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7-8 February 2015
Center for Philosophy of Science
817 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA USA

Advance registration is appreciated, but not required.
To register, email Cheryl Greer (cmg84@pitt.edu)

Saturday

9:00	Registration, Continental Breakfast
9:30 - 11:00	Mark Wilson (Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh) The Greediness of Scales
11:00 - 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:45	Margaret Morrison (Philosophy, University of Toronto) Turbulent Flows, Universality and Emergence
12:45 - 2:00	Lunch on your own
2:00 - 3:30	Elisa Davoli (Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University) An Introduction to Homogenization
3:30 - 3:45	Coffee Break
3:45 - 5:15	Giovanni Leoni (Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University) An Introduction to Gamma Convergence

Sunday

9:00	Continental Breakfast
9:30 - 11:00	Jill Millstone (Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh) Alloys at New Length Scales
11:00 - 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:45	Julia Bursten (HPS, University of Pittsburgh) Surface Tension

Organizers:
Robert Batterman, Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
Chris Smeenk, Philosophy, University of Western Ontario

Sponsors:
Center for Philosophy of Science
The John Templeton Foundation