Michael Lynch (ethnomethodologist)

For other people named Michael Lynch, see Michael Lynch (disambiguation).
Michael E. Lynch
Born (1948-10-17) 17 October 1948 (age 76)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of California, Irvine (PhD)
InfluencesHarold Garfinkel
Academic work
Main interestsEthnomethodological approaches in science studies

Michael E. Lynch (born 17 October 1948),[1] is an emeritus professor at the department of Science and Technology Studies at Cornell University.[2] His works are particularly concerned with ethnomethodological approaches in science studies. Much of his research has addressed the role of visual representation in scientific practice.

From 2002-2012 he was the editor of Social Studies of Science.[3] In 2016, he won the Society for Social Studies of Science's J. D. Bernal Prize for distinguished contributions to the field.[4]

  1. ^ "Lynch, Michael, 1948-". Library of Congress. Retrieved 14 February 2015. (born 10-17-48; Ph.D. in social sciences, Univ. of California, Irvine, 1979; visiting lecturer, Univ. of California, Irvine)
  2. ^ "Profile page: Michael E. Lynch". Cornell University.
  3. ^ Lynch, Michael (April 2012). "Changes". Social Studies of Science. 42 (2): 167–169. doi:10.1177/0306312712437521. S2CID 220724943.
  4. ^ "4S Prizes | Society for Social Studies of Science".