Tiffany Nichols
Assistant Professor,
History
Assistant Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Focus
Siting and design of large-scale infrastructure, environmental management informed by law, policy, engineering, and science and technology studies
Education
- PhD, History of Science, Harvard University, 2022
Research Overview
Siting and design of large-scale infrastructure, environmental management informed by law, policy, engineering, and science and technology studies
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- “Hidden in Plain Sight: Discerning Signal from Noise in the Expanded Laboratory Environment,” Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, 54, no. 3 (2024): 335-364. doi: 10.1525/hsns.2024.54.3.335.
- “Patenting Bias: Algorithmic Race and Ethnicity Classifications, Proprietary Rights, and Public Data.” MIT Case Studies Series in Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC). Cambridge, MA: MIT SERC Case Studies, 2022. doi: 10.21428/2c646de5.98d5b42b.
Aug 14, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Tiffany Nichols
Tiffany Nichols joins the Civil and Environmental Engineering department in August 2024 as an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in History.