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Courtney Roby

Position: 

Assistant Professor of Classics (as of Fall 2011)
Cornell University
PhD in Language and Literature, Spring 2011

Contact Information: 

http://classics.cornell.edu/people/faculty.cfm

Biography: 

 BA in Mathematics, BS in Electrical Engineering, MA in Classics, MS in Electrical Engineering (Photonics), University of Colorado at Boulder

Courtney's research interests are concentrated in the history of ancient science (medicine, mathematics, technology). She is particularly interested in the role of the “scientist” in society, in literary aspects of scientific documents, and in the processes of defining and disseminating scientific work.