Every semester the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History chooses a group of students who will participate in the Science Communication Fellow program, where they design and present an activity for wider audiences. The UMMAA has a history of students participating in this program. In the semester of winter 2022, graduate student Iride Tomažič was selected to participate in this program.
In March, Iride presented her work in a digital format to a group of middle schoolers, and in early April she shared her activity with the visitors at the Museum of Natural History. Iride’s activity showcased her dissertation project, called “Dangerous technologies,” which explores the negative effects of intensification of metallurgy on communities. While her work focuses on the Southern Carpathian Bronze Age, during her presentation she presented copper, bronze, and iron objects from Europe, Asia, North, South America, and Africa. The objects are curated at the Research Museums Center at U-M.
You can follow Iride’s research on her Instagram profile @dangerous_technologies.
