Job title:
Research Fellow
Department:
Center for Science, Technology, Medicine & Society
Bio/CV:
S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anthropology, UC Berkeley
Research Fellow, Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society (CSTMS)
Research Fellow, Center for Southeast Asia Studies (CSEAS)
Affiliation period: February 2026 - September 2027
| Degrees |
Ph.D., MPhil, MA, Anthropology :: The New School for Social Research
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Andrew is an S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at UC Berkeley, affiliated with the Center for Southeast Asia Studies (CSEAS) and the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society (CSTMS). His research draws on historical and social studies of science, technology, and finance, with a regional focus on Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific. His book project examines the work of earth and actuarial scientists across different stages of reinsurance, exploring varied practices in valuation, risk transfer, and environmental conceptualization. The project is based on fieldwork in Singapore, Indonesia, and Hong Kong, engaging with analytics and services firms as well as both private and public science agencies.
Research interests:
Ethnography & Writing, Anthropology of Science, Social Studies of Finance, Economic Anthropology, Environmental Anthropology, Southeast Asia Studies, Sound Studies.
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