Kranzberg Professor of the History of Technology, School of History and Sociology, Georgia Tech

Dr Helen Curry is the Kranzberg Professor of the History of Technology in the School of History and Sociology at Georgia Tech. She researches and teaches the history of recent science and technology, especially as it relates to food and agriculture.

Since August 2020, Helen has led the project From Collection to Cultivation, funded by the Wellcome Trust. This team of researchers is re-writing the history of how today’s food crops came to be. The project is based in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, where I worked from 2012–2022.

From Collection to Cultivation has its origins in her study of history of efforts to conserve diverse varieties of food crops. This history was the focus of a Pro Futura Scientia Fellowship from 2017–2020 and a Wellcome Seed Award from 2016–17. It is also the subject of Helen's 2022 book, Endangered Maize.