[PhilPhys] Call for Applications: Spring School "The History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Large Physics Experiments", Wuppertal (13-20 March 2022)

[Enno Fischer]

Call for Applications: Spring School "The History, Philosophy, and 
Sociology of Large Physics Experiments", Wuppertal (13-20 March 2022).

The Research Unit "The Epistemology of the LHC" invites applications for 
the Spring School "The History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Large 
Physics Experiments" taking place 13-20 March 2022 in Wuppertal (Germany).


Large experiments such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the Laser 
Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), and the Event 
Horizon Telescope (EHT) play an essential role at the frontiers of 
contemporary fundamental physics. These experiments employ big research 
facilities, they probe nature at vast energy and length scales, they 
produce immense amounts of data, and they involve great numbers of 
researchers. During this Spring School we will explore large physics 
experiments from historical, philosophical, and sociological 
perspectives. We will discuss questions such as those arising from the 
history and philosophy of fundamental physics, the methodological 
challenges of big data, and the history and sociology of large research 
collaborations.


Confirmed speakers (more to be added):

Arianna Borrelli, TU Berlin (Philosophy/History)

Laura Covi, Universität Göttingen (Physics)

Katharina C. Cramer, Universität Bonn (Political Science/History)

Richard Dawid, Stockholm University (Philosophy)

Gregor Kasieczka, Universität Hamburg (Physics)

Dennis Lehmkuhl, Universität Bonn (Philosophy/History)

Martina Merz, AAU Klagenfurt (Science Studies)

David Wallace, University of Pittsburgh (Philosophy)

Christian Zeitnitz, BU Wuppertal (Physics)


We invite up to 30 graduate students and early career researchers from 
history, philosophy, sociology, and physics to participate. The 
application process will be competitive and participants will be 
selected according to qualification and research interests. The cost of 
participation will be € 450 and willinclude full board and lodging.

To apply, please send the following material in a single pdf file by 
*December 19*^*th* *2021*to _springschool__ at uni-wuppertal.de_ 
<mailto:springschool at uni-wuppertal.de>:

- a letter of motivation, and
- a cv.

A selection of participants will be given the opportunity to give short 
presentations of their own work as part of the school. The presentations 
will be followed by a commentary from a member of the Research Unit or 
one of the invited speakers. In case you intend to give a presentation, 
please include in your application:

- the title of your talk, and
- a short abstract (between 300 and 500 words).

We offer a small number of stipends to participants with limited funding 
opportunities. To apply for a stipend, please also prepare and submit a 
letter, no longer than one page, explaining your financial situation. 
The research unit is strongly committed to creating equal opportunities. 
In case ofequal qualification, preference will be given to 
underrepresented groups.

We are organizing on-site child care. Please indicate in your 
application if you intend to bring your child or children.

The ongoing pandemic will be monitored carefully. It will be decided by 
early January 2022 whether the spring school will take place or not. The 
spring school will not be movedonline.

For further information and practical details, please refer to 
_https://www.lhc-epistemologie.uni-wuppertal.de/events/spring-school-2022.html 
<https://www.lhc-epistemologie.uni-wuppertal.de/events/spring-school-2022.html>_

or contact the organizers Radin Dardashti and Enno Fischer using the 
email address _springschool__ at uni-wuppertal.de_ 
<mailto:springschool at uni-wuppertal.de>.

-- 
Dr. Enno Fischer
Postdoctoral Researcher
DFG Research Unit
The Epistemology of the Large Hadron Collider


University of Wuppertal
Gaußstr. 20,
42119 Wuppertal, Germany

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