The Center for STS at Missouri S&T is hosting a symposium on April 17, 2020 entitled “The Futures of STS in Engineering and Polytechnic Universities.” We have invited a number of STS scholars who will ask and answer questions such as:

What does the future of STS look like in engineering and polytechnic universities? In such STEM-focused environments, where STS scholars often operate independently and without a central STS department or program, how can STS researchers maximize their impact on the education of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as on the original research conducted by (and often financially supported by) colleagues in engineering departments? How can STS researchers become indispensable to engineering and scientific research endeavors without being perceived as simply support personnel? Assembling convergent research teams to tackle important social and scientific challenges is an acknowledged best practice, so how should STS researchers embrace convergent research endeavors in order to add value and lead inquiries into areas of new and developing knowledge?

We hope you can join us–all are welcome! Registration is open and free, but space is limited. See https://csts.mst.edu/ for more information, to see the day’s schedule and to register.