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News and Events
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Assessment of a Plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid Meeting, January 18-20, 2012
The Committee on an Assessment of a Plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid conducted its meeting in Washington, DC on January 18-20, 2012. This study is being carried out under the joint auspices of the BPA and the Space Studies Board. Please see the committee's web page for more information about the study. |
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Committee on Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation Meeting, January 13-14, 2012
The Committee on Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation conducted a 5th meeting, held entirely in closed session, in Washington, DC on January 13-14, 2012. See the committee web page for more information about the study. |
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New Worlds, New Horizons derivative booklet available!
2020 Vision: An Overview of New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics; a derivative booklet from the most recent astro decadal survey, Astro2010, is now available. For information on the New Worlds, New Horizons main and panel reports, please see the Astro2010 study web page. |
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Board on Physics and Astronomy Fall Meeting, November 6-7, 2011
The Board on Physics and Astronomy conducted its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on November 6-7, 2011. |
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Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee Fall Meeting, November 4-5, 2011
The Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee conducted its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on November 4-5, 2011. |
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Committee on Radio Frequencies Fall Meeting, October 14-15, 2011
The Committee on Radio Frequencies conducted its fall meeting in Provo, UT on October 14-15, 2011. |
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Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Fall Meeting, October 3-4, 2011
The Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences conducted its fall meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on October 3-4, 2011. |
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Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation Committee Meeting 4, September 22-24, 2011
The Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation Committee conducted its fourth meeting at the Jonsson Center of the National Academies in Woods Hole, MA on September 22-24, 2011. |
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Plasma Science Committee Fall Meeting, September 23-24, 2011
The Plasma Science Committee conducted its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on September 23-24, 2011. For more information please see the committee's web page. |
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Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation Committee Meeting 3, July 25-26, 2011
The Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation Committee conducted its third meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on July 25-26, 2011. |
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Committee to Assess the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) Report Release, July 12, 2011
The report of the Committee to Assess the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) was releaesd in prepublication form at on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. The report is available for download or purchase from the National Academies Press web site. Please visit the DUSEL committee web page for more information. |
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Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems Meeting, June 15-17, 2011
The Committee on Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems conducted its fourth meeting at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics in Rochester, NY on June 15-17, 2011. Please see the committee's web page for more information. |
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Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation Committee Meeting 2, May 31-June 1, 2011
The Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation Committee conducted its second meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on May 31-June 1, 2011. |
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Committee on Radio Frequencies Spring Meeting, May 16-17, 2011
The Committee on Radio Frequencies conducted its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on May 16-17, 2011. |
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Winter 2011 Issues in Physics and Astronomy Released!
The BPA has released the latest edition of its newsletter, Issues in Physics and Astronomy
In this issue:
* NASA Administrator Bolden Endorses BPA-SSB Astro2010 Implementation Report
* Highlights of the Board on Physics and Astronomy
* Status of Undergraduate Physics Education Study
* Status of Nuclear Physics 2010 Study
* Status of DUSEL Study
* Standing Committee Updates
* Views of the NAS and NAE on Agenda Items at Issue at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012
* Status of IFE Study
* Spring 2011 Meetings
* Featured Recent BPA Reports
* Other Recent Reports
For past editions see the BPA Newsletter web page. |
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Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee Spring Meeting, May 2-3, 2011
The Condensed Matter and Material Research Committee conducted its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on May 2-3, 2011. |
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Board on Physics and Astronomy Spring Meeting, April 29-30, 2011
The Board on Physics and Astronomy conducted its spring meeting at the Keck Center of hte National Academies in Washington, DC on April 29-30, 2011. |
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Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Spring Meeting, April 5-6, 2011
The Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences conducted its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on April 5-6, 2011. |
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Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems Meeting 3, March 30-April 1, 2011
The Committee on Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems conducted its third meeting in Albuquerque, NM on March 30-April 1, 2011. Please see the committee web page for more information. |
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Committee to Assess the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) Meeting 3, March 25-27, 2011
The Committee to Assess the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) conducted its third meeting in Irvine, CA on March 25-27, 2011. Please see the committee web page for more informaiton. |
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Plasma Science Committee Spring Meeting, March 25-26, 2011
The Plasma Science Committee conducted its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on March 25-26, 2011. |
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Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation Committee Meeting 1, March 18-19, 2011
The Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation Committee conducted its first meeting in Washington, DC on March 18-19, 2011. |
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NP2010 Committee Meeting 4, February 12-13, 2011
The NP2010: An Assessment of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics Committee conducted its fourth meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies, in Irvine, CA on February 12-13, 2011. Please see the committee web page for more information. |
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Committee to Assess the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) Meeting 2, February 3-4, 2011
The Committee to Assess the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) conducted its second meeting on February 3-4, 2011. Please see the committee web page for more informaiton. |
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Committee on Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems Meeting 2, January 29-21, 2011
The Committee on Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems conducted its second meeting in Pleasanton, CA on January 29-31, 2011. See the committee web page for more information. |
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Committee on Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems Meeting 1, December 16-17, 2010
The committee on Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems conducted its first meeting in Washington, DC on December 16-17, 2010. See the committee web page for more information. |
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Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) Committee Meeting 1, December 14-15, 2010
The Committee to Assess the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) conducted its first meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies, in Washington, DC on December 14-15, 2010. Please see the committee web page for more information. |
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Panel on Implementing Recommendations from New Worlds New Horizons Decadal Survey Meeting, November 7, 2010
The panel on Implementing Recommendations from New Worlds New Horizons Decadal Survey conducted its meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on November 7, 2010. Please see the panel web site for more information. |
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Board on Physics and Astronomy Fall Meeting, November 6-7, 2010
The Board on Physics and Astronomy conducted its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies on November 6-7, 2010. |
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Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee Fall Meeting, October 21-22, 2010
The Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee conducted its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies on October 21-22, 2010. |
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Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Fall Meeting, October 16-17, 2010
The Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences conducted its fall meeting at the University of Arizona, Biosphere2 in Tucson, AZ on October 16-17, 2010. |
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Plasma Science Committee Fall Meeting, September 25-26, 2010
The Plasma Science Committee conducted its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies on September 25-26, 2010. |
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Summer 2010 edition of Issues in Physics & Astronomy released, Spetember 25, 2010
The winter 2010 edition of Issues in Physics & Astronomy has been released! Please see the BPA newsletter web page for more infomation and access to past editions. |
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NP2010 Committee Meeting 3, September 22-23, 2010
The NP2010: An Assessment of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics Committee conducted its third meeting at the Fairmont Newport Beach hotel, in Newport Beach, CA on September 22-23, 2010. Please see the committee web page for more information. |
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Astro2010 Panel Report Release
The Astro2010 Panel reports volume is now available in prepublication form via the National Academies Press web site. Please check the Astro2010 web page for more information. |
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Astro2010 Report Release
The Astro2010 report was released in prepublication form on August 13, 2010 and is available via the National Academies Press web site. Please check the Astro2010 web page for more information. |
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NP2010 Committee Meeting 2, July 12-14, 2010
The NP2010: An Assessment of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics Committee conducted its second meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies, in Washington, DC on July 12-14, 2010. Please see the committee web page for more information. |
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Committee on Radio Frequencies Spring Meeting, May 18-19, 2010
The Committee on Radio Frequencies conducted its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on May 18-19, 2010. |
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Board on Physics and Astronomy Spring Meeting, April 23-24, 2010
The Board on Physics and Astronomy conducted its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington DC on April 23-24, 2010. |
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Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee Spring Meeting, April 15-16, 2010
The Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee conducted its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on April 15-16, 2010. |
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NP2010 Committee Meeting 1, April 9-10, 2010
The NP2010: An Assessment of and Outlook for Nuclear Physics Committee conducted its first meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies, in Washington, DC on April 9-10, 2010. Please see the committee web page for more information. |
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Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Spring Meeting, April 6-7, 2010
The Committee on Atomic, Optical and Molecular Sciences conducted its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on April 6-7, 2010. |
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Plasma Science Committee Sping Meeting, March 26-27, 2010
The Plasma Science Committee conducted its spring 2010 meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on March 26-27, 2010. |
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Winter 2010 edition of Issues in Physics & Astronomy released, March 18, 2010
The winter 2010 edition of Issues in Physics & Astronomy has been released! Please see the BPA newsletter web page for more infomation and access to past editions. |
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Astro2010 Meeting 6, February 28-March2, 2010
The Astro2010 Decadal Survey conducted its sixth Survey Committee meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on February 28 through March 2, 2010. This meeting was closed to the public. |
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Astro2010 Meeting 5, January 25-27, 2010
The Astro2010 Decadal Survey conducted its fifth Survey Committee meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on January 25-27, 2010. This meeting was closed to the public. |
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Committee on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences Fall Meeting, December 12-13, 2009
The Committee on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences conducted its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on December 12-13, 2009. |
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Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences report released, November 18, 2009
The prepublication version of the Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences report was publicly released on November 18th, 2009! Please see the committee web page for more information. |
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Board on Physics and Astronomy Fall Meeting, November 7-8, 2009
The Board on Physics and Astronomy conducted its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on November 7-8, 2009. |
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Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century released, November 2, 2009
The prepublication verison of the final report of the Committee on Scientific Use of the Radio Spectrum, Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century, was publicly released on November 2, 2009! Please see the committee web site for more information. |
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Committee on Radio Frequencies, October 17-18, 2009
The Committee on Radio Frequencies conducted its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on October 17-18, 2009. |
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Solid State Sciences Committee, October 14-15, 2009
The Solid State Sciences Committee conducted its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on October 14-15, 2009. |
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Astro2010 October Meeting, October 4-6, 2009
The Astro2010 Decadal Survey conducted its fourth Survey Committee meeting at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC on October 4-6, 2009. |
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Astro2010 Panel on Electromagnetic Observations from Space (EOS), September 23-25, 2009
The Astro2010 Panel on Electromagnetic Observations from Space (EOS) conducted its third meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies on September 23-25, 2009. |
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Astro2010 Panel on Particle Astrophysics and Gravitation (PAG), September 17-19, 2009
The Astro2010 Panel on Particle Astrophysics and Gravitation (PAG) conducted its third meeting at the Johnson Center of the National Academies in Woods Hole, MA on September 17-19, 2009. |
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Astro2010 Panel on Radio, Millimeter and Submillimeter Astronomy from the Ground (RMS), September 4-6, 2009
The Astro2010 Panel on Radio, Millimeter and Submillimeter Astronomy from the Ground (RMS) conducted its third meeting at the Johnson Center of the National Academies in Woods Hole, MA on September 4-6, 2009. |
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Astro2010 Panel on Optical and Infarred Astronomy from the Ground (OIR), August 25-27, 2009
The Astro2010 Panel on Optical and Infarred Astronomy from the Ground (OIR) conducted its third meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies on August 25-27, 2009. |
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Committee on Radio Frequencies Chile Meeting, August 10-11, 2009
The Committee on Radio Frequencies conducted an international meeting in Santiago, Chile at the Atton El Bosque, Hotel on August 10-11, 2009. |
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Astro2010 Panel on Planetary Systems and Star Formation Meeting, July 16-17, 2009
The Astro2010 Panel on Planetary Systems and Star Formation conducted its third meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies on July 16-17, 2009. |
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Astro2010 Panel on the Galactic Neighborhood Meeting 3, July 14-15, 2009
The Astro2010 Panel on the Galactic Neighborhood conducted its third meeting at the University of California at Sanata Barbara on July 14-15, 2009. |
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Astro2010 Panel on Stars and Stellar Evolution Meeting, June 18-19, 2009
The Astro2010 Panel on Stars and Stellar Evolution held its third meeting at the Johnson Center of the National Academies in Woods Hole, MA on June 18-29, 2009. |
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Astro2010 June PPP Meetings, June 8-11, 2009
The four Program Prioritization Panels of the Astro2010 Decadal Survey all held their second panel meetings at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA on June 8-11, 2009. For more information please see the Astro2010 Survey Committee page. |
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Committee on Radio Frequencies Meeting, May 27-28, 2009
The Committee on Radio Frequencies held its spring 2009 meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on May 27-28, 2009. |
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Committee on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences Spring Meeting, May 15-16, 2009
The Committee on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences held its spring 2009 meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies on May 15-16, 2009. |
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Astro2010 May Meeting, May 10-13, 2009
The Astro2010 Decadal Survey held its Astro2010 May meeting (including the first meetings of the Program Prioritization Panels) at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on May 10-23, 2009. See the Astro2010 Events Calendar |
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