Professor of Environmental History; Associate Dean (Undergraduate Education); Basket Coordinator for Technology,Science & Society; Urban Fellow (Urban Systems); Basket Coordinator for Interdisciplinary Perspectives Seminars
Fiona Williamson joined SMU in 2018. She is an environmental historian with a particular interest in the history of the climate, meteorology and extreme weather in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Qualifications
PhD, University of East Anglia, 2009
MA (Higher Education), University of East Anglia, 2011
MA (History), University of East Anglia, 2003
Research Interests
Environmental History of Singapore, British Malaya, and Hong Kong
History of the Climate, Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Climate and Its Impact on Colonial Cities, Especially How the Weather Shaped Culture and Society
Inter-disciplinary Projects with Scientists and Geographers on the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect, the Recovery of Historical Observational Weather Data for Climate Modelling, and the History of Nature-induced Disasters in Asia
Course(s) Taught in SMU
Science, Environment & Empire
Climate, History & Society
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