DLSU’s Project Einstein 2015 announces call for entries

The following is a press release from DLSU-Manila’s Department of Philosophy and Department of Physics 

To commemorate the centennial year of Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and in accordance with the International Year of Light, De La Salle University’s Philosophy Department and Physics Department, in cooperation with the College of Engineering and the College of Computer Science, will be hosting a three day international, multi- and inter-disciplinary conference from September 29 to October 1, 2015.

It will be held at the said university on the first two days of the event and at DLSU Science and Technology Complex, Laguna on its final day. The conference, titled “Project Einstein 2015: An International Conference Celebrating the Centennial of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity,” is part of the global effort to honor Einstein’s ingenuity and influence on diverse areas.

Project Einstein 2015 will showcase researches on fields directly influenced by Einstein such as physics, mathematics, education, literature, psychology, philosophy, religion, politics, holocaust, gender studies, engineering, computer science, music, art and their significance to the progress and development of the modern world. In addition, performances and art exhibits commemorating Einstein’s life and works will also be featured in the conference.

One of the plenary speakers for the conference is award-winning Dr. Paul Berger, full professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Ohio State University. He is the founder of Nanoscale Patterning Laboratory and both founder and director of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics Laboratory (NOEL) and Polymer Device Laboratory (PDL).

Entries for papers, performances, and artworks will be accepted until July 10. For additional information on Project Einstein 2015, visit http://www.theingeniousproject.org/. For queries and other concerns, please contact DLSU-Manila’s Department of Philosophy at +632.524.4611 loc. 546 or email projecteinstein2015@dlsu.edu.ph. – Rappler.com/Press Release