Events

CHAIRPERSON

Assoc Prof Jiat-Hwee Chang, Asia Research Institute, and Department of Architecture. 

ABSTRACT

This talk is an informal reflection on a decade of formal consulting on the Fukushima nuclear accident and its aftermath. Since 2012 I have traveled annually, and sometimes multiple times a year, to Fukushima and other ‘nuclear’ sites at the invitation of agencies and groups trying to make sense of radiation’s effect on human health. I began this journey as a rapporteur who knew nothing about radiation or nuclear power. I have since become a consultant, a delegate, a member, a confidante, and by fits and starts, an expert. What I have learned in these cascading roles – about radiation, society, politics, and my own assumptions, beliefs, and limitations — will form the basis for my presentation. As this talk is also meant as a capstone on my thirteen years as research leader of the STS Cluster at ARI, I will also have a few reflections on “Science, Technology, and Society” as an historic and ongoing interdisciplinary project, and why it remains vital.  

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Gregory Clancey is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the National University of Singapore and former Research Leader of the Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Cluster in the Asia Research Institute. He received his PhD from the STS Program at MIT, and has been a Fulbright graduate scholar at the University of Tokyo, and a Lars Hierta scholar at the Royal Institute of Technology (KtH) in Stockholm. His research centers on the cultural history of science and technology, particularly in Japan.

REGISTRATION

This talk is open to only NUS Staff and Students. If you are keen to attend in-person or via Zoom, please write to Sharon at arios@nus.edu.sg
As seats are limited, in-person participation will be on a first-come-first-serve basis and we will email details regarding online/in-person participation prior to the event.