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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From:</b> Karen Gardner <kgardner@mit.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 31, 2026 1:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> hasts-fac <hasts-fac@mit.edu>; hasts-students <hasts-students@mit.edu>; hasts-visitingstudents <hasts-visitingstudents@mit.edu>; sts-staff <sts-staff@mit.edu>; sci-tech-public <sci-tech-public@mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> HASTS Dissertation Presentation Announcement: Hina Walajahi, August 14 @ 10am</span></div>
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<u>Dissertation Presentation</u></div>
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<i>The right to the tropical city: Thermal power, placemaking, and urban development in Miami</i></div>
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<b>Hina Walajahi</b></div>
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<b>Friday, August 14, 2026</b></div>
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<u>Dissertation Committee</u></div>
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<b>Robin Scheffler</b></div>
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Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society</div>
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<b>Dwai Banerjee</b></div>
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Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society</div>
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Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor of History of Science</div>
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Karen Gardner (she|her)</div>
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Assistant Director, Academic Programs</div>
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