Jeremy Vetter

Prof. Jeremy Vetter's research is at the intersection of environmental history, the history of capitalism, and the history of science and technology in the American West. His current projects focus on the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains between 1860 and 1920, including (1) the history of scientific practices in the field and environmental sciences, and (2) the relationship between the field sciences, economic development, and environmental change. He is also interested in agriculture and the history of the food system,  the involvement of lay people in the field sciences, and the history of science in the national parks.

Prof. Vetter was born and raised in several small towns in Nebraska, where he also attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln (B.A.) His graduate degrees are from Oxford University in England (M.Phil., M.Sc.) and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (M.A., Ph.D.) His previous academic positions were as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, Germany, and as an assistant professor of history at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He has taught courses and conducted research at the University of Arizona since 2010. His biggest hobby is mountain hiking in Arizona and Colorado, and he also enjoys music, politics, and reading.