Brian Jirout

Ph.D Candidate

Member Of:
  • School of History and Sociology
Related Links:
Email Address: bjirout3@gatech.edu

Overview

Faculty Advisor:
John Krige
Education:
  • Ph.D Candidate, History and Sociology of Technology and Science
  • M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, History and Sociology of Technology and Science
  • B.A., Florida State University, Geography and International Affairs, Magna Cum Laude with Honors Phi Beta Kappa
Awards and
Distinctions:
  • Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Predoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum
  • Fellow in Aerospace History, American Historical Association and National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Kranzberg Graduate Fellow, School of History and Sociology, Georgia Tech
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Aerospace History
  • American Political And Foreign Relations History
  • Cold War History
  • Environmental History
  • History Of Technology

Interests

Research Fields:
  • Agriculture, Health, and the Environment
  • History of Technology/Engineering and Society
  • U.S. Society and Politics/Policy Perspectives
Issues:
  • Environment
  • Foreign Policy
  • Historiography
  • Science and Technology
  • Surveillance

Courses

  • HTS-3080: History of Rocketry