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Research Interests
- Environment and energy studies
- History of science, technology, and engineering
Personal Statement
Dr. Matthew N. Eisler researches topics at the intersection of energy, environment and society, with a focus on how ideology and policy shape social relations and the biosphere. Dr. Eisler's first book (Overpotential: Fuel Cells, Futurism, and the Making of a Power Panacea, Rutgers University Press 2012) explores these themes in a case study of an advanced power source technology. His second book (Age of Auto Electric: Environment, Energy, and the Quest for the Sustainable Car, MIT Press 2022) explores these ideas in a history of the contemporary electric vehicle. Dr. Eisler's current research project (Greenwork and Environmental Knowledge) interrogates how environmental regulations shape labor, science, engineering, and business practices.
Dr. Eisler invites candidates for doctoral studies under his supervision to contact him at [email protected]. Dr. Eisler advises projects in the history of science and technology/science and technology studies (STS)/environmental humanities relating to all 7 strategic themes of the University of Strathclyde (advanced manufacturing and materials, energy, health and wellbeing, innovation and entrepreneurship, measurement, digital and enabling technologies, ocean, air and space, and people, place and policy).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Editorial Advisory Board, IEEE Spectrum
2022 → 2025
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Projects
- 2 Active
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Greenwork and Environmental Knowledge
Eisler, M. (Principal Investigator) & Star Rogers, H. (Research Co-investigator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Fellowship
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Centre for Interdisciplinary Sustainable Practices of Research in Energy (C-INSPRE) - Strathclyde CDT
Ivaturi, A. (Principal Investigator), Robertson, S. (Principal Investigator), Comerford, D. (Principal Investigator) & Eisler, M. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/19 → …
Project: Research Studentship Case - Internally allocated
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From petroleum to power sources: Big Oil and the technopolitics of energy conversion
Eisler, M. N., 29 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: History and Technology. 40, 3, p. 250-275 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vehicle-to-grid, regulated deregulation, and the energy conversion imaginary
Eisler, M. N., 9 Jan 2024, Electrical Conquest: New Approaches to the History of Electrification. Carlson, W. B. & Conway, E. M. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 251-280 30 p. (Archemides (ARIM); vol. 67).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open AccessFile1 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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RWTH Aachen University
Eisler, M. (Visiting researcher)
1 Jan 2025 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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University of Copenhagen
Eisler, M. (Visiting researcher)
1 Nov 2024 → 30 Nov 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution