Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
| Name: dr. J.H. van Lith (Janneke) |
| Date of birth: 18 January 1972 |
| Nationality: Dutch |
| Address (office): |
Department of Philosophy |
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Heidelberglaan 8 |
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NL-3584 CS Utrecht |
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The Netherlands |
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Telephone: +31 30 2531273 |
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Fax: +31 30 2532816 |
Qualifications
- 11 June 2001: PhD degree, Utrecht University. Title of
PhD-dissertation: "Stir in Stillness. A Study in the
Foundations of Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics".
Supervisors: Prof.dr. D.G.B.J. Dieks (promotor) and dr.
J.B.M. Uffink (co-promotor).
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- 29 April 1996: M.Sc. degree in physics, Faculty of
Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University. Areas of
specialisation: foundations of physics (major) and
history of science (minor). M.Sc. thesis: "De
paradox van Gibbs" [The Gibbs paradox] (supervisor:
Dr J. Uffink; thesis in Dutch).
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- 24 June 1991: Propaedeutic diplomas in physics and
astronomy, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht
University.
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Career
- Since 1 April 2002: Lecturer in Philosophy of Science, Department
of
Philosophy, Utrecht University.
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- 1 January 2002 - 1 September 2002: Junior Lecturer
and programme manager of the Master's programme in History and
Philosophy of Science
at the Institute for History and Foundations of Science,
Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University.
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- 1 February 2001 - 1 September 2001: Junior Lecturer
at the Institute for History and Foundations of Science,
Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University.
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- 1 April 1996 - 1 April 2000: PhD position at the
Institute for History and Foundations of Science, Faculty
of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht University.
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Publications
Publications in English
- "The Concept of Probability in Statistical
Physics", Studies in History and Philosophy of
Modern Physics 34, 143-150, 2003. (Essay
review)
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- "Ergodic Theory, Interpretations of Probability and
the Foundations of Statistical Mechanics", Studies
in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 32(4),
581–594, 2001.
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- "Stir in Stillness. A Study in the Foundations of
Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics", PhD-thesis,
Utrecht University, June 2001.
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- "Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relations Again: A Reply
to Lavenda", Foundations of Physics Letters 14,
187-193, 2001. (With J. Uffink)
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- "Reconsidering the Concept of Equilibrium in
Classical Statistical Mechanics", Philosophy of
Science 66 (Proceedings), S107-S118,
1999.
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- "Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relations", Foundations
of Physics 29(5), 655-692, 1999. (With J.
Uffink.)
Publications in Dutch
- "De Vele Aspecten van Metingen" [The many
aspects of measurements], Algemeen Nederlands
Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte 91(3),
246-249, 1999. (Conference review)
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Teaching experience
- 2002: Courses on Epistemology and Philosophy of Science,
Department of
Philosophy, UU (in collaboration with Dr M. Lievers)
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- 2001 - 2002: Seminar on philosophy of science at University
College Utrecht (in collaboration with Prof D. Dieks, Prof A. van
Helden and
Drs. L. Palm)
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- 1997 - 2001: Seminars on history and philosophy of
science (in collaboration with Dr F. van Lunteren and Dr
H.W. de Regt)
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- 1997 - 1998: Seminars on advanced classical
mechanics (accompanying a course taught by Prof M. Ernst)
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- 1995 - 1997: Assisted in developing a course on
foundations of statistical physics, and in writing the
lecture notes (course taught by Dr J. Uffink)
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- 1992 - 1995: Various teaching assistentships in
mathematics and physics
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Research interests
- Areas of specialisation: foundations of physics,
especially thermal and statistical physics; probability
theory; philosophy of science
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- Areas of competence: history of science; history of
philosophy; physics; mathematics
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Miscellaneous
- September - December 2002: Visiting fellow at the Center for
Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA.
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- since July 2000: Visiting fellow at Augustus College,
London, UK
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- April 1997 - June 1997: Visiting scholar at the
Department of History and Philosophy of Science,
Cambridge, UK
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Talks at international conferences and
invited talks
- "Entropy and levels of description", University of
Maryland, College Park, November 2002.
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- "Entropy and levels of description", Center for
Philosophy of Science, Pittsburgh, October 2002.
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- "Explaining the success of statistical mechanics:
the role of equilibrium", 9th UK conference on
mathematical and conceptual foundations of modern
physics, Birmingham, September 2000.
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- "Ergodic Theory, Interpretations of Probability and
the Foundations of Statistical Mechanics",
International Conference on The Conceptual Foundations of
Statistical Mechanics at the Van Leer Jerusalem
Institute, May 2000.
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- "The success of equilibrium statistical
mechanics", LMPS 11, Cracow, August 1999.
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- "Time (a)symmetry", Symposium on Philosophy of
Natural Sciences at the Faculty of Mathematics and
Natural Sciences, Leiden University, June 1999.
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- "Reconsidering the concept of equilibrium in
classical statistical mechanics", Biannual Meeting
of the Philosophy of Science Association, Kansas City,
October 1998.
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- "A solution to the ‘paradox of the constancy of
the fine-grained entropy’", 7th UK conference
on mathematical and conceptual foundations of modern
physics, Nottingham, September 1998.
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- "Thermodynamic uncertainty relations", 6th UK
conference on mathematical and conceptual foundations of
modern physics, Hull, September 1997.
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- "Some common misconceptions regarding the Gibbs
paradox", 5th UK conference on mathematical and
conceptual foundations of modern physics, Oxford,
September 1996.
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Janneke van Lith,
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