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| residence = Washington, DC, United States | | residence = Washington, DC, United States | ||
| nationality = American | |||
| fields = Neuroscience, Renal physiology, Philosophy, Physics | |||
| workplaces = The Catholic University of America; National Institutes of Health | |||
| known_for = [[Ritz theory]], [[Weber Theory]], [[Gravitation]], [[General Interest]] | | known_for = [[Ritz theory]], [[Weber Theory]], [[Gravitation]], [[General Interest]] | ||
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'''Ryan Lee Vilbig''' is an American researcher and independent scholar based in Washington, DC, whose published work ranges across neuroscience, renal physiology, the philosophy of religion, and alternative approaches to electrodynamics and gravitation. In the field of natural philosophy he is associated with the [[John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society]] and is best known for his work reviving and reinterpreting the electrodynamics of Walther Ritz. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Vilbig has pursued research across several distinct disciplines over the course of his career. Early in his career he contributed to developmental neuroscience, and he later worked in quantitative renal physiology in association with the Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory of the National Institutes of Health. He has also written in the philosophy of religion, publishing on the thought of John Henry Newman while affiliated with The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Alongside these interests he has taken up questions in the foundations of physics, examining classical, pre-relativistic electrodynamics and its bearing on gravitation. | |||
==Work== | |||
Vilbig's published output spans several fields. | |||
In developmental neuroscience, he co-authored a study on the roles of the semaphorins Sema3A and Sema3F, and an unidentified trophic factor, in guiding the advance of geniculate axons toward the gustatory epithelium of the tongue, published in the ''Journal of Neurocytology'' in 2004. | |||
In renal physiology, he was among the authors of "An online tool for calculation of free-energy balance for the renal inner medulla," published in the ''American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology'' in 2012. The associated web tool, hosted by the Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, allows users to compute steady-state mass balance and external free-energy balance for the renal inner medulla. | |||
In the philosophy of religion, Vilbig published two articles in the ''Newman Studies Journal'': "John Henry Newman's View of the 'Darwin Theory'" (2011), which examined Newman's largely accommodating attitude toward evolutionary theory, and "John Henry Newman and Empiricism" (2012), which considered Newman's relationship to the British empiricist tradition. He has also contributed book reviews on Newman scholarship. | |||
In the foundations of physics, Vilbig has worked within the dissident-science community associated with the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society, where his stated interests include the emission-based electrodynamics of Walther Ritz, the action-at-a-distance electrodynamics of Wilhelm Weber, and gravitation. He is the author of the paper "A Classical Derivation of Ritz's Electrodynamics," which presents a derivation of Ritz's force law from classical premises. | |||
==External links== | |||
* [https://philpeople.org/profiles/ryan-l-vilbig Ryan L. Vilbig at PhilPeople] | |||
* [https://philpapers.org/s/Ryan%20Vilbig Ryan Vilbig at PhilPapers] | |||
[[Category:Scientist|Vilbig Ryan]] | [[Category:Scientist|Vilbig Ryan]] | ||
[[Category:Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists]] | [[Category:Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:50, 17 July 2026
Ryan Lee Vilbig | |
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| Residence | Washington, DC, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Ritz theory, Weber Theory, Gravitation, General Interest |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience, Renal physiology, Philosophy, Physics |
| Institutions | The Catholic University of America; National Institutes of Health |
Ryan Lee Vilbig is an American researcher and independent scholar based in Washington, DC, whose published work ranges across neuroscience, renal physiology, the philosophy of religion, and alternative approaches to electrodynamics and gravitation. In the field of natural philosophy he is associated with the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society and is best known for his work reviving and reinterpreting the electrodynamics of Walther Ritz.
Biography
Vilbig has pursued research across several distinct disciplines over the course of his career. Early in his career he contributed to developmental neuroscience, and he later worked in quantitative renal physiology in association with the Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory of the National Institutes of Health. He has also written in the philosophy of religion, publishing on the thought of John Henry Newman while affiliated with The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Alongside these interests he has taken up questions in the foundations of physics, examining classical, pre-relativistic electrodynamics and its bearing on gravitation.
Work
Vilbig's published output spans several fields.
In developmental neuroscience, he co-authored a study on the roles of the semaphorins Sema3A and Sema3F, and an unidentified trophic factor, in guiding the advance of geniculate axons toward the gustatory epithelium of the tongue, published in the Journal of Neurocytology in 2004.
In renal physiology, he was among the authors of "An online tool for calculation of free-energy balance for the renal inner medulla," published in the American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology in 2012. The associated web tool, hosted by the Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory, allows users to compute steady-state mass balance and external free-energy balance for the renal inner medulla.
In the philosophy of religion, Vilbig published two articles in the Newman Studies Journal: "John Henry Newman's View of the 'Darwin Theory'" (2011), which examined Newman's largely accommodating attitude toward evolutionary theory, and "John Henry Newman and Empiricism" (2012), which considered Newman's relationship to the British empiricist tradition. He has also contributed book reviews on Newman scholarship.
In the foundations of physics, Vilbig has worked within the dissident-science community associated with the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society, where his stated interests include the emission-based electrodynamics of Walther Ritz, the action-at-a-distance electrodynamics of Wilhelm Weber, and gravitation. He is the author of the paper "A Classical Derivation of Ritz's Electrodynamics," which presents a derivation of Ritz's force law from classical premises.