Xiao Liu (Shawn)
Email:xl128@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Current Position
Assistant Professor, Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua University
Research Interests
History of Meteorology, Science Museum Studies, History of Artificial Intelligence
Education
2017-2021 Ph.D., Department of History, University of Bristol
Supervisor: Prof. Robert Bickers, Dr Adrian Howkins
Project: Meteorology and Politics in Republican China, 1912-1949
2015-2016 M.A. in History and Philosophy of Science, Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London
Supervisor: Prof. Frank James
2010-2014 B.A. Labour and Social Security, School of Government, Nanjing University
Professional Experiences
01/2024–Present Assistant Professor, Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua University
12/2021-01/2024 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua University
Part-time Academic Jobs
2023.6- Present Membership of the Editorial Collective, History of Meteorology Journal
Current Research Projects
09/2023– Present National Social Science Foundation for Youth Project, Project leader, title: Collecting and Researching Archival Files Relating to Meteorological Stations in Modern China.
Selected Fellowships and Grants
09/2017-08/2021 China Scholarship Council - University of Bristol Joint PhD Scholarships
11/2018-01/2019 Universities China Committee in London Grant,Financial support for PhD study about archival research in China
04/2019-06/2019 UN-RMP Award,RMP provided funding for a short period of exchange in Zhejiang University in China for academic development
Selected Publications
Xiao Liu, Curious Devices and Mighty Machines: Exploring Science Museum (Translated Book), Beijing: China Workers Publishing House, 2023.
Xiao Liu, ‘Understanding Sovereignty through Meteorology: China, Japan, and the Dispute over the Qingdao Observatory, 1918-1931’, Annals of Science, 81: 3 (2024), 420-439.