Karin Theda Bijsterveld (born 12 October 1961)[1] is a Dutch historian. She is a professor of Science, Technology, and Modern Culture at Maastricht University. Bijsterveld is active in the field of sound studies.[2] The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has called her one of the founders of the field.[3]
Bijsterveld was director of the Netherlands Graduate Research School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture from 2005 to 2010.[4] In 2009 she won a Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.[1] This allowed her to do research on the project "Sonic Skills: Sound and Listening in the Development of Science, Technology and Medicine (1920-now)".[5]
Bijsterveld was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016.[3]