PhD Student
College: Newnham
Supervisor: Hasok Chang
Advisor: Simon Schaffer
Thesis: Influence & Instrument: Understanding The Electrical Atmosphere in the Long 19th Century
Research interests: The physical sciences from the 19th century onwards, atmospheric sciences, scientific instruments, general philosophy of science, scientific progress.
Publications
- Chang, Hasok and Duncan, Katherine S., and Kim, Kihyang, and Paik, Seoung-Hey "Electrolysis: What Textbooks Don’t Tell Us" Chem. Educ. Res. Pract. (2020)
- Duncan, Katherine S., et al. "Characterisation of p-type ZnS: Cu transparent conducting films fabricated by high-temperature pulsed laser deposition." arXiv (2017)
Roles
- IB History of Science Supervisor (2018-2021)
- Part 2 Paper 2 Modern Sciences and Techniques Supervisor (2020)
- Co-organiser: HPS Graduate Workshop (2018-2019)
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Co-organiser: "How Scientific Objects End. A Workshop." (December 2018)
Education
- MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science (University of Cambridge)
- MSci in Physics and Philosophy (University of Bristol)
Outreach
Awards
- Gerda Henkel Stiftung Scholar (2019-2021)
- The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust Grant Holder (2019, 2020)
- George Fentham Birmingham Charity Postgraduate Award (2018)
- YLCE Postgraduate Award (2018)
- Isaac Newton Masters Scholarship, University of Cambridge (2016)
- Rausing, Williamson and Lipton Studentship, University of Cambridge (2016)
- Cicely Coulson Prize for most promising final year student in Single or Joint Honours philosophy, University of Bristol (2016)