Alice Clifton-Morekis
Ph.D. Student
Overview
Alice is a Ph.D. candidate in the History and Sociology of Technology and Science with a focus on the history of technology. Her dissertation examines engineering cultures and white masculinity at the Tennessee Valley Authority from the 1930s to the 1950s. She has been very involved in the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), where she founded and led its Early Career Interest Group, and she currently serves as the secretary/treasurer of the International Network of Engineering Studies.
Alice earned a B.S. in engineering from Harvey Mudd College before her interest in human-tool interaction led her to explore organic farming in Scotland, professional baking in Ireland and Atlanta, and history museum work in Savannah, Georgia. She's earned an M.S. in the History and Sociology of Technology and Science and a Graduate Certificate in STS at Georgia Tech.
- Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam, High Pass, 2017
- M.S., History and Sociology of Technology and Science, Georgia Tech, 2016
- Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology, and Society, 2016
- Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Associate Certificate, May 2018
- B.S. with distinction, Engineering, Harvey Mudd College, 2007
Distinctions:
- Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) Travel-Fund Grant, 2019 (declined)
- Women in Technological History (WITH) Conference Grant, Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), 2019 (declined)
- Residential Summer Institute in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine,The Huntington Library. 2019
- Teaching Fellowship Program, School of History and Technology, Georgia Tech, 2017-2018
- President’s Fellowship, Georgia Tech, 2014-2018
- National Science Foundation Travel Grant, 2017
- Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical Records, Graduate Level, Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council, 2016
- Society for the History of Technology Travel Grant, 2016 (declined)
- Homer Rice Award, School of History and Technology, Georgia Tech, 2016
- National Merit Scholarship, 2003-2007
- Baker Research Fellowship, Harvey Mudd College, 2006
Courses
- HTS-2823: Special Topics