Mallory James

Experience

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  Princeton University

  Sept 2005 - May 2008

  Writing Center Fellow

  -Met with student writers for 50-minute conferences to offer trained advice on any stage of the writing process, for assignments in any academic discipline. -Taught personalized writing and revising strategies; participated in in-service trainings; and monitored what was learned (both by herself and the students) by filing a report on every conference.

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  Energetics

  Nov 2008 - Aug 2011

  Research Analyst

  -Planned, researched, wrote, and drafted graphics for technology roadmaps, strategic plans, and research reports for government offices and programs of the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Homeland Security -Contributed to strategic planning for the PATH Safe Water Project; the Forest Products Industry; a leading specialty metals company; the Propane Education and Research Council; the Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society; and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers-Led groups to develop draft technology roadmaps for materials science and geothermal energy topics -Delivered a redesigned multilingual project website for the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative Malaria Vaccine Decision-Making Framework-Recorded and synthesized reviewer comments at six peer review meetings for U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy-funded research on the topics of Hydrogen and Clean Fuels, Existing Plants Emissions and Capture, Advanced Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, Carbon Sequestration, Advanced Turbines, and Advanced Fuels Show less

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  CSIRO

  Sept 2011 - Jul 2012

  Industrial Trainee

  -Contributed to CSIRO’s research and writing on public awareness and acceptance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology; rural adaptation to climate change; and "social license to operate"-Prepared reports and draft journal articles on public perceptions of carbon dioxide and of water resources-Contributed to qualitative data analysis and reporting for EnergyMark program research results

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  University of Chicago

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2020

  PhD Candidate in Anthropology

  -Dissertation title: “Burning the Future: Australian Carbon and Energy Engineering” (December 2020)-Social Sciences Division Dissertation Completion Fellowship recipient, 2019-2020-Lecturer, "Power, Identity, and Resistance," 2016, 2018-2019-Chair, Anthropology Students' Association Committee on Faculty Recruitment Searches, 2015-2016-Master's Thesis title: "A Project is Not a Religion: Locating Engineering Value Production in the ZeroGen Low-Emissions Coal Project" accepted March 2015-"Writing Intern" for the University of Chicago Writing Program, 2013-2015 and 2016-2017-"Teaching Intern" for the introductory social science course "Power, Identity, and Resistance," 2014-2015-"Graduate Student Coordinator" for the Council on Advanced Studies Knowledge/Value Workshop, 2013-2014 Show less

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  Technische Universität München

  Dec 2020 - now

  Research Associate

  -Investigate and document the effects of European research funding policies upon European scientists via qualitative interviews; communicate the resulting empirical and theoretical developments with members of ‘Practicing Evidence - Evidencing Practice’ Research Unit 2448 based at other German universities-Teach methods classes and the seminar "Engineers, Energy, and Responsibility" to master’s degree students in the two degree programs “Responsibility in Science, Engineering and Technology (RESET)” and “Science and Technology Studies (STS)”-Serve as principal advisor to MA thesis writers-Collaborate with other members of the Science & Technology Policy team to plan teaching strategies, review and improve draft publications, compile and use literature libraries and citation databases, and propose future research Show less