Ron Eglash

Ron Eglash is a Professor at the School of Information and co-appointed at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan. His work bridges science, technology, and cultural studies, with a focus on African ethnomathematics, generative justice, and cybernetics. He has taught interdisciplinary courses on science studies, design, and complexity theory, emphasizing the social and ethical dimensions of technology.

• Current affiliations: School of Information (University of Michigan), Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design
• Research highlights: African Fractals, Culturally Situated Design Tools, Indigenous Cybernetics, Social Studies of Science

Education:

• B.S. in Cybernetics, University of California
• M.S. in Systems Engineering, University of California
• PhD in History of Consciousness, University of California

Research interests: include the intersection of science with race, gender, and traditional knowledge systems; materialist epistemology; and applications of complexity theory in social justice. His course materials highlight collaborations with scholars like Haraway, Pickering, and Latour.

Scientific awards:

• Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship

Advising and grants: No explicit student or grant details in provided texts. His courses emphasize critical pedagogy, with projects linking science to social justice and cultural diversity.