Sutanwi Chatterjee

Graduate Teaching Professional with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Prepared to provide instructional support, assist in curriculum development, and contribute to positive educational environment. Skilled in facilitating learning, managing classroom dynamics, and adapting to diverse student needs. Known for reliability, flexibility, and effective communication.

Professional academic assistant with solid background in educational support and student engagement. Competent in assisting with curriculum development and classroom instruction, ensuring productive learning atmosphere. Known for teamwork and adaptability, with skills in communication and organization.

April 2025: I presented a poster titled Medical Measures for Colonial Sickmen in Madras Port, Bombay Port, and Hill Stations during the late Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Colonial India at the Western Association of Women Historians Annual Conference at Costa Mesa, California, during 24th-26th April.

Background: The poster argued how a study of medical measures like building medical infrastructures, quarantine, and bacteriological laboratories in colonial ports and hill stations produced important matters dealing with the relationship of disease, treatment, and imperialism, and highlighted the ignored matter of proper medical infrastructure and quarantine for colonial sick men.

March 2025: I was invited by Katie Truax, Department Chair of Lone Star College to present a paper titled Ocean life, and Voyages of Sailors During the Twentieth Century: Ocean Life, and Voyages Of John D. W. Hidden From Forecastle to Quarter Deck during the early twentieth century (1908).

Background: This paper highlighted the uncertainty and challenges of sailor John D. W. Hidden and his journey across the continent (1908). The paper examined their observations related to geography, weather, cultural history, and different civilizations during the year 1908.

March 2024: Presented a paper titled Medicine Mercury As Medicine in the Indian Subcontinent (1750-1915) at Association for Asian Studies 2024 Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA
Details: Discussed the application of mercury as medicine in the colonial military establishments in
southern India.
Recapped the experiences of surgeons in the treatment of diseases with mercury. Also focused on the various forms of mercury for medicinal purposes (calomel/jalap) and medical equipment made with mercury.
Investigated the influence of mercury in indigenous and Western medical systems and the negative effects of mercury on famous Indian personalities (Dayanand Saraswati and George Everest)

November 2023: I presented a paper titled Hanukiyah, a Jewish Candle at Congregation Beth Yeshurun.

PhD Course work, Department of History, University of Houston, Advisor: Professor Mark Goldberg

Background: My object was a Hanukiyah, a Jewish Candle. It was used during the year 1920 in Poland. The size of my object was 12*10*3 inches.

This object was displayed at the Kaplan Collection, Congregation Beth Yeshrun, Judaica Museum. The object identifier number is HAME 0238. The object was made of nickel and brass. It was created by casting the brass into the required or desired shape and then polishing it to achieve the required finish. The candle holders are joined to finish the design. The candles joined with it are usually called the Shamsah or the helper candle.

Details: When it comes to what drew me to the object then in my country i.e India we celebrate Diwali, the festival of light and people light many candles during the occasion,(Diwali means row of lightened lamps) so I would light the Hanukkah during the time of Diwali which is the festival of lights. There are some similarities I found between Hanukkah festival and Diwali and i.e both are celebrated to remove the darkness away because lights and candles are signifiers of removal of darkness. Hanukkah is called the Festival of Lights, a clue that the ritual of lighting the menorah is at the center of the holiday, which brings light into the shortest and darkest days of winter (for those celebrating in the northern hemisphere)

(May-June) 2023: Participated in a project titled Algorithms and Power Systems Architecture: Using Historical Analysis to Envision a Sustainable Future, Alfred P Sloan Foundation.

I worked here as an Intern during the summer (May-August) of 2023 at the Centre for Public History Department, University of Houston, Texas, USA. PI/Co-PIs: Prof. Monica Perales, Prof. Julie Cohn, Prof. Daniel Molzhan.
Background: This project analyzed how 20th-century engineers and system operators developed the algorithms that currently provide optimization and control of the electric power grid and the ways
in which these algorithms might frame and/or limit the cleaner grid of the future.
Details : Conducted forensic citation research: through a detailed reading of key papers and predecessor publications, examined how, when, and why contemporary control and optimization Algorithms became industry standards.
Interviewed engineers and system operators involved in the development of these algorithms during the mid-to-late-20th century at the IEEE Meeting Conference, Orlando, Florida, July 2023.

• PhD in History of Science, Medicine and Technology (South Asian History) - (2022-2027)