FACULTY

Jan Hua-Henning

Assistant Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Position:

Assistant Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Jan.huahenning@dukekunshan.edu.cn

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Educational Background

  • PhD, History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto, Canada, 2022
  • MA, History,Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, 2016

Professional Experience​

  • 2022 – Present: Assistant Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Duke Kunshan University
  • 2020-2021: Pre-Doctoral Fellow: Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies, German Studies Association, Free University Berlin
  • 2016-2017: Research Associate, KRITIS Research Training Group for Critical Infrastructure, Technical University Darmstadt

Courses Taught​

  • Undergraduate Common Core Course: “Global Challenges in Science, Technology, and Health”
  • Undergraduate Electives: “American History from Reconstruction until the Present,” “All Around Us – Technology, Infrastructure, and History,” “Global Histories of Risk and Disaster”

Research Areas​​

Jan Hua-Henning is a historian of technology and risk, specializing in Germany and the United States. His work engages with science and technology studies, urban history, and critical disaster studies. His teaching interests at Duke Kunshan University include Global Challenges in Science, Technology, and Health; Global Histories of Risk and Disaster; and the History of Infrastructure.

He has published in leading academic journals for the history of technology, including Technology & Culture, and History and Technology. Hua-Henning’s work analyzes the origins and politics of risk response. Currently, he is completing a book on Fire and Technology in Germany and the United States. At Duke Kunshan he also leads a project on global histories of risk and disaster.

Additional Information​​

  • Maurice Daumas Prize for Journal Article in the History of Technology (2023)
  • Joan Cahalin Robinson Prize for Conference Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology (2019)