Research

Current Research Project Astroparticle Physics & Philosophy

Data, Theories, and Scientific Explanation: The Case of Astroparticle Physics. German Research Foundation (DFG), 2025-2027 (2nd PI: Wolfgang Rhode, with Johannes Mierau)
https://app.physik.tu-dortmund.de/en/research/philosophy-of-astroparticle-physics/

Workshop “From Raw Data to Measurement Results – Epistemological Problems in Data Analysis”, November 13-14, 2025. Lamarr Institute, TU Dortmund
https://events.lamarr-institute.org/event/244/

Invited Speakers: Claus Beisbart (Bern) • Florian Boge (TU Dortmund) • Koray Koraca (Twente)

Within the DFG Research Unit FOR 2495 Inductive Metaphysics, 2017-2023. https://indmet.weebly.com

Inductive Methods in Kant and Neo-Kantianism. DFG, 2020-2023 (PI: Kristina Engelhard)

Kant and Inductive Methods in 18th century Metaphysics. DFG, 2017-2020 (with Kristina Engelhard)

Publication: A. Hüttemann & G. Schurz (eds.): Inductive Metaphysics. Insights, Challenges, and Prospects. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003514404

Modeling and Unification in Astroparticle Physics. Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung, 2009-2013 (2nd PI: Wolfgang Rhode). With Raphael Bolinger and Francisco Soler Gil.
Publications:
R. Bolinger: Rekonstruktion und Reduktion physikalischer Theorien. Der Ansatz von Erhard Scheibe an Beispielen aus der Astroteilchenphysik. Berlin: De Gruyter 2015. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110429633
B. Falkenburg & W.Rhode (eds.): From Ultrarays to Astroparticles. A Historical Introduction to Astroparticle Physics. Dordrecht: Springer 2012. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5422-5
F. J. Soler Gil: Discovery or Construction? Astroparticle Physics and the Search for Physical Reality. Frankfurt a. M.: Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-01687-1

Conceptions of Spacetime in Quantum Gravity. Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung 2007-2009; Superstrings, DFG 2004-2006 (with Reiner Hedrich).
Publication:
R. Hedrich: Von der Physik zur Metaphysik. Physikalische Vereinheitlichung und Stringansatz. Heusenstamm: Ontos 2007. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110323344

‚Hypotheses non fingo’: Newton‘s Scientific Methodology. DFG, 2002-2003 (with Karl-Norbert Ihmig)