The Society for Natural Philosophy , founded in 1963 by the late Clifford Truesdell, nourishes specific research aimed at the unity of mathematical and physical science. It seeks to recognize and promote work of high quality. It operates through organization of selective meetings on topics of common interest to small groups of mathematicians, physicists, chemists, and engineers.
October 7th 2023
57th SNP meeting in Paris, 16 - 18 October 2023
The 57th Meeting of the Society for Natural Philosophy, Complex Material Structures, Natural and Architected, will be held from October 16th to 18th, 2023 at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture in Paris, France.
Information about the meeting can be found at:
https://paris-malaquais.archi.fr/la-recherche/p/laboratoire-gsa/
Here it is possible to download the conference flyer, program and book of abstracts.
April 8th 2023
SNP election results
Dear Members of the Society for Natural Philosophy,
It is my pleasure to announce that Noel Walkington (Carnegie Mellon) has been elected as the new Treasurer. He will serve a three-year term starting May 1, 2023. Please join me in congratulating Noel and thanking the outgoing Treasurer, Brian Seguin, for his outstanding service to the Society.
I am also pleased to announce the election of four new members of the Governing Committee: Antonino Favata (Roma La Sapienza), Salvatore Federico (Calgary), Reuven Segev (Ben-Gurion) and Lev Truskinovsky (ESPCI), who will each serve a three-year term starting April 15, 2023. I would like to thank Thomas Pence and Richard James for their service on the Committee.
Best regards,
Anna Vainchtein
Secretary, Society for Natural Philosophy
December 25th 2021
SNP election results
Dear SNP Members,
It is my pleasure to announce that Roberto Paroni from the University of Pisa has been elected as the new Chairman of the society. Roberto will serve from 1/1/2022 to 12/31/2024.
Please join me in congratulating Roberto and thanking the outgoing Chairman, Chi-Sing Man from the University of Kentucky, for his strong leadership that kept the society afloat over the last five years. Among important developments that Chi-Sing initiated and oversaw during his term are the revision of the society's bylaws and addition of new members to the Selection Committee.
I am also pleased to announce the election of two new members of the Governing Committee, Tim Healey from Cornell University and Oscar Lopez-Pamies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who will serve from 1/1/2022 to 12/31/2024. Please join me in congratulating Tim and Oscar and thanking Yi-chao Chen from the University of Houston, whose term expires at the end of the year, for his service on the Governing Committee.
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year,
Anna Vainchtein
Secretary, Society for Natural Philosophy
October 29th 2021
2022 Meeting
The 56th Meeting of the Society for Natural Philosophy, Mechanics and Analysis, will be held on September 21-23, 2022 at Università di Pisa, Italy. Information about the meeting can be found at:
https://sites.google.com/unipi.it/snp2022/
A very limited number of 30-minute slots for contributed round-table talks are available. Applications, including a short abstract, must be received by April 30, 2022 and should be directed to
snp.pisa@gmail.com
Two nights of lodging will be funded for the round-table speakers who are members of the Society.
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