From an expert on Southeast Asian food to an engineer researching sustainable fuel, Brown welcomed 38 new faculty members across a variety of fields this fall. Anthony Medrano, assistant professor of historyADVERTISEMENTAfter teaching at the National University of Singapore and Yale-NUS College, Assistant Professor of History Anthony Medrano is bringing his love of cuisine to Brown. In addition to his appointment in the history department, Medrano is also an affiliated faculty member in Brown’s Science, Technology and Society program. Felipe Valencia ’06 MA’11, assistant professor of economics and political economyADVERTISEMENTAfter receiving his undergraduate degree from Brown nearly two decades ago, Felipe Valencia ’06 MA ’11 returned to College Hill this fall as an assistant professor of economics and political economy. This semester, Valencia is teaching ECON 1690: “Latin American Economic History,” which focuses on the effects of colonialism and independence on the region’s economies.