.
        • Examiners: Steve Penfold and Edward Jones-Imhotep. 
      • Title - The Defence Research Board of Canada, 1947 to 1977.
    • MA, IHPST, University of Toronto, 2005.
      • Supervisor: Janis Langins.
      • Major Research Paper - Canada’s Response to the Bomber Threat: Scientific, Technical and Military Liaison before Pearl Harbor.
    • BSc (Honours), Physics, University of Waterloo, 2004. Dean’s Honours List.
    • BA (Honours), Philosophy and History, York University, 2001. Dean’s Honour Roll.

    Awards and Fellowships


    • Royal Society of Canada Prize for best student paper, CSTHA Conference, 2011.
    • Doctoral Thesis Completion Grant, 2009-2011.
    • University of Toronto Fellowship, 2005-2009.
    • Stillman Drake Travel Grant, Summer 2007, Fall 2007, Winter 2008, Summer 2008.
    • SGS Travel Grant, 2007-2008.
    • NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, University of Waterloo, Summer 2003.
      • For work on polymer dynamics with Bae-Yeun Ha.
    • President’s Entrance Scholarship, York University, 1997-1999.
    • York University Entrance Scholarship, York University, 1997.

    Publications



    Presentations


    • "IR, OR and DND: The Integration of Canada's Department of National Defence."
      • "Science, Diplomacy, and Security in the Cold War," HSS, Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, November 22, 2013.
        • Panel Co-Members: Douglas O'Reagan, Audra Wolfe, and Ronald Doel.
    • Panelist/discussant for "Careers Outside Academe: Education."
      • "Opening Doors," School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, November 11, 2013.
    • "The Glassco Commission and Defence Research."
      • 24th Military History Colloquium, Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, May 2, 2013.
    • "Science in Canada Following the Second World War: Solandt and the DRB."
      • "Science in the Federal Government: Strategies and Experiences from the Second-half of the 20th Century," CSTHA, Canada Science and Technology Museum, November 19, 2011.
        • Panel Co-Members: Philip Enros and Matthew Wallace.
    • "Defence Mechanisms: Canadian Science, Technology and Defence Policy."
      • "Policy for Government Science," A CSHPS session at the Congress of the Humanities, Concordia University, May 29, 2010.
        • Panel Co-Members: Jeff Kinder and Philip Enros.
    • "Experts and Explosions: The Canadian Nuclear Debate."
      • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Graduate Student Conference: Evidence in Context, University of Toronto, May 23, 2009.
    • "The Golden Age of Canadian Defence Research: Omond Solandt and the Defence Research Board."
      • Queen's-McGill Graduate History Conference, Queen's University, March 14, 2009.
    • "Outflanked: The Demise of the Defence Research Board."
      • York University Graduate History Conference, York University, February 20, 2009.
    • "Stuck in a Holding Pattern: Hartley Zimmerman and the DRB."
      • University of Toronto Graduate History Symposium, University of Toronto, February 7, 2009.
    • "The Golden Age of Canadian Defence Research."
      • IHPST Brownbag Workshop, University of Toronto, December 3, 2008.
    • "Please Secure Your Valuables: Canadian Defence Research in the Cold War."
      • "Proceed with Caution: The Social Construction of Safety in the History of Technology," Interface 2008: Culture & Technology, Carleton University, May 3, 2008.
        • Panel Co-Members: Leslie Tomory and Vivien Hamilton.
    • "A Canadian Military-Academic Complex? The Defence Research Board and Canadian Universities."
      • CSTHA Kingston Conference, University of Toronto, October 13, 2007.
    • "The Arrow of Progress: The Canadian Aerospace Industry in the Cold  War Arms Race."
      • "Whistling Past the Graveyard: Obsolescence and Canadian Technology," A joint CSTHA/CSHPS session at the Congress of the Humanities, York University, May 29, 2006.
        • Panel Co-Members: Marionne Cronin and Scott Campbell.
    • "The Role of Science Fiction in Physics and Philosophy: Modal  Realism and The Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics."
      • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Graduate Student  Conference: The Transmission of Knowledge, University of Toronto, August 12, 2005.

    Teaching


    • Course Designer
      • Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto Mississauga
        • Graduate Professional and Academic Skills (GPAS) 100 and 500.
    • Course Coordinator
      • University of Toronto Career Centre, University of Toronto
        • Careers and Professional Development (CPD) 600, Winter 2016.
      • Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto Mississauaga
        • GPAS 500, Fall 2013.
    • Workshop Leader or Co-Leader
      • University of Toronto Career Centre, University of Toronto
        • Multiple sessions per week on a variety of career topics.
      • Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto Mississauaga
        • Preparing a Polished and Professional Presentation (Graduate Students)
          • Winter 2013, Fall 2013.
        • Presentation Skills (Undergraduate Students)
          • Winter 2013, Fall 2013.
        • Writing a Project Brief
          • Fall 2013.
        • Improve your Proposal and Grant-Writing
          • Fall 2013.
        • What are #altac and #postac, and how can a PhD prepare you for them?
    • Guest Lectures
      • Mechanical Philosophy.
        • HPS 210, Fall 2009.
      • Big Engineering (Big Science).
        • HPS 282, Winter 2009.
      • The Rise of Quantum Mechanics.
        • HPS 211, Summer 2006.
    • Teaching Assistant
      • University of Toronto
        • HPS 283 - The Engineer in History
          • Winter 2012.
        • HIS A01 - The Twentieth Century World
          • Winter 2010.
        • HPS 282 - History of Technology and Engineering
          • Winter 2009.
        • HPS 210 – Scientific Revolution I
          • Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Summer 2008, Fall 2008.
        • HPS 211 – Scientific Revolutions II
          • Winter 2006, Summer 2006, Winter 2008.
        • HPS 202 – Technology in the Modern World
          • Winter 2007.
      • University of Waterloo
        • PHYS 112 and 122 – First year physics for biology/chemistry and physics
          • Winter 2004. 
        • PHYS 115 – First year physics for engineering
          • Fall 2002, Fall 2003.
    • Trainer
      • Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto Mississauga
        • Preparation to Launch Leaders
          • Winter 2013, Fall 2013.
    • Chief Presiding Officer
      • Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
        • Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2012.
    • Graduate Peer Training Sessions
      • "Navigating the archives," Winter 2009.
      • "How (not) to do oral history" with Keynyn Brysse, Winter 2008.
      • "How to get the most out of the archives" with Martha Harris, Winter 2007.
    • Education (Professional Development) Courses
      • Principles of Supervision I and II from the Organizational Development and Learning Centre.
        • University of Toronto, January/February 2015.
      • Supplemental Instruction Supervisor Training.
        • University of Guelph, June 2013.
      • THE 500 - Teaching in Higher Education.
        • Woodsworth College, Fall 2009.
      • Teaching Fundamentals Certificate from the University of Toronto Teaching Assistants' Training Program, 2008-2009.
        • Workshops attended: Teaching Philosophy, Assignment Design, Teaching Dossier, Conflict Management, Course Design, First Instructorship, and Student Apathy.

    Activities


    • Communications
      • Author, Boffins and Cold Warriors, http://boffinsandcoldwarriors.blogspot.ca.
      • Author, Grad and Professional Skills at UTM, http://gpsnewsletter.blogspot.ca (now dormant).
      • Curator, Grad and Professional Skills Daily Digest, http://paper.li/JonRTurner/1366140472 (now dormant).
    • Administration and Other Volunteer Work
      • Judge, Kiran van Rijn Memorial Essay Prize Contest, 2007, 2008.
      • Treasurer, History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (HAPSAT) Graduate Student Society, 2006-2007.
      • Academic Resource Assistant to Judy Libman (Academic Advisor of Bethune College), York University, 2000-2001.
        • A bursary position administered by the Vice President, Academic.
      • Student Ombuds Service, Bethune College, York University, 1998-2001.
    • Conferences
      • Reporter.
        • Second Annual Canadian Science Policy Conference: Building Bridges for the Future of Science Policy, 20-22 October 2010.
        • http://sciencepolicy.ca/cspc2010/coverage (Career Development, The Making of a Science Entrepreneur, Arctic and Northern Science Policy, Educating Socially Engaged Scientists and Engineers, and Federal-Provincial-Municipal Governments).
      • Submissions Committee.
        • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Graduate Student Conference 2008: Embodied Knowledge and Bodies of Knowledge, University of Toronto, August 15, 2008.
      • Local Arrangements Coordinator.
        • CSTHA Kingston Conference, Ryerson University and University of Toronto, October 11-14, 2007.
      • Panel Chair, "Technology."
        • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Graduate Student Conference 2007: Conflict and Consensus in the Construction of Knowledge, University of Toronto, August 24, 2007.
      • Panel Chair, "History and Sociology of Technology."
        • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Graduate Student Conference 2006: Knowledge, Belief and Society, University of Toronto, August 25, 2006.
      • Program Co-Chair and Submissions Committee.
        • Second Annual History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Graduate Student Conference 2006: Knowledge, Belief and Society, University of Toronto, August 25, 2006.
      • Program Co-Chair and Planning Committee.
        • First Annual History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Graduate Student Conference 2005: The Transmission of Knowledge, University of Toronto, August 12, 2005.

    Memberships


    • Canadian Historical Association (CHA).
    • Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association (CSTHA).
    • Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC).
    • Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS).
    • History of Science Society (HSS).
    • Society for the History of Technology (SHOT).

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