Dr. Jeroen Oomen

Biography

Jeroen Oomen is an assistant professor at Utrecht University, focusing on Urban Futures Studio. His work intertwines social, cultural, and scientific practices to shape societies' conceptions of the future. With an interdisciplinary background in philosophy, political science, sociology, and the history of science and technology, Jeroen's primary research interest lies in the knowledge produced and its consequences, particularly regarding social organizations, democracy, and power structures. His main areas of research interest include climate policy, geoengineering, and social theory, examining sustainability-related questions. Jeroen authored the book 'Imagining Climate Engineering: Dreaming Designer Climate' (Routledge, 2021), where he explores climate engineering as a potential response to anthropogenic climate change. His work showcases how visions of future climate scenarios involving climate engineering are developed and interrogates the views of climate engineers across physical, political, and moral domains. Additionally, he has published various articles examining large technological futures and their roles in sustainability. Jeroen completed his PhD at LMU Munich as a Marie Curie PhD Fellow through the Environmental Humanities in Europe research grant and was involved with the Rachel Carson Center's Environment and Society Program. He has served as a visiting researcher at Harvard University and investigated the scientific and political conceptions underpinning climate engineering, contributing to research outputs at KTH Stockholm in the Division of Science, Technology, and Medicine.

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