Board of Trustees
The Philosophy of Physics Society’s governance currently consists of a Board of Trustees, elected by the Society’s membership and listed below.
The Trustees manage the business of the Society, including governance of the Society’s activities, journal, publishing contracts (currently through the LSE Press), and charitable fundraising activities. All Society members are eligible to stand for election to participate in the governance of the Society.
President, Secretary, and Treasurer
The President, Secretary and Treasurer are elected by the Society’s membership to manage the governance of the Society for two-year terms. The President plays the Society’s leadership role and chairs the Society’s annual General Meetings. The Secretary calls and manages meetings as well as its administration and compliance. The Treasurer manages the Society’s finances, including its bank accounts and membership dues.
Ordinary Trustees
- Pablo Acuña, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
- Bixin Guo, University of Pittsburgh (Postgraduate Officer)
- Mario Hubert, American University in Cairo
- Tushar Menon, Australian Catholic University in Melbourne
- Alyssa Ney, University of California, Davis
- Patricia Palacios, University of Salzburg (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer)
- Bryan W Roberts, London School of Economics (Webmaster)
- Christian Wüthrich, University of Geneva
The Ordinary Trustees of the Society are elected by the Society’s membership for two-year terms as well. The Trustees are charged with managing this website, running the Society’s journal Philosophy of Physics, as well as the Society’s finances and other events and activities in support of the Society’s mission.
Past Ordinary Trustees
- Eleanor Knox, King’s College London (2022-23)
- James Read, University of Oxford (2022-23)
- Alastair Wilson, University of Birmingham (2022-23)
Non-Trustee Officers
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee members: Pablo Acuña (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile), Kabir Singh Bakshi (University of Pittsburgh), Alexander Franklin (King’s College London), Bixin Guo (University of Pittsburgh), Cristian Lopez (University of Lausanne), Tushar Menon (Australian Catholic University in Melbourne), Kathleen Victoria Tatem (Columnia University), Jingyi Wu (London School of Economics), Christian Wuthrich (University of Geneva)
- Foundations of Physics conference organising co-chairs: Guido Bacciagaluppi (Utrecht University), Jeremy Butterfield (University of Cambridge), Flavio Del Santo (University of Geneva), Alexei Grinbaum (CEA-Saclay), James Owen Weatherall (University of California, Irvine)
- Technical advisor and assistant to the Webmaster: Michael Cuffaro (LMU Munich)
Non-Trustee Officers are volunteers appointed by the society’s trustees to assist with various society activities.