Rainer Ebert

Education	Doctor of Philosophy, Philosophy, expected 2015 Rice University Master of Science (Diplom), Theoretical Physics, minor in Philosophy, also courses in Ancient Greek, Astronomy & Mathematics, June 2009 Heidelberg University Thesis: The K3 Lattice and T4/Z2 Advisor: Arthur Hebecker Bachelor of Science (Vordiplom), Physics, minors in Mathematics & Computer Science, also courses in Islamic Studies, March 2006 Heidelberg University Visiting Student Philosophy, University of Oxford, 2004 – 2005 Philosophy, University of Ulm, 2004 – 2005 Abitur, June 2004 Hariolf-Gymnasium Ellwangen, Germany Visiting Student Law, Institute of Law, Heidelberg University, 2004 Physics, University of Kaiserslautern, 2004 Philosophy, Distance University of Hagen, 2003 – 2004 Physics & Mathematics, University of Kaiserslautern, 2002 – 2003 Physics & Philosophy, San Francisco State University, 2002 Kirchhoff Institute of Physics, Heidelberg University, 2001 Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, 2001 Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Heidelberg University, 2001
Interests	Moral Philosophy (especially Animal Ethics & Global Justice), Epistemology, Political Philosophy, Logic, Mathematics, Physics
Publications	Andreas P. Braun, Rainer Ebert, Arthur Hebecker & Roberto Valandro, "Weierstrass meets Enriques," Journal of High Energy Physics 2010 (February 2010), pp. 1-28. Rainer Ebert et al. (editors), Tierrechte - Eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung (Erlangen 2007).
Work in Progress	"The Moral Problem of Carnivorous Animals"
Honors	Graduate School Fellowship ($ 80,000), Rice University 2010 – 2015 Travel Grant ($ 600) to attend the UVU Animal Ethics Conference 2010, Culture & Animals Foundation, March 2010 G. Ellsworth Huggins Scholarship ($ 73,500), University of Missouri, 2010 – 2015 (declined)
Talks	"The Moral Problem of Carnivorous Animals," Café Philosophie, Stuttgart, 24 March 2010 "Street Children in Bangladesh," Parish Hall, St. Bonifatius, Heidelberg, 22 February 2010 "The Moral Problem of Carnivorous Animals," Humanities Journal Club, Heidelberg University, 2 November 2009 "Why Reliabilism Is Doomed To Fail," Center for Excellence, University of Dhaka, 4 July 2009 "Why Reliabilism Is Doomed To Fail," Humanities Journal Club, Heidelberg University, 12 & 26 January 2009 "The History of Animal Ethics," Interdisciplinary Lecture Series on Animal Rights, Heidelberg University, 26 April 2006
Teaching	Teaching Assistant for Miriam Wildenauer, Introduction to Symbolic Logic, Department of Philosophy, Heidelberg University, October 2006 – March 2007 & April 2008 – August 2008 Teacher, Calculus & Linear Algebra, Volkshochschule Heidelberg, 4 – 25 March 2006 & 10 – 13 April 2007
Service	Referee for The Journal of Value Inquiry Organizer, Humanities Journal Club, Heidelberg University, December 2008 – March 2010 Organizer, Libertarianism Workshop with Tibor R. Machan (incl. a public talk on human rights issues in Germany), Department of Philosophy, Heidelberg University, 22 – 25 July 2008 Co-editor, The Animal Ethics Blog, January 2007 – July 2007 Initiator & Co-organizer, Interdisciplinary Lecture Series on Animal Rights (received 6,200 € in grants), Heidelberg University, June 2005 – December 2006 Mandatory alternative civilian service, Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V., Ulm, July 2004 – March 2005
Volunteer Work	Manager, Fundraising Campaign for the Children's Village Haluaghat, Bangladesh, since July 2009 Founder & Chairman, Interdisziplinäre Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tierethik (organized more than twenty public lectures & two panel discussions with speakers from six countries), Heidelberg University, June 2005 – July 2007
Languages	German (native), English (fluent spoken & written), Ancient Greek (basic), Latin (basic), French (basic)
References	Peter McLaughlin, Department of Philosophy, Heidelberg University Miriam Wildenauer, Department of Philosophy, Heidelberg University Arthur Hebecker, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University Tibor R. Machan, R. C. Hoiles Chair of Business Ethics & Free Enterprise, Argyros School of Business & Economics, Chapman University