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Pamela H. Smith is the Seth Low Professor of History and Founding Director of both the Center for Science and Society and the Making and Knowing Project at Columbia University. She specializes in early modern European history, the history of science, and craft-based knowledge systems.
Education:
- Ph.D. in History, Johns Hopkins University (1991)
- B.A. (Hons) in History, University of Wollongong, Australia (1979)
Research Interests: Focuses on attitudes to nature in the Scientific Revolution, craft knowledge, and the intersection of artisanship and empirical science. Her work revitalizes historical practices through experimental reconstruction, particularly via the Making and Knowing Project, which deciphers a 16th-century French manuscript to explore premodern technical knowledge.
Awards & Honors:
- George L. Mosse Prize (2023)
- Joseph H. Hazen Education Prize (2023)
- Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professorship (2024)
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1997)
Grants & Projects: Directed NSF-funded conferences, led Mellon Foundation research initiatives, and pioneered digital humanities projects. Her work bridges academia and public engagement through immersive workshops and open-access resources.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Making and Knowing Project, a collaborative effort involving historians, conservators, and technologists to reconstruct early modern recipes and experimental practices.
