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Past Member

Christo Sims

Affiliation

Social Science

Field of Study

Communication and Science Studies
From
Christo Sims’s book project examines how corporations, cities, and states are materially reconfiguring themselves in response to climate catastrophe. Taking Silicon Valley as a case study, the project focuses on how the technology sector is embracing avant-garde architecture in response to growing concerns about climate change, traffic, and a dearth of affordable housing.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Social Science

Degrees

University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D.
2012
University of California, Berkeley
M.A.
2007
Bowdoin College
A.B.
2000

Honors

2018
Book Award -- Communication, Information Technology, and Media Sociology section of the American Sociological Association

Appointments

UC San Diego
2018
Associate Professor
UC San Diego
2012–2018
Assistant Professor