{"648044":{"#nid":"648044","#data":{"type":"news","title":"HSTS Alum Ling-Ming Huang honored with 2021 Merit Award\u00a0","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/ling-ming-huang\u0022\u003ELing-Ming Huang\u003C\/a\u003E, who graduated with a Ph.D. in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/graduate\/phd-program\u0022\u003EHistory and Sociology of Technology\u0026nbsp;and Science\u003C\/a\u003E (HSTS)\u0026nbsp;in May 2020,\u0026nbsp;won\u0026nbsp;a 2021 Merit Award\u0026nbsp;from the Taiwan STS Dissertation\/Thesis Awards Committee. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis thesis, supervised by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/john-krige\u0022\u003EProfessor Emeritus John Krige,\u003C\/a\u003E was titled: \u003Cem\u003EThe Birth of the Taipei Metro and Technological Hybridity under American Hegemony: the History of the Rail Mass Transportation in Postwar Taiwan.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHuang\u0026#39;s dissertation \u0026quot;discusses how a complex rail mass transportation emerged in postwar Taiwan\u0026quot; with a focus on how\u0026nbsp;U.S.-Taiwan relations helped shape it.\u0026nbsp;You can read \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/63584\u0022\u003Ethe abstract and dissertation here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations, Ling-Ming, on the well-deserved honor!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe School of History and Sociology seeks to \u0026quot;Explore the Past, Engage the Present, Define the Future.\u0026quot; Connect with us on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TechHSOC\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/techhsoc\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/hsoc-gatech\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELinkedIn\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/techhsoc\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to keep up with our students, school news, and upcoming events!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Huang\u0027s thesis about the Taipei metro was recognized by the Taiwan STS Dissertation\/Thesis Awards Committee. \u00a0 "}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2021-06-10 15:19:25","changed_gmt":"2021-07-07 14:01:05","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-06-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-06-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"648594":{"id":"648594","type":"image","title":"Taipei Metro","body":null,"created":"1625665953","gmt_created":"2021-07-07 13:52:33","changed":"1625665953","gmt_changed":"2021-07-07 13:52:33","alt":"stock photo of Taipei metro with a view of tracks leading into mountains from the front window of a train","file":{"fid":"246213","name":"16 x 9 Aspect Ratio (16).png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/16%20x%209%20Aspect%20Ratio%20%2816%29.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/16%20x%209%20Aspect%20Ratio%20%2816%29.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1203407,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/16%20x%209%20Aspect%20Ratio%20%2816%29.png?itok=VvgRVRyN"}}},"media_ids":["648594"],"groups":[{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"}],"keywords":[{"id":"147521","name":"HSOC"},{"id":"506","name":"alumni"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}