Professor
" My purpose is to instill in students an appreciation for history, a desire for them to achieve balance in life, and an enhanced sense of self understanding that leads to personal growth."
At the University of Dayton since 1984, Professor Heitmann has taught a wide variety of courses in the history of science and technology and environmental history. Active on numerous departmental, college, and university committees, Heitmann served as chair of the Department of History between 1991 and 1995. He has an active research agenda exploring connection between science, technology and religion, and additionally pursues topics related to the history of the automobile. In his leisure time, he continues to restore a 1971 Porsche 911T Targa and plays tennis in USTA leagues. Professor Heitmann is the past Alumni Chair in the Humanities.
REFEREE AND MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER:
-- University of Tennessee Press (2015)
-- Johns Hopkins University Press (2015)
--Technology and Culture (2014)
-- External Tenure and Promotion Reviewer, Auburn University and the University of Virginia, (September, 2013)
-- Society of the History of Technology Dibner Award Reviewer, The Henry Ford’s Exhibit, “Driving Across America” (2012)
--Louisiana History (2012)
--International Journal of the Humanities (2011)
--Technology and Culture (2010)
--University of Florida Press (2010)
--Routledge Press (2010)
--Louisiana History (2010)
--World Book Encyclopedia (2009)
--Redline Publishing (2009)
-- Wadsworth Publishing (2002)
--McGraw-Hill (2000)
--Bulletin of the History of Chemistry (1999)
--Rockefeller Foundation (1999)
--Bulletin of the History of Chemistry (1996)
--Journal of Chemical Education (1995)
--DC Heath(1994)
--Agricultural History (1994)
--Louisiana State University Press (1992)
--Annals of the Association of American Geographers (1992)
--National Endowment for the Humanities (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
--DC Heath (1990)
--Journal of Chemical Education (1990)
--Technology and Culture (1990, 1992)
--Louisiana History (1989)
--Isis (1985)
--University of Alabama Press (1985)
--University of Pennsylvania Press (1985)
--National Science Foundation (1983, 1991)
INTERNATIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
--Berlin, 1992
--Vienna, 1994
--Vienna and Salzburg, 1998
--London, 2006
--Vienna, 2007
--Leipzig, 2009
--Leipzig, 2012
--Leipzig, 2015
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
--American Chemical Society, Program Committee, 1989, Secretary,
--HIST Division, 1990; Secretary-Treasurer, 1991.
--Society for the History of Technology
--American Historical Association
--Society of Automotive Historians
--American Culture Association
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About John A. Heitmann
" My purpose is to instill in students an appreciation for history, a desire for them to achieve balance in life, and an enhanced sense of self understanding that leads to personal growth."
At the University of Dayton since 1984, Professor Heitmann has taught a wide variety of courses in the history of science and technology and environmental history. Active on numerous departmental, college, and university committees, Heitmann served as chair of the Department of History between 1991 and 1995. He has an active research agenda exploring connection between science, technology and religion, and additionally pursues topics related to the history of the automobile. In his leisure time, he continues to restore a 1971 Porsche 911T Targa and plays tennis in USTA leagues. Professor Heitmann is the past Alumni Chair in the Humanities.
REFEREE AND MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER:
-- University of Tennessee Press (2015)
-- Johns Hopkins University Press (2015)
--Technology and Culture (2014)
-- External Tenure and Promotion Reviewer, Auburn University and the University of Virginia, (September, 2013)
-- Society of the History of Technology Dibner Award Reviewer, The Henry Ford’s Exhibit, “Driving Across America” (2012)
--Louisiana History (2012)
--International Journal of the Humanities (2011)
--Technology and Culture (2010)
--University of Florida Press (2010)
--Routledge Press (2010)
--Louisiana History (2010)
--World Book Encyclopedia (2009)
--Redline Publishing (2009)
-- Wadsworth Publishing (2002)
--McGraw-Hill (2000)
--Bulletin of the History of Chemistry (1999)
--Rockefeller Foundation (1999)
--Bulletin of the History of Chemistry (1996)
--Journal of Chemical Education (1995)
--DC Heath(1994)
--Agricultural History (1994)
--Louisiana State University Press (1992)
--Annals of the Association of American Geographers (1992)
--National Endowment for the Humanities (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
--DC Heath (1990)
--Journal of Chemical Education (1990)
--Technology and Culture (1990, 1992)
--Louisiana History (1989)
--Isis (1985)
--University of Alabama Press (1985)
--University of Pennsylvania Press (1985)
--National Science Foundation (1983, 1991)
INTERNATIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
--Berlin, 1992
--Vienna, 1994
--Vienna and Salzburg, 1998
--London, 2006
--Vienna, 2007
--Leipzig, 2009
--Leipzig, 2012
--Leipzig, 2015
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
--American Chemical Society, Program Committee, 1989, Secretary,
--HIST Division, 1990; Secretary-Treasurer, 1991.
--Society for the History of Technology
--American Historical Association
--Society of Automotive Historians
--American Culture Association
| 1984 - Present | Professor, University of Dayton ‐ Department of History | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Inclusion and Diversity Grant, University of Dayton, 2007
- International Research and Development Grant, 2006
- Whos’ Who in Humanities Higher Education, 2005
- NEH Humanities Fellow, University of Dayton, 2003-5
- Ohio Humanities Council Grant, 2002
- Chemical Heritage Foundation Travel Grant, 2000, 2002, 2003
- University of Dayton Summer Fellowship and Travel Grants, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2002
- University of Dayton General Education Challenge Grant, 1987.
- NEH Grant for Center for History of Chemistry, “Polymers and People,”1984
- Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honorary)
- Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honorary)
- Gamma Sigma Epsilon (National Chemistry Honorary), Davidson College
- Who's Who in Education in America, 1991, 1992.
- Who's Who Among Emerging Leaders in America, 1990-1992
- Who's Who in the Midwest, 1990-1992.
- General L. Kemper Williams Prize in Louisiana History, 1988.
- Johns Hopkins Fellow, 1978-82
Courses
- American History Survey to 1865
- Western Civilization from 1789 to the Present
- Chemistry and the Modern World
- History of Science: From Plato to NATO
- History of Science, Technology and the Modern Corporation
- History of Technology and National Defense: From Stirrups to Star Wars
- Historical Perspectives in the Development of Science, Technology, and Society
- A History of Civil Engineering
- Seminar in the History of Higher Education and American Society
- A History of Berlin (in Berlin)
- Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (in Berlin and Vienna)
- A History of Vienna (in Vienna)
- American Environmental History
- Historical Methods/Historiography
- The Automobile and 20th Century America
- Integrated London Great Cities Course
- Cities and Energy
| 1983 | PhD, The Johns Hopkins University ‐ History of Science | |
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| 1974 | MA, Clemson University ‐ History | |
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| 1970 | BS, Davidson College ‐ Chemistry | |
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Contact Information
Phone: 937-229-2803