Erich W. Schienke, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Science, Technology, and Society Program Phone: (814) 863-2907
124 Willard Building Fax: (814) 865-3047
The Pennsylvania State University erich@psu.edu
University Park, PA 16802
Research Interests: The construction of ethics in scientific research, particularly how ethics and environmental knowledge are produced, prioritized, and communicated between scientists, policy makers, and the public. Currently researching and developing the Ethical Dimensions of Scientific Research Program (EDSR), and completing book on the history of and relationships between Chinese ecological science and environmental governance, with a focus on climate policy and urban development.
Education and training: Undergraduate and Graduate
Institution Major/area Degree and year
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Science and Technology Studies Ph.D. 2006
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Science and Technology Studies M.S. 2003
Hampshire College Technology Studies and Physics B.A. 1995
Research and Professional Experience:
2009- Assistant Professor, Science, Technology and Society Program, Penn State
2006-2009 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
2006-2009 Lecturer, Science, Technology and Society Program, Penn State
2004-2005 Dissertation Research at Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China
2000-2006 Research and Teaching Assistant, Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer
Related Publications:
1. Schienke, Erich, Seth Baum, Nancy Tuana, Ken Davis, and Klaus Keller. (Accepted, April 30th 2010). Intrinsic Ethics Regarding Integrated Assessment Models for Climate Management. Science and Engineering Ethics.
2. Schienke, Erich, Nancy Tuana, Don Brown, Ken Davis, Klaus Keller, James Shortle, Michelle Stickler, and Seth Baum. (2009). The Role of the NSF Broader Impacts Criterion in Enhancing Research Ethics Pedagogy. Social Epistemology. 23(3-4): 317-336
3. Schienke, Erich. (expected 2010). The Chinese [Climate] Box: a Scalar Approach to Evaluating Ethical Obligations. In China's Responsibility for Climate Change, edited by Paul Harris. Policy Press: Bristol.
4. Tschakert, Petra, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, Dennis Ojima, Michael Raupach, and Erich Schienke. (2008). Information needs for holistic and adaptive management of the carbon cycle. Global Environmental Change 18 (1):128-141.
5. Schienke, Erich. (2006). Greening the Dragon: Environmental Imaginaries in the Science, Technology, and Governance of Contemporary China. Dissertation, Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Other Significant Publications:
1. Schienke, Erich. (2010). Cinematics of Scientific Images: Ecological Movement-Images. In Deleuzian Intersections in Science, Technology, and Anthropology, edited by K. R. Casper Bruun Jensen. Oxford: Berghahn Books.
2. Schienke, Erich , and Neville Mars. (2008). The Green Edge. In The Chinese Dream: a society under construction, edited by N. Mars, A. Hornsby and DCF. Beijing: Timezone 8 Publishers.
3. Xiao, Rongbo, Zhiyun Ouyang, Weifeng Li, Erich Schienke, and Zhaoming Zhang. (2007). Spatial pattern of impervious surfaces and their impacts on land surface temperature in Beijing, China. Journal of Environmental Science (China) 19.
4. Canan, Penelope, and Erich Schienke. (2006). Responsibility, Opportunity, and Vision for Higher Education in Urban and Regional Carbon Management. Carbon Balance and Management 1 (13).
Synergistic Activities:
1. Postodoctoral researcher for Integrating Ethics into Graduate Training in the Environmental Sciences (NSF #0529766), August 2006- August 2009. Rock Ethics Institute, Penn States.
2. Participant in New England Workshops on Science and Social Change (NSF #0551843): Spring 2010 “Where social theory meets critical engagement with the production of scientific knowledge.” Spring 2008, "Science-in-society: Teaching and engaging across boundaries." Spring 2007, "Collaborative generation of environmental knowledge and inquiry". Woods Hole, MA.
3. Participant in Collaborative Research: A Workshop on Values in the Design of Information Technology (NSF #0352644), August 2005 Santa Clara, CA & May 2010 New York, NY.
4. Participant in Workshop on the Comparative Assessment of Peer Review (CAPR) (NSF # 05830387). Washington, DC. April 2010.
Recent Collaborators (with past 36 months and outside of Penn State):
Brazier, Cressica Columbia University
Bowker, Geoff University of Pittsburgh
Callison, Candis University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Canan, Penelope University of Central Florida
Chan, Anita University of Illinois
Duan, Xiaonan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Frodeman, Robert University of North Texas
Harris, Paul Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Holbrook, Britt University of North Texas
Lawson, Sean University of Utah
Mars, Neville Dynamic City Foundation – Beijing
Nissenbaum, Helen NYU
Ojima, Denis Colorado State University
Raupach, Michael CSIRO
Ribes, David Georgetown
Taylor, Peter J. University of Massachusetts, Boston
Wong, Anny RAND, Arlington, VA
Zhiyun, Ouyang State Key Lab for Systems Ecology. CAS, China
Postdoctoral Advisor:
Tuana, Nancy The Pennsylvania State University
Graduate Advisor:
Fortun, Kim Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
