Terje Finstad
Background and activities
I am a associate professor in historical science and technology studies (STS) at Department for interdisciplinary studies of culture, NTNU.
In addition to research, I lecture on bachelor, master and PhD level courses.
Research interests
- Science and technology studies
- History
Research projects
- PhD-scholar: Freezing the Norwegian nation: The import, transformation and appropriation of deep freezing technologies, 1930-1970. (NFR/ESF 2007-2012).
- Post.Doc: Voices of nature: Representing nature in environmental policy negotiations (NFR/HF NTNU 2012-2014).
- Researcher: In food we trust: Technologies of governance in industrialized food systems (NFR 2014-2018).
- Modernity and social responsibility: The history of the Departement for energy and process technology, NTNU (book project 2016-2020).
- The history of science at the University in Bergen (UiB 2019-2020).
- Ocean responsibility, a pilot program in NTNU Oceans (2019-2021)
- SMAT - Smart technology for sustainable agriculture (Ruralis 2018-2021)
- MEATigation - towards sustainable meat-use in Norwegian food practices for climate mitigation (NFR 2020-2024)
- LIMBO - Evaluating emerging AMR threats and future capacity for action in Norwegian livestock agriculture (NFR 2021-2024)
Academic responsibilities
- Book review editor Nordic Journal for Science and Technology Studies (2012-2016)
- Council for the studyprogram in Science and technology studies, NTNU (2012--)
- Scientific committee Nordic Environmental Social Sciences (2014/2015)
- Department council at Dep. for interdisciplinary studies of culture (2009-2014)
- PhD-committee, Center for technology, innovation and culture UiO (2014)
- Deputy representative in the program board for Natural Resource Management NTNU (2012-2014).
- Robinzon Price Committee, Society for the history of technology (2012).
Prizes
- Lecturer of the year, faculty for humanities, NTNU (2013/2014) (Shared with Thomas Berker)
- The Norwegian historical association's price for most innovative contribution to Historisk tidsskrift 2019.
Courses
- KULT2025 - Interdisciplinary profile course: Sustainability
- KULT3301 - STS: A changing society - Knowledge, technology and sustainability
- KULT3304 - STS: Technology, Innovation and Social Change
- HFO1004 - The Human Era?
- KULT3332 - STS: Project Oriented Master's Thesis in STS
- KULT3391 - STS: Master's Thesis in Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Scientific, academic and artistic work
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Journal publications
- (2021) The domestication triangle: How humans, animals and technology shape each other – The case of automated milking systems. Journal of Rural Studies. vol. 84.
- (2021) Compressed growth – The transforming power of the round bale technology. Journal of Rural Studies. vol. 84.
- (2019) Melk, mastitt og mirakelmedisin. Antibiotikaens inntog i norsk melkeproduksjon. Historisk Tidsskrift (Norge). vol. 98 (3).
- (2017) Naked gene salmon: debating fish, genes, and the politics of science in the "age of publics". Technology and Culture. vol. 58 (1).
- (2015) Om folk og fisk. Antibiotikaresistens som idémessig utfordring i mat- og helsefeltet. Arr - Idéhistorisk tidsskrift. vol. 27 (2/3).
- (2015) Materialitet og mening i menneskets tidsalder?. Norsk Medietidsskrift. vol. 22 (4).
- (2013) Familiarizing Food: Frozen Food Chains, Technology, and Consumer Trust, Norway 1940–1970. Food and Foodways. vol. 21 (1).
- (2013) Rottereiret. Beretninger om utøy i Trondheim i første halvdel av 1900-tallet. Historisk Tidsskrift (Norge). vol. 92 (1).
Books
- (2022) Matens meglere. Kontroll, kvalitet og kunnskap i den industrielle matens tid. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. 2022. ISBN 978-82-02-65233-3.
- (2020) Fra varmekraft til bærekraft. Historien om energi- og prosessteknikk ved NTNU, 1910-2020. Museumsforlaget AS. 2020. ISBN 9788283050837.
Part of book/report
- (2022) "Å sette maten i banken." Momenter fra fryseboksanleggenes historie. Matens meglere: Kontroll, kvalitet og kunnskap i den industrielle matens tid.
- (2022) Introduksjon. Matens meglere. Kontroll, kvalitet og kunnskap i den industrielle matens tid.
- (2019) lnvestigating the elasticity of meat consumption for climate mitigation: 4Rs for responsible meat use. Sustainable governance and management of food systems.
- (2015) Tackling Norwegian Cold: The Breakthrough of Home Freezing. The Making of European Consumption: Facing the American Challenge.
- (2014) The means of modernization: Freezing technologies and the cultural politics of everyday life, Norway 1940-1965. History of artificial cold. Scientific, Technological and cultural issues.
- (2012) Cool Alliances: Freezers, Frozen Fish and the Shaping of Industry-Retail Relations in Norway, 1950-1960. Transformations of retailing in Europe after 1945.
Report/dissertation
- (2021) Smart teknologi for et bærekraftig landbruk. 2021. Rapport Norsk senter for bygdeforskning (9).
- (2011) Varme visjoner og frosne fremskritt. Om fryseteknologi i Norge, ca. 1920 - 1965. 2011. ISBN 978-82-471-3058-2.
Others
- (2021) But peace is not the best. On scientific controversy. Young researchers night . Forskningsdagene/Akademiet for yngre forskere; Trondheim. 2021-09-24 - 2021-09-24.
- (2021) Debatt i P2. NRK P2 [Radio]. 2021-10-01.
- (2021) Er vi klare for en bioteknologisk laks?. Debattmøte litteraturhuset . Center for digital life Norway og Litteraturhuset i Trondhei; Trondheim. 2021-09-15 - 2021-09-15.
- (2021) Olje - vitenskap og ny kunnskapsøkonomi. Forum for vitenskap og demokrati . Forum for vitenskap og demokrati, UiB; UiB, Bergen. 2021-09-29 - 2021-09-29.
- (2020) 110 år med ingeniører som bygde landet. Gemini [Fagblad]. 2020-09-02.
- (2020) The domestication triangle. How humans, animals and technology shape each other - the case of automated milking systems. 4S . Society for the social studies of science; Prague. 2020-08-18 - 2020-08-21.
- (2019) Engineering blue growth: Chaining nature in a mariculture feasability report. Un-packing bio-economy relations: Good economics in the good economy? . Little tools ERC workshop, TIK, UiO; Oslo. 2019-10-14 - 2019-10-15.
- (2018) Den store rottekrigen. Aftenposten Historie [Avis]. 2018-01-10.