Projects per year
Personal profile
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“Small is beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered, the title of E.F. Schumacher book (1973) conveys how seemingly insignificant technologies may have enormous impact. Analyzing what is extraordinary about ordinary things and vice versa has been the leitmotive of my research.”
Research profile
Ruth Oldenziel is a Full Professor in The History of Technology—in particular the relationship between Europe and the United States, at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Her areas of expertise and numerous publications include History science and technology, American & European History, mobility studies, cultural studies, and gender studies.
Her research focuses on the mutual shaping and exchanging of technological knowledge and practices between Europe and the United States in a transnational context. She heads a research program on Sustainable Urban Mobility since the 1850s (SUM). She is program leader of Cycling Cities: The Global Experience (CC) research project at the TU/e in collaboration with the Foundation for the History of Technology that has received worldwide attention from policymakers and researchers alike.
Academic background
Ruth Oldenziel obtained her PhD in American History at Yale University, a MA in American History, University of Massachusetts, and a Graduate Diploma American Studies, Smith College. Before joining TU/e, Oldenziel was an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam. Most recently, she was a senior research fellow at the Research Carson Center for the Environment and Society at LMU in Munich.
Oldenziel regularly acts as a media commentator on topical issues when the US is in the news. She is chair of TakeCareBnB and the John Adams Institute; board member of the Fulbright and Netherlands American Studies Association; advisor to the Ivy League Circle, and guest researcher and lecturer at various universities in the United States and Europe.
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Projects
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NWO SURF Smart Cycling Futures
Oldenziel, R., Schipper, F. & Bruno, M.
1/09/16 → 31/08/21
Project: Research direct
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Impuls projects between TU Eindhoven, RWS, and PON
Oldenziel, R., Oldenziel, R., Dekker, H., Petzer, B., Bek, P. K. B., Sun, Q., Jeekel, J. F. (., Verbong, G. P. J., Veraart, F. C. A., Wieczorek, A. J., Spahn, A. & Kalmbach, K.
16/12/15 → 31/12/20
Project: Research direct
Research Output
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Designing (Un)sustainable urban mobility from transnational settings, 1850-present
Oldenziel, R., Luísa Sousa, M. & van Wesemael, P., Feb 2020, A U-turn to the future: Sustainable Urban Mobility since 1850. Emanuel, M., Schipper, F. & Oldenziel, R. (eds.). Berghahn Books Inc., p. 29-66 38 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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The sociotechnical roots of smart mobility: Bike sharing since 1965
Ploeger, J. & Oldenziel, R., 1 Aug 2020, In : Journal of Transport History. 41, 2, p. 134-159 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Cycling Cities: The Rotterdam Experience
Berkers, E., Schipper, F., Bek, P. & Oldenziel, R., Sep 2019, Eindhoven: Foundation for the History of Technology. 156 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional
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Cycling Cities: The Hague Experience
Berkers, E. A. M., Botma, F. & Oldenziel, R., Jun 2018, Eindhoven: Foundation for the History of Technology. 68 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional
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Cycling Cities : the Arnhem and Nijmegen Experience
Berkers, E. A. M. & Oldenziel, R., Jun 2017, Eindhoven: Foundation for the History of Technology. 64 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional
Prizes
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Carson Alumni Fellowship
Oldenziel, Ruth (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other › Fellowships & memberships › Scientific
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Carson Fellow (from August 2014 until January 2015)
Oldenziel, Ruth (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other › Fellowships & memberships › Scientific
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Freeman Award
Oldenziel, Ruth (Recipient), Sep 2014
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
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Cycling Cities: Historical Reflections and Future Directions
Ruth Oldenziel (Chair), Matthew Bruno (Chair), Frank C.A. Veraart (Speaker), B.A.M. (Martin) Emanuel (Speaker) & Jan Ploeger (Speaker)
27 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Technology and Culture (Journal)
Ruth Oldenziel (Editor-In-Chief)
2020 → 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Of Cycling, Modernisms, and Innovation, 1880s-present
Ruth Oldenziel (Speaker)
16 May 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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International Technocrats, Transnational Script for the Future of Urban Mobility throughout the Twentieth Century
Pieter J.V. van Wesemael (Speaker), R. Oldenziel (Speaker) & M.L. Sousa (Speaker)
4 Nov 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
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CPSUM Göthenburg
Frank Veraart (Participant), J.P.H. Smits (Participant), R. Oldenziel (Organiser) & B.A.M. Emanuel (Organiser)
5 Oct 2017 → 7 Oct 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
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To What Extent Does the Gender Wage Gap Exist in the United States?
3/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Amsterdam undergoes a 21st-century transformation
4/09/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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