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Jonathan Turner
Education
- PhD, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST), University of Toronto, 2012.
- MA, IHPST, University of Toronto, 2005.
- BSc (Honours), Physics, University of Waterloo, 2004. Dean’s Honours List.
- BA (Honours), Philosophy and History, York University, 2001. Dean’s Honour Roll.
Work Experience
- Career Educator (current position)
- University of Toronto Career Centre, St. George Campus
- 2014-
- Professional and Graduate Skills Specialist
- Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre, University of Toronto Mississauga
- 2012-2014.
- Author and Researcher
- "The Friction Between Politics and Pure Science," iPolitics, 27 October 2013, http://www.ipolitics.ca/2013/10/27/the-friction-between-politics-and-pure-science/.
- Canadian Science Policy Advocate Interviews: Jonathan Turner, Historian of Science, University of Toronto.
- The Defence Research Board of Canada, 1947 to 1977
- A doctoral dissertation which is being converted to a publishable manuscript.
- 2007-2012.
- "Politics and Defence Research in the Cold War," Scientia Canadensis 35, 1-2 (2012), 39-63.
- An academic paper on the topic of science in the federal government.
- Written and edited in 2011.
- Educator
- 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.
- Chief Presiding Officer
- Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
- Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2012.
Volunteer Experience
- Lectures and Training Sessions
- "Mechanical Philosophy," HPS 210, Fall 2009.
- "Big Engineering (Big Science)," HPS 282, Winter 2009.
- "Navigating the archives," HAPSAT, Winter 2009.
- "How (not) to do oral history" with Keynyn Brysse, HAPSAT, Winter 2008.
- "How to get the most out of the archives" with Martha Harris, HAPSAT, Winter 2007.
- "The Rise of Quantum Mechanics," HPS 211, Summer 2006.
- Administration
- Cofounder and Vice Chair, Chair, and Past Chair of the Consortium of Canadian Graduate Student Professional Development Administrators, 2014, 2016-2019.
- 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.
- Conference Coordination
- 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.