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Research Interests
- History of science, technology, and engineering
- Environment and energy studies
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).
External positions
Editorial Advisory Board, IEEE Spectrum
2022 → 2025
Chair, Bernard S. Finn IEEE History Prize Committee, Society for the History of Technology
2016 → 2017
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):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Centre for Interdisciplinary Sustainable Practices of Research in Energy (C-INSPRE)
Ivaturi, A. (Principal Investigator), Robertson, S. (Principal Investigator), Comerford, D. (Principal Investigator) & Eisler, M. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/19 → …
Project: Internally funded project
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Fellowship with RWTH Aachen University
Eisler, M. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Fellowship
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A Field Trip to the Wandering Mines: Strange Ecologies and the Green Work of Environmental Mitigation
Eisler, M., 6 Jun 2025Research output: Digital or non-textual outputs › Blog Post
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[Book review] From Automated to Autonomous Driving: A Transnational Research History on Pioneers, Artifacts and Technological Change (1950–2000) By Fabian Kröger. Cham: Springer, 2024. Pp. 307
Eisler, M. N., 28 Jan 2025, In: Technology & Culture. 66, 1, p. 290-292 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Activities
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“Green Work and Environmental Knowledge”
Eisler, M. (Organiser)
27 Nov 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Participation in conference
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Paths to Ecological Thinking: Reflections on Situating Social Relations in Energy and Environmental Context
Eisler, M. (Speaker)
19 May 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Invited talk