The CWB Philosophy of Science Research Group is an interdisciplinary group of philosophers, natural scientists, and social scientists with a focus on philosophical and methodological issues in science, supported by colleagues across the globe. Currently, the group is running the CWB Philosophy of Science Lecture Series, HKUST HPS Research Seminar, and CWB Philosophy Reading Group, and hosting visitors. The CWB Philosophy of Science Annual Workshop takes place every June.

Core Members

Yafeng Shan (HUMA, HKUST) - Founder

Keith Chan (ENVR, HKUST)

Giulio Ongaro (HUMA, HKUST)

Fons Dewulf (HUMA, HKUST)

Sai Lok Nam (HUMA, HKUST)

Haibin Su (CHEM, HKUST)

Student Members

Zaza Dobojginidze (PhD student in Philosophy of Science, HKUST)

Sunny Hui (BBA student, HKUST)

Ben Kwok (MPhil student in Philosophy and Economics, HKUST)

Qinyi Wang (MPhil/PhD student in Philosophy, HKUST)

Qiyue Zhang (MSc student, HKUST)

External Members

Nimrod Bar-Am (Sapir College)

Adam Chmielewski (Uniwersytet Wrocławski)

Christopher Clarke (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Matteo De Benedetto (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca)

Francesco Di Iorio (Nankai University)

Jonathon Hricko (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

Chuang Liu (Fudan University/Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Xiaotao Liu (Shanghai University)

Qiaoying Lu (Peking University)

Michele Luchetti (University of Bielefeld)

Juan V. Mayoral (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Mariusz Maziarz (Jagiellonian University)

Jun Otsuka (Kyoto University)

Charles Pence (Université catholique de Louvain)

Vincenzo Politi (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)

Rosa Runhardt (Radboud University Nijmegen)

Michael T. Stuart (University of York)

Xiao Tan (Capital Normal University)

Andrea Olmo Viola (University of Rome)

Yuzhou Wang (Peking University)

Michael Wilde (University of Kent)

Jon Williamson (University of Manchester)

Tung-Ying Wu (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Xiaoan Wu (Northwestern Polytechnical University)

Karen Yan (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

Kei Yoshida (Waseda University)

Yiwen Zhan (Beijing Normal University)

Liqian Zhou (Shanghai Jiaotong University)

Visitors
Adam Chmielewski (Uniwersytet Wrocławski), June - July 2025

Job Vacancies

If you are interested in a postdoc opportunity or visiting us, please contact Prof. Yafeng Shan.

Forthcoming Events

'History and Philosophy of Science: Past, Present, and Future' Conference (24 - 26 June, 2026)

Past Events

HKUST-ZJU Philosophy of Science Summer Symposium (3 July 2025)

'Explanation, Narrative, and Understanding in the Social Sciences' Conference (25 - 27 June 2025)

The 2nd CWB Philosophy of Science Workshop (16 June 2025)

'Philosophy of Science and Epistemology' Conference (27 - 29 June 2024)

'Karl Popper and 21st Century Philosophy of Science' Conference (12 - 14 June 2024)

The 1st CWB Philosophy of Science Workshop (7 June 2024)

*****If you are interested in our events or giving a talk, please contact Prof. Yafeng Shan.

HPS Research Seminar

Full Programme