EXPLORE THE PHILOSOPHER IN YOU APRIL 26 – 28

Philosophy Department Alumni Reunion and Conference April 26-28, 2013

 

Dear Alumni, 

 

There’s still time to register for “Frontiers of Philosophy: 42 Years of PhDs from the Philosophy Department at Stony Brook University” to be held on April 26-28. 

 

We have planned several exciting panels on feminism; on nature, technology, and environmental ethics; and on the intersection of the history of philosophy and interdisciplinary studies. 

Your colleagues and fellow alumni, Susan Bordo ’82, Terry Pinkard ’74, Charles Johnson ’88, and Paul Thompson ’80, have agreed to participate as plenary speakers. The program offers a number of exceptional events: our Friday schedule will include a special tribute to professor David Allison, PhD; a welcome reception; the first Don Ihde Prize in Philosophy will be awarded on Saturday afternoon and on Saturday night, we will have a gala dinner attended by the President and Provost, who will be new to most of you.

We hope that you will be able to join us for these milestone events. Click here for the preliminary full conference schedule.
For nearby hotel accomodations:

Discounted Online Hilton Garden Inn Reservations 

(a new hotel on the Stony Brook campus)
Discounted Online Holiday Inn Express Reservations (block code “FOP” until April 11)
Early Conference Registration fee – $75 (closed March 29)Late Conference Registration fee – $90
Register Online Check the department website for the latest updates on the alumni event.  

Eduardo Mendieta

Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy

“2012 and the End of Times: Myth, Fiction, and Fact” – 12/11/12

Is December 21 the End of the World?
Find the answers at this intriguing talk by a Stony Brook astrophysicist 

“2012 and the End of Times: Myth, Fiction, and Fact”
by Stanimir Metchev, PhD, Assistant Professor of
Physics and Astronomy

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
6 PM – 8 PM
The SUNY Global Center,
116 East 55th Street NY, NY 10022

Professor Metchev’s talk will cover the history, speculations, and science behind the last day of the Mayan calendar and will present recent developments in archaeoastronomy, planetary astronomy, and geology for an up-to-date factual context.

Stanimir Metchev has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Stony Brook University since 2008. Prior to his arrival at Stony Brook, Professor Metchev earned a BA and a PhD in Astrophysics from Harvard and the California Institute of Technology and was a Spitzer Space Telescope Post-doctoral Fellow at UCLA between 2005-2008.

Professor Metchev’s research interests include extrasolar planets, brown dwarfs, and novel astronomical instrumentation techniques that enable new studies of these fascinating objects. He has served as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals and agencies, including Science, the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Hubble, and the Spitzer space telescopes among others. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the New York Astronomy Consortium.

RSVP online or e-mail Russell.Malbrough@stonybrook.edu

http://bit.ly/sbaa-2012-12-11