Fri, October 9, 2026
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Ohio Union
Sat, October 10, 2026
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ohio Union
Philosophy of Physics Conference
Hosted by Society for Philosophy of Science (SPS)
Friday, Oct 9 from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM and Saturday, Oct 10 from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Society for Philosophy of Science (SPS) is excited to announce the first Physicist and Philosopher Conference at The Ohio State University. The aim of the conference is to foster a dialogue between physicists and philosophers of physics. The conference theme is "Metaphysics assumptions underlying interpretations of quantum theory."
Eminent thinkers in the field have confirmed participations as speakers and panelists. These include:
Physicists
- Samir Mathur, OSU Physics
- Brian Skinner, OSU Physics
- Gregory Lafyatis, OSU Physics
Physicist/Philosopher
- Jacob Barandes, Harvard University
Philosophers of Physics
- Laura Ruetsche, University of Michigan
- Nick Huggett, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Wayne Myrvold, University of Western Ontario
- Bixin Gao, Macalester College
Event Details
- Location: Ohio Union (Room TBA)
- Dates & Times: Friday, October 9, 2026 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM