From debbie.castle at sydney.edu.au Tue Jan 23 16:17:47 2018 From: debbie.castle at sydney.edu.au (Debbie Castle) Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:17:47 +0000 Subject: [SydPhil] HPS Past, Present and Future - A Celebration In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZzsuC0YZWVFgwqDmIwbr_x?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com] HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY A LONG HISTORY, A BRILLIANT PRESENT, AND AN EXCITING FUTURE Recently, HPS was promoted from a Unit to School. This change supports and recognises the achievements of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney from 1945 to now and into the future. To celebrate this, we have invited three speakers who will address the past, the present, and the future of HPS. We will start with recognising the outstanding success of the seminal text What is this Thing Called Science? by Alan Chalmers. Now well into its fourth decade, his book has become a classic the world over translated in nineteen languages. Program ?6pm Welcome from current Head of School Associate Professor Hans Pols. ?6.15pm Professor Alan Chalmers -University of Sydney ?6.40 G.A.M Heydon Prize for most proficient Intermediate HPS Student ? Amelia Scott ?6.45 Professor Rachel Ankeny ? University of Adelaide ?7.05 Ian Langham Memorial Prize for most proficient Senior HPS Student ? Alexander Pereria ?7.10 Dr Daniela Helbig ? University of Sydney ?7.35 to 8pm Refreshments When 5TH MARCH 2018 6PM ? 8PM Where NICHOLSON MUSEUM RSVP hps.admin at sydney.edu.au [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/fK3VCgZowLHwZOxGcoIV65?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com]Professor Alan Chalmers - Honorary Professor, University of Sydney -has published on seventeenth-century physics and chemistry, nineteenth century chemistry and nineteenth century electromagnetic theory and the history of atomism. Philosophically-oriented research includes symmetry in physics, the nature of laws in physics and Brownian motion. [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/VxgwCjZrzqHGQKMRs5Qdkk?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com] Professor Rachel Ankeny ? University of Adelaide and past Director of HPS at USyd is an interdisciplinary teacher and scholar whose areas of expertise cross three fields: history/philosophy of science, bioethics and science policy, and food studies. [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/mS40Ck8vAZtXz865s9_x_R?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com]Dr Daniela Helbig ? Lecturer Science Ethics and Society and H&P of the Biomedical Sciences. University of Sydney, primary interests are in the history of technology and its implications for the theory of history. To all those who have contributed to the success of History and Philosophy of Science and to all our friends and colleagues, please join us for a this presentation followed by a cocktail party. [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ubg3ClxwB5CPN05XI1r0rU?domain=gallery.mailchimp.com]Cover design Ted Poulter Copyright reproduced by kind permission of UQ press from ?What is this thing called Science?? By Alan Chalmers [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/m9O6CmOxDQtPNBKWIDyfti?domain=cdn-images.mailchimp.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/FkHlCoVzGQiP3jLvI7dZ_2?domain=cdn-images.mailchimp.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ezKQCp8AJQtO31NAcx-Gtl?domain=cdn-images.mailchimp.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/XjTvCr8DLRtnlP02F3hSdm?domain=cdn-images.mailchimp.com] Our mailing address is: hps.admin at sydney.edu.au Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This email was sent to debbie.castle at sydney.edu.au why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Unit for History and Philosophy of Science ? University of Sydney ? Sydney, NSW 2006 ? Australia [Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: