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Victor Boantza serves as an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (HSTM) program within the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota. His academic role bridges historical scholarship with physical sciences, emphasizing the institutional and methodological evolution of scientific thought.
Boantza's research centers on early modern physical sciences, particularly the chemical and scientific revolutions of the Enlightenment era. He investigates how experimental practices, material instruments, and embodied knowledge transformed chymistry into modern chemistry, with focused analyses on the 17th-18th centuries. His work examines conceptual shifts in understanding matter, fire, and natural phenomena through historical case studies.
Recent publications reveal persistent thematic threads: the material culture of chemical experimentation, continuity in scientific knowledge production, and the interplay between theory and practice during the chemical revolution. Boantza's scholarship frequently engages with key figures like Boerhaave and Joseph Black to dissect how epistemological frameworks evolved through hands-on laboratory work and institutional contexts.
