He also helped to develop the science and technology studies curriculum which has become a popular major at universities throughout the US and the world.
He is based in the US and worked as a professor for many years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
He has been awarded multiple NSF and NEH grants and fellowships as well as support from other agencies.
He is a former Hixon/Riggs Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Harvey Mudd College, and currently holds the title of Special Lecture Professor at the Research Institute for the Philosophy of Science and Technology at Northeastern University in Shenyang, China.
He retired from RPI on June 30, 2012 and then spent six months as a Senior Fellow at the University of Ghent in Belgium.