Dr. Robert Suits

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Biography

Robert Suits is a Lecturer in Environmental History at University College London. He earned his PhD from the University of Chicago, subsequently holding postdoctoral positions at the University of Calgary and the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on the intersections of energy, climate, and labor, and includes a notable work titled 'Hobo: Environmental History,' which examines the roles of migrant labor in the industrial United States in response to energy transitions and climate disasters. Robert is the lead researcher of a comprehensive digital history project that explores energy transitions throughout U.S. history. His major publications include 'Hoboes, Wheat, Climate Precarity' in Agricultural History. In addition to his academic work, Robert engages in public outreach through projects that visualize energy use in American history, providing pedagogical resources that contribute to a broader understanding of energy policy and its historical impacts.

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