MAPS Faculty Postgraduate Research Prize 2020

STS is delighted to announce that Dr Claudia Cristalli is the recipient of the MAPS Faculty Postgraduate Research Prize for 2020 for her outstanding achievements in her PhD in Science and Technology Studies.

Dr Cristalli was awarded her STS Research Degree in September 2020. Her PhD thesis, titled 'The Philosophical Psychology of Charles S. Peirce', focused on Charles on Peirce's psychophysical research, and its influence on his philosophy.

In her response to being awarded the prize, Dr Cristalli stated: 

"I am really happy to be jointly awarded the MAPS Postgraduate Research Prize 2020. My doctoral thesis is in history and philosophy of science, and working at the Department of Science and Technology Studies I always hoped that my research would have an impact on scientists. This award confirms that history and philosophy of science can be meaningful also for scholars outside of our field.
 
I was a self-funded PhD student, and I hope that this award will send an encouraging message to students and early-career researchers in similar conditions. Today, I am in Bloomington, Indiana, for a Mellon-funded post-doc. Although funding is far too limited for the amount of talented people that deserve it, I hope that UCL will continue to support its graduate students, through prizes that recognize their excellence, and by expanding its offer of funding opportunities. 

Many people helped shaped who I am as a person and as a researcher. The whole STS department and in particular my supervisor, Dr Chiara Ambrosio, believed in me even when I didn’t. To her and to my family go my warmest thanks."

MAPS Faculty Postgraduate Prizes 2020