Tim Boon, Head of Research & Public History for the Science Museum Group, is also an historian and curator of the public culture of science. His published research (the books Films of Fact (2008) and Material Culture and Electronic Sound (co-edited with Frode Weium, 2013) and more than 50 papers) is mainly concerned with the history of science in documentary films, television, museums and, latterly, music. He has curated DVD selections (eg Secrets of Nature, 2010) and concerts (notably Apollo, with Icebreaker and Ed McKeon, 2009). He has contributed to the exhibitions Health Matters (1994), Making the Modern World (2000) and Oramics to Electronica (2011) amongst others. His research grants include two AHRC research networks, on the public history of science and technology, and on sound and music in modernity. He was also Principal Investigator on a historical project comparing TV and museum representations of science. He is currently President of the British Society for the History of Science.
Email: Tim.Boon@ScienceMuseum.ac.uk
Kate Steiner is the Editor-in-Chief of the Science Museum Group Journal the scholarly, open-access, online journal published by the Science Museum Group, which presents peer-reviewed articles from staff and external authors on topics of interest to science museums. Steiner supports internal staff to develop writing and publishing skills as well as editing external submissions through to publication in two journal issues per year. Forthcoming projects include an updating of the Journal’s design and architecture so that it works even better for readers and authors, and a feasibility study of ways to expand the Group’s research outputs beyond the Journal. Steiner has degrees in both history and psychology and has worked in museums for over 20 years as a Learning Officer, an Exhibition Developer and as Head of Audience Research. Her publications include King, H, Steiner, K, Hobson, M, Robinson, A, and Clipson, H, (2015) ‘Highlighting the value of evidence-based evaluation: pushing back on demands for ‘impact’’, JCOM: Journal of Science Communication (Vol. 14, Issue 2.)
Find the Journal here http://journal.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Email: Kate.Steiner@ScienceMuseum.ac.uk
As Research Grants Manager for the Science Museum Group, Sera-Shriar is responsible for the development and management of all grant-based research at SMG’s five national museum sites. Sera-Shriar is also an historian of the human sciences and received his PhD from the University of Leeds. His research focuses on three main areas: history of anthropology, the context of Victorian science, and the historical relationship between science and religion. He has held major grants and fellowships in North America and Europe, and he has published over 25 academic papers and two books, The Making of British Anthropology (2013) and Historicizing Humans (2018). His current research explores psychical research in the modern period. Since 2006 he has been an editor and co-investigator for the John Tyndall Correspondence Project.
Email: Efram.Sera-Shriar@ScienceMuseum.ac.uk
As Research Manager, Alison develops and oversees various strands of the museum’s research activities, including the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme, research events, staff research training, and convening and teaching on the Curating Science and Technology Master’s course with UCL. Alison is also a cultural and historical geographer holds a PhD in Geography from Royal Holloway, University of London which focussed on the early history of the BBC, its heritage and the representation in museums. Alison continues to publish in academic journals and is co-editor of Exploring Emotion, Care, and Enthusiasm in “Unloved” Museum Collections which was published in 2020. Alison’s current research interests centre on museum storage, public history and methodologies for creating uncovering new narratives museum collections.
Email: Alison.Hess@ScienceMuseum.ac.uk
Richard Nicholls is the Assistant Editor of the Science Museum Group Journal, an online publication which presents the global research community with peer-reviewed papers relevant to the wide-ranging work of the Group. Nicholls has helped oversee the development of the Journal from its inception in 2014 through to present day, and he is chiefly concerned with the Journal’s back-end functionality and editorial design. The Journal continues to enjoy a steady increase in readership numbers and contributions, and Richard is currently involved in a redevelopment of the Journal website and expansion of research outputs. He is also responsible for supporting internal staff to develop writing and publishing skills as well as editing external submissions through to publication in two journal issues per year. Nicholls comes from a background in science journalism and science consultancy.
Email: Richard.Nicholls@sciencemuseum.ac.uk
