Tomás Bartoletti

Tomás Bartoletti is a Senior Lecturer at the Chair for History of the Modern World within the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences at ETH Zurich. He serves as Principal Investigator for the Ambizione Project Insect Pests and Economic Entomology in Plantations, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, and co-curator of the transdisciplinary Naming Natures exhibition exploring colonial legacies in natural history museums.

• Education: PhD in Latin American Studies (University of Buenos Aires), History of Science and Technology (University of Quilmes, Argentina)
• Research Interests: History of science and empire, environmental history, economic entomology, commodity frontiers, transdisciplinary methodologies, indigenous ecological perspectives
• Key Projects:
  • Insect Pests and Economic Entomology in Plantations (1870-1930s): Analyzes entomology's role in global capitalist expansion
  • One World - One Forest: Investigates post-1950s international forest governance through satellite mapping
  • Naming Natures: Critically examines Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi's colonial-era collections
• Scientific Awards:
  • Ambizione Project (SNSF)
  • Career Seed Award (ETH Zurich)
  • Agora scheme (SNSF)
  • Max Weber Fellowship (EUI, 2021-2023)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship (ETH Zurich, 2019-2021)
• Grant Collaborations: Involves transdisciplinary work with natural scientists and artists, focusing on socioecological impacts of pest control and forest management