Ann Johnson *00

Ann Johnson, associate professor of science and technology at Cornell University, died Dec. 11, 2016, of a rare cancer. She was 51.

Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary in 1986. In 1990, she earned an M.F.A. degree in technical design and production from the Yale School of Drama. Princeton conferred on her a Ph.D. in the history of science in 2000.

From 1990 to 1995, she was an assistant professor of theater technology at the University of Southern California. She taught history at Fordham University from 1997 to 2004, and held a joint appointment in history and philosophy at the University of South Carolina from 2004 until joining Cornell in 2015. She was an expert in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science and technology.

Bruce Lewenstein, chair of her department at Cornell, said she was a scholar of “extraordinary breadth,” and noted that she had worked in areas from 19th-century American history to 21st-century nanotechnology. He added, “She threw herself into the department, volunteering to teach some of our largest classes, taking on a full complement of advisees right from the time she arrived, adding wisdom to faculty meetings.”

Johnson is survived by her husband, Mark Stevens, and their son, Evan.

Graduate memorials are prepared by the APGA.