Remarkable History of the U-505

Dr. Voula Saridakis is a curator in the Collections department at the Museum of Science and Industry and is part of the team responsible for caring for MSI’s 35,000-plus artifacts.  During her time at the Museum, she has been responsible for researching and developing content for several exhibits. Most recently, she curated U-505 Submarine: 75 Stories, an anniversary exhibit commemorating the 1944 capture of the
U-505 submarine featuring 75 rarely-seen photographs and artifacts. 

Dr. Saridakis, a historian of science and technology by training, has 19 years of college-level teaching experience in subjects including the history of science, women and gender in science, world civilizations, European history, and women’s history. She has a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (interdisciplinary history, philosophy, and sociology of science) from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Cornell University. She has been an invited speaker to several conferences, including the History of Science Society, the Society for the History of Technology, and the Biennial History of Astronomy Workshop.