Please note the deadline for applications, 31 January 2018, as indicated
on the school's website
http://www.lhc-epistemologie.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php?id=1182
Kind regards,
Adrian Wüthrich
Am 23.11.17 um 10:22 schrieb Adrian Wüthrich:
> Call for Applications
>
> The Research Unit "Epistemology of the LHC" invites applications for the
> Summer School "Particle Physics at the Crossroads: Interdisciplinary
> Perspectives on the Past, Present and Future of Particle Physics" taking
> place 23-30 July 2018 in Wuppertal (Germany).
>
> With the discovery of the Higgs boson, the last missing piece of the
> Standard Model of particle physics has been found. The “hunt” for the
> Standard Model particles has thus come to an end and new aims and
> challenges will take centre stage in the practice of particle physics:
> precision measurements of the Standard Model’s parameters, the search
> for particles beyond the Standard Model, motivated in part by
> cosmological evidence, and the exploration of yet uncharted experimental
> and theoretical territory. To meet these challenges ever more
> sophisticated and larger experimental facilities will be required as
> well as an ever more critical assessment of the virtues and shortcomings
> of various theoretical proposals. A better understanding of this new
> phase of particle physics calls for a concerted effort of physics and
> the social sciences reflecting on it.
>
> Confirmed speakers are John Ellis, Ollof Hallonsten, Rafaela
> Hillerbrand, Martina Merz, Margarete Mühlleitner, Chris Smeenk, Kent
> Staley, Friedrich Steinle, Catherine Westfall and Christian Zeitnitz.
>
> We invite up to 30 advanced students and early career researchers from
> the history, philosophy, and sociology of physics, as well as from
> physics itself to participate. The application process will be
> competitive and participants will be selected according to qualification
> and research interests. To apply, please send the following material in
> a single pdf file to [log in to unmask]:
>
> - a letter of motivation, no longer than two pages,
> - a cv in tabular form,
> - a list of publications (if available), and
> - two academic references, i.e. contact details of two professors or
> established researchers who are willing to comment on your qualifications
>
> A selection of participants will be able 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. In case you intend
> to give a presentation, you should add to 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
> financing. To apply for a stipend, please also prepare and submit a
> letter, no longer than one page, explaining your financial situation.
>
> Upon request, the participants will receive a confirmation that the
> summer school is equivalent to a workload of 2 ECTS.
>
> For further information and practical details, please refer to
>
> http://www.lhc-epistemologie.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php?id=1182
>
> or contact the organizers Adrian Wüthrich and Florian Boge using the
> email address [log in to unmask]
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Adrian Wuethrich
Technische Universitaet Berlin
Institut fuer Philosophie, Literatur-, Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte
Raum H 2534 / Sekr. H 23
Strasse des 17. Juni 135
D-10623 Berlin
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+49 30 314 24069
http://www.tu-berlin.de/?id=133444
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