ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
My career path has been unconventional. I was originally trained as a teacher while making my living running my own screen printing business, repairing old wooden boats, and serving fondue. My academic trajectory began at the University of Zurich, where I progressed from Research Assistant (2014–2021) to Postdoctoral Researcher (2021–2023). Since March 2023, I have been working at the University of Lausanne, contributing to the project Towards Computational Historiographical Modeling. Building on my specialization in the history of CERN, I worked as an Affiliated Researcher at the Geneva Graduate Institute (August 2025–February 2026) to identify materials for digitization within the CERN Archives.
My research spans disciplines and is shaped by collaborations and fellowships. I was awarded the 2025 IUPAP Early Career Prize in the History of Physics for my work on the development of international collaboration in fusion. This follows the 2018 ISCHE Early Career Conference Paper Award in the History of Education, which recognized my analysis of constructivist learning theory’s influence on artificial intelligence.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
My teaching approach is uniquely informed by early professional training, including a Master’s degree in secondary education (2010). Since 2021, I teach as a Guest Lecturer at Leuphana University Lüneburg, building on my experience as an Instructor at the University of Zurich from 2014 to 2023.
ACADEMIC SERVICES AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Within the international academic community, I serve as Vice President of STAND (commission on science, technology and diplomacy) and I’m part of the Ombudsteam of the DHST (Division for the History of Science and Technology).
I also like editing and the responsibilities it entails. As Managing Editor of On_Education, I coordinate an international team. I also serve as a Book Reviews Editor for Centaurus, where I invite reviewers and provide critical feedback.
I regularly revise Wikipedia to ensure that historical contexts are accurate and align with scholarly research, including the English page on science diplomacy. At present, I’ve updated entries on individuals who worked at CERN, including one of my favorites, the accelerator physicist and political activist Georges Charpak.