Xu Jun is a PhD candidate in the Department of History of Science at Tsinghua University. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Peking University and a Master’s degree in History of Science and Technology from its Department of Philosophy and Religious Study. His doctoral research examines the historical memory of the Galileo affair and its influence in China.

His academic interests include the intersections of science and religion, the history of material and human sciences, Science and Technology Studies (STS), museum and science education, digital humanities, memory studies and game studies.

Before pursuing his PhD, Xu Jun taught high school physics and championed the integration of the history of science into education. He is also one of the initiators of the Chinese premiere of Bruno Latour’s The Terrestrial Trilogy. Inspired by Actor-Network Theory (ANT), he founded the Actors Lab, which collaborates with a wide range of professionals—artists, architects, directors, writers, K-12 teachers, curators, and entrepreneurs—to drive educational and social innovation, with a strong focus on equity.

In his free time, Xu Jun enjoys music, theatre, running marathons, and traveling.