[hopos-g] [deadline extension] | 29th Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry | 29-31 July 2026

[ERIC SCERRI]

We are pleased to announce that the 29th annual conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC 2026) will be held from 29 to 31 July 2026, at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) under the auspices of the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC). https://philosophyofchemistry.com/

 

We invite proposals addressing a diverse range of contemporary questions in the epistemology and metaphysics of chemistry, in addition to historical and educational aspects of chemistry. Location: Royce Hall, at UCLA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce_Hall 

 

Confirmed keynote speakers: 

Prof. Pieter Thyssen, Liège University, Belgium 

Prof. Guillermo Restrepo, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany 

 

Deadline for abstract submission: Extended to 15th of May 2026

Notification of acceptance: 30th May 2026

 

Further details regarding the venue, program, and registration process will be provided in due course at the website for the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry.

 https://philosophyofchemistry.com/symposia-2/

 

Please direct any inquiries to Dr. Eric Scerri, UCLA, sce...@g.ucla.edu 

 

We look forward to welcoming you all at UCLA. 

 

Call for abstracts

 

We welcome submissions on any topic in the philosophy of chemistry, including historical and educational presentations of fundamental aspects of chemistry. In-person presentations will be 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for Q&A. Zoom presentations will have 20 minutes plus 5. Plenary speakers will deliver longer talks. 

 

Candidate speakers should submit a 1-page abstract (in Word format) of no more than 400 words (excluding references) by 15th May 2026 to sce...@g.ucla.edu 

 

All abstracts must contain a title and be prepared for anonymous review. 

Please include your affiliations in the body of your email, and specify whether your paper will be presented in person or online. Submitted abstracts will be blind-reviewed by the scientific committee. Notifications of acceptance will be delivered by 30th May.

This conference is proudly organized by all members of the ISPC Scientific Committee.

The Organizing Committee

Eric Scerri, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Marina Banchetti,  Florida Atlantic University, USA

Elena Ghibaudi, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy

Robin Hendry, University of Durham, UK

Olimpia Lombardi, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Guillermo Restrepo, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Germany

Klaus Ruthenberg, Hochschule Coburg, Germany

Pieter Thyssen, Département de Philosophie | Université de Liège

Filip Buyse, Vice President of VeLeWe (Flemish Society for Science Teachers)

Juan Camilo Martinez Gonzalez, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET.

 

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