I'm a history of science person applying this winter (for fall 2016). I'm currently at the University of Oklahoma in their undergraduate program. I'm actually pretty split on which programs I'm applying to. My interests can swing towards either STS or HoS. Unfortunately, most of the top STS/HoS programs would not support my research interests, so I'm just applying to where the best learning environment will be. It's sort of an odd situation when you want to study something that no one else studies, or at least no one studies in the discipline you study within. I'm interested in representation and identity in the 20th century US for the technical professions. So far I'm leaning towards RPI (for ethnomath, actually), Drexel (from a strong recommendation from Dr. Moon here at OU), Cornell, OU (for their MLIS/HoS combo program), and Mississippi State. It's an eclectic blend of schools, some far more prestigious than others, but, like I said, I'm going where I believe my interests will be supported. I'd very much be a black sheep in most of the top programs, although I could study exactly what I want to here at OU, but I know it's typically not the best career decision to get one's PhD at the same institution as their undergrad. If you haven't looked into OU, you might. We're surprisingly well regarded in the HoS community; a top 10 program, even. It's not her direct focus, but Suzanne Moon (the aforementioned one) teaches an undergrad course that might delve into some of your interests. She's mostly an Asianist. The section I took dedicated a significant period of study to the green revolution and its politics. Here's an older syllabus from the course (not the exact semester I took it): http://cas.ou.edu/Websites/oucas/images/hsci/HSCI 3483 Fall 2011 Moon.pdf Also, hello! I think this might be my first post here. I've lingered for a while, but application time is quickly approaching.
