David Singerman is a historian and author whose book *Unrefined: How Capitalism Reinvented Sugar* (University of Chicago Press, 2025) examines the global transformation of the sugar industry as a lens on capitalism, labor, and technological change. An assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia, his research focuses on the intersections of science, business, and the environment in modern American history. Singerman’s work has appeared in leading academic publications, and his scholarship is recognized for revealing how economic and scientific systems shape everyday commodities. His writing combines meticulous archival research with broad insights into capitalism’s material foundations.