{"673678":{"#nid":"673678","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alumni Spotlight: Dave Morton","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EName: \u003C\/strong\u003EDave Morton\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDegree(s):\u003C\/strong\u003E M.S. and Ph.D. in the History of Technology (now renamed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/graduate\/phd-program\u0022\u003EHistory and Sociology of Technology and Science\u003C\/a\u003E), 1995.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJob Title \/ Employer:\u003C\/strong\u003E Grants Development Manager at Amplify Philanthropy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1. What do you do?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI work with a consulting firm, doing fundraising and grant writing work for a number of good causes, including social justice agencies, hospitals, and academic institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. What\u0027s the coolest part of your job?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs one of my company\u0027s only Ph.D.s and someone with firsthand experience in research, I usually work on grant-writing projects with clients who are academic researchers. Many of them are on the cutting edge of biomedicine and related fields. As someone with a lifelong interest in the broad social outcomes of technology and science, it is amazing to watch them develop their ideas up close.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3. Why are you passionate about it?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough I help top researchers and others put together proposals to further their work, I stay out of the spotlight. However, it always makes me proud to know that I contribute to their success.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E4. Which skills from your IAC degree have helped you be successful in this career?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELearning to research and craft stories about engineering and science from a broad social perspective was a big benefit of my graduate studies, which I have used throughout my career. The ability to write well is surprisingly rare, and writing about technology and science requires an extra layer of knowledge that few academic programs provide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5. What\u0027s your #1 tip for students and alumni interested in your field?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you are thinking about a Ph.D. in the History of and Sociology of Technology and Science, you\u0027re probably also thinking about the career you want after graduate school.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMy advice is to be open-minded. Explore all your options while still in school, and never assume that even your professors necessarily know what those options could be. You will be learning skills, building knowledge and wisdom, and gaining perspective on the technological world, all of which are widely applicable.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMeet more \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/alumni\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Efeatured alumni\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E in the School of History and Sociology!\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDave Morton completed an M.S. and Ph.D. in the History of Technology (now renamed History and Sociology of Technology and Science) in 1995. Now, he works as a grants development manager at Amplify Philanthropy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dave Morton completed an M.S. and Ph.D. in the History of Technology (now renamed History and Sociology of Technology and Science) in 1995. 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