Projects, Collections, & Exhibits
Below is a list of all active projects at the Center for Contemporary History and Policy.
Projects
Based on collected archival documents and oral history interviews, CHF has begun a full-length biography of the Silicon Valley pioneer Gordon E. Moore. As part of this project, we are currently digitizing Moore's personal professional papers from Intel Corporation.
This project encompasses the state of sustainability reporting standards and metrics among chemical, petroleum, and pharmaceutical companies.
Through in-depth oral history interviews with individuals involved in the process of writing and negotiating the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), we gain their perspective on the law, its impact, and whether or not it will continue to be effective in the 21st century.
Oral History Collections
These oral histories document and explore the contributions of chemists, chemical engineers, metallurgists, and materials scientists to the development of modern electronics.
An exploration of the complex realities of innovation, discovery, development, marketing, and management in the chemical industries. Many of the interviewees have been awarded the prestigious Perkin Medal.
A record of the human dimensions of the growth of mass spectrometry in academic, industrial, and governmental laboratories during the 20th century.
This set of oral histories documents the growth of polymer research in the United States throughout the 20th century, focusing on World War II and the transformation of industrial and academic institutions.
These oral histories focus on women and men who advanced the classification, manipulation, dissemination, storage, and retrieval of information; who developed new information systems in the 20th century; and especially those who focused on scientific knowledge.
Although women have played a central role in advancing science, this role has been—intentionally or not—obscured or missing from the annals of history. This set of oral histories aims to preserve the history of women's contributions to science.
Online Exhibits
This online exhibit tells the story of the U.S. Synthetic Rubber Program of World War II from the perspective of CHF's oral history interviewees.
These video clips from the Women in Chemistry oral history collection show female scientists discussing their experiences in such areas as teaching, work-life balance, and mentoring.