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Karin Zachmann: Curriculum Vitae

Position and Address

Professor of History of Technology, Central Institute for the History of Technology, Technical University Munich

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Titles

Docent for History of Technology, Economy and Social History, Technical University Darmstadt (2002)

Doctor of Economics, Technical University Dresden (1983)

Diplom Economist, University Leipzig (1979)

Main Research Fields

history of the engineering profession and technical education,

history of industry,

history of consumption,

gender history

Previous Positions

Docent of History of Technology, Department of History, University of Technology Darmstadt, (2002-2003)

Research Assistant, Department of History, University of Technology Darmstadt, (2001-2002)

Visiting Scholar, Centre for Interdisciplinary Women and Gender Studies at the Technical University Berlin (2000, 1997)

Research Assistant, Institute for the History of Technology and Technical Science at the Technical University Dresden, (1992-2000)

Junior Lecturer and Doctoral Student at the Department for the History of Productive Forces at the Technical University Dresden (1980-1991)

Professional Experience

Vice Chairman of the German Society for the History of Technology (2003-2008)

Member of the Advisory Board of “Technikgeschichte”, the German academic journal for the history of technology (since 2004)

Member of the Executive Council of SHOT – Society for the History of Technology (2007-2009)

Edelstein committee of SHOT (2004-2006, chair 2005)

Program committee of SHOT (2001-2003, chair 2002)

Awards and Honors

Award of the Deutsche Museum Munich for the best book publication (2005)

International Fellow of the Society for the History of Technology, SHOT (1996-98)

Fellowship of the Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington, D.C. (Febr. – June 1992)

René Kuczynski Award for the best junior article in the journal for Economic history (1985)

Karin Zachmann