Andrew Jamison
Curriculum Vitae
Born August 22, 1948, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.
Education/Degrees
B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), magna cum laude in History and Science, Harvard
University, 1970. Dissertation, "Science Policy in Yugoslavia and Romania".
Ph.D. in Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, February 1983.
Dissertation, National Components of Scientific Knowledge. A Contribution to the Social
Theory of Science.
Docent in Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg, September 1987
Docent in Science and Technology Policy, University of Lund, January 1988
Positions/Appointments
Science editor, Harvard Crimson, 1967-68
Student intern, Science magazine, 1968
Member of editorial group, Natur och Samhälle (Nature and Society), 1978-1987
Editor, Lund Letter on Science, Technology and Basic Human Needs, 1978-79
Staff writer, Retort, newspaper for the UN Conference on Science and Technology
for Development (UNCSTD), 1979
Editorial consultant, UN Center for Science and Technology for Development, Advanced
Technology Alert System (ATAS) bulletin, 1983-85
External lecturer (Science and Society), University of Copenhagen, 1976-1984
Visiting associate professor, Department of History, University of California, Los
Angeles, 1985-86
Associate professor, Research Policy Institute, University of Lund,
1988-1996
Course director, Graduate Program in Science and Technology Policy, 1986-1995
Director of studies, Research Policy Institute, 1990-1994
Professor, Technology, Environment and Society, Aalborg University, 1996-2013
Coordinator, PhD program in development and planning, 1998-2002
Coordinator, masters program in environmental management, 2001-2002
Coordinator, doctoral program in planning
and development, 2011-2012
Member of committee on technology foresight, Danish Board of Technology,
1998-99
Board member, Danish Center for
Environmental Social Science, 1998-2000
Danish representative, EU network on
environmental higher education, 1998-2003
Guest professor, Malmö University College (Malmö högskola),
2003-2008
Research Projects/Grants
1970-73: "Swedish Environmental
Science Policy", supported by American-Scandinavian Foundation,
Fulbright Commission, and Swedish Board for Technical Development
1982-84: "Technology and Culture," with Erik Baark, Jon Sigurdson and Aant
Elzinga (and collaborators in India, China and Japan). Research program supported by the
Swedish Committee for Long-term Motivated Research
1984-87: "National Programs in Microelectronics," with Jan Annerstedt
(Roskilde University Center), Ulrik Jørgensen (Technical University of Denmark), Hans
Glimell (Tema T, University of Linköping). Project supported by research councils in both
Sweden and Denmark
1985-89: "Environmentalism and Knowledge," with Ron Eyerman, Dept of
Sociology (Lund) and Jacqueline Cramer, Department of Science Dynamics (Amsterdam).
Project supported by Swedish Humanities and Social Science Research Council (HSFR)
1988-89: "The Cultural Dimension of Biotechnology Policies in the United States,
Japan and Denmark," with Erik Baark, Dept of Social Science, Technical University of
Denmark. Project supported by Danish Social Science Research Council
1989-93: "The Cultural Dimension of Science and Technology Policy in Developing
Countries: China and Vietnam in Comparative Perspective," with Erik Baark. Project supported by the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (SAREC)
1989-93: "Intellectuals and the Scientific-Technological State," with Ron
Eyerman. Project supported by HSFR.
1991-94: "Global Warming and the UN System," with Gan Lin and Erik Baark.
Project supported by SAREC and DANIDA
1992-94: "Technology and Ideology," with Mikael Hård and Aant Elzinga.
Project supported by HSFR
1993-95: "Closures and Openings in the History of Automotive Technology,"
with Mikael Hård. Project supported by the Swedish Transport Research Board
1994-97: "Social Movements and Cultural Transformation," with Ron Eyerman.
Project supported by HSFR
1996-98: "Public Participation and Environmental Science and Technology Policy
Options" (PESTO). Supported by European Commission and the Nordic Program for
Environmental Research. Project leader (coordinator).
1997-2000: "Between State and Movement: The Industrial Appropriation of Pollution
Prevention," with Eskild Holm Nielsen and Arne Remmen. Supported by the Danish
Strategic Environmental Research program
1998-2001: "The Transformation of Environmental Activism" (TEA). Supported by
European Commission. Partner
1999-2002: "Non-governmental Organizations and Biotechnology Policy," with
Jesper Lassen. Supported by Danish Ministry of Agriculture.
2001-04: "Analysing Public
Accountability Procedures in Europe." Supported by European Commission. Partner
2002-04: "Contexts of Mediation in the Public Assessment of Genetic Technologies
(COMPASS)" Supported by NOS-S (The Nordic Committee for Research Cooperation in the
Social Sciences). Partner
2004-07: "Emerging Methods in
Nano-Patterning." Supported by European Commission. Head of advisory
committee
2010-2013: "Program of Research on
Opportunities and Challenges in Engineering Education In Denmark"
(PROCEED). Supported by the Danish Strategic Research Council.
Coordinator
Teaching
experience
Organizer and
teacher for courses in "science and society" and "technology and
culture" on numerous occasions between 1974 and 1995 at University of
Copenhagen, Roskilde University Center, Lund University, and University
of Gothenburg
Organizer and
teacher in course on "Science: Its Theory and Practice," held for Arab
Federation of Science Councils, Baghdad, 1980
Organizer and
teacher in four courses in history of technology and science, University
of California, Los Angeles (1985-86)
Organizer of masters
program in science and technology policy, and teacher in basic
course: science and technology in society, and course in theory and
history of science and technology policy, Lund University, 1986-95
Organizer and
teacher of undergraduate program in science and technology policy,
University of Lund, 1994-95
Organizer and
teacher in courses in "technology, humanity and society," for
first-year science and engineering students, Aalborg University, 1997-2008
Organizer and
teacher in graduate level courses in environmental politics and theories
of science, Aalborg University, 2001-2013
Organizer and teacher in courses on theory and methods of environmental science and
social movements and politics, Malmö University College, 2003-2008
Organizer and
teacher in course on perceptions of technology (teknologiopfattelser),
Denmark's Technical University (DTU), 2010
Supervisor for 36
masters students:
21 in the masters
program in science and technology policy in Lund
10 in the masters
programs in international technology planning, environmental management,
urban management, and development and international relations in Aalborg
2 in the European
masters program in science and technology studies (ESST)
1 in the masters program
in environmental sciences in Lund (LUMES)
2 in the joint
European masters program in environmental science (JEMES)
Supervisor for
thirteen PhD
students:
John Hultberg,
University of Gothenburg, 1991 (C.P. Snow and science policy)
Gan Lin, Roskilde
University Center, 1995 (global warming and the UN system)
Ulf Hjelmar, Roskilde
University Center, 1995 (environmental organizations)
Bach Tan Sinh, Aalborg
University, 1998 (sustainable development in Vietnam)
Karsten Bruun Hansen,
Aalborg University, 2002 (environmental learning)
Pia Bøgelund, Aalborg
University 2003 (sustainable transportation policy)
Trine Pipi Kræmer,
Aalborg University, 2004 (environmental policy in Poland)
Søren Løkke, Aalborg
University, 2004 (chemical regulation policy)
Niels Mejlgaard, Aalborg
University, 2007 (scientific citizenship)
Lars Botin,
Aalborg University, 2008 (cultural approach to electronic health
records)
Isaac Kwamena
Arthur, Aalborg University, 2011 (experience-based innovation)
Shota Furuya,
Aalborg University, 2015 (community-based energy planning)
Xi Jin, Aalborg University (engineering practice), in progress