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Adam Burrows, Chair  |  Don Shapero, Director

The Board on Physics and Astronomy is the Academies' principal forum for issues connected with the fields of physics and astronomy.

Upcoming Board Meetings
April 27-28, 2012 - Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington, DC
November 10-11, 2012 - Beckman Center of the National Academies, Irvine, CA
 

News & Events
Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems Meeting, February 22-23, 2012
The Committee on Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems will conduct its sixth meeting at General Atomics in San Diego, CA on February 22-23, 2012.  Those persons interested in participating in the open sessions of the meeting should register online.  Please see the committee's web page for more information.
Committee to Assess the Current Status and Future Direction of High Magnetic Field Science in the United States Meeting 1, March 12-13, 2012
The Committee to Assess the Current Status and Future Direction of High Magnetic Field Science in the United States has been established and will conducts its first meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on March 12-13, 2012.  For more information please see the committee web page.
Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Spring Meeting, April 3-4, 2012
The Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences will conduct its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on April 3-4, 2012.
Board on Physics and Astronomy Spring Meeting, April 27-28, 2012
The Board on Physics and Astronomy will conduct its spring meeting at the Keck Center of hte National Academies in Washington, DC on April 27-28, 2012.
Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee Spring Meeting, May 7-8, 2012
The Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee will conduct its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, D.C. on May 7-8, 2012.
Committee on Radio Frequencies Spring Meeting, May 17-18, 2012
The Committee on Radio Frequencies will conduct its spring meeting in Washington, DC on May 17-18, 2012.

Recent Publications

2011 
2011_2020_vision_overview_of_nwnh2020 Vision: An Overview of New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2011)
no_cover_imageAn Assessment of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (2011)
2010_implementing_recommendations_from_nwnhImplementing Recommendations from New Worlds, New Horizons Decadal Survey (2011)
no_cover_imageViews of the NAS and NAE on Agenda Items at Issue at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (2011)
2010 
2010_panel reports--new_worlds_new_horizonsPanel Reports--New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2010)
2010_New Worlds New Horizons in Astronomy and AstrophysicsNew Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2010)
2010_selling_the_nations_helium_reserveSelling the Nation's Helium Reserve (2010)
2009_research_at_the_intersection_of_the_physical_and_life_sciencesResearch at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences (2010)
2009_spectrum_management_for_science_in_the_21st_centurySpectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century (2010)
  

 


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