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Science and Technology expertise

Ours is one of the most important collections of scientific and technological material in Britain.

This page outlines the responsibilities and research interests of our department.

Alexander Hayward: Keeper of Science & Technology

Specific responsibility: Overall responsibility for the departmental collections and policy.
Research Interest/Expertise: mechanical engineering including power technology, machine tools and manufacturing, history of science and technology museums.

Alison Morrison-Low: Principal Curator of Science

Specific responsibility: History of science pre 1900 including scientific instrumentation (used professionally, domestically and in teaching).
Research Interest/Expertise: History of photography, Science in the Scottish Enlightenment, scientific instrument manufacturing, navigation and Scottish lighthouses.

Alastair Dodds: Principal Curator of Transport

Specific responsibility: Aviation, Road, Rail and Maritime transport.
Research Interest/Expertise: General transport and the Scottish Transport Industry.

Alison Taubman: Principal Curator of Communications & BT Connected Earth Curator

Specific responsibility: Telegraphy, telephony, printing. Development of the BT Connected Earth partnership.
Research Interest/Expertise: History of telegraphy, telephony and printing.
Contemporary collecting: telecommunications collections.

Klaus Staubermann: Principal Curator of Technology

Specific Responsibilities: Technology, Engineering and Industry. Also responsible for coordinating Science Communication.
Research Interest/Expertise: Theory and practice of production and manufacturing.
Research technology, marine technology, early technology.

Tacye Phillipson: Curator of Science

Specific responsibility: Modern science including computing and space.
Research Interest/Expertise: Experimental science techniques, sound and music.

Julie Orford: Assistant Curator of Science

Specific responsibility: Curatorial support for Science collections.

Ian Brown: Assistant Curator of Aviation

Specific responsibility: Curatorial support for Aviation collections.
Research Interest/Expertise: History of radar, Scottish military aviation.

Alan Mills: Assistant Curator of Communications

Specific responsibility: Curatorial support for Communications collections.
Research Interest/Expertise: History of TV, radio and audio collections in relation to Scotland, Scottish inventors and innovators.

Katarina Grant: Assistant Curator of Technology

Specific responsibility: Curatorial support for technology collections.
Research Interest: Materials collection.

Maureen Kerr: Departmental Administrator

Can be contacted on 0131 247 4274 m.kerr@nms.ac.uk