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The National Academies
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Phone: 202-334-3520
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E-mail: bpa@nas.edu

    

Marc Kastner, 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 23-24, 2010 - Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington, DC
November 6-7, 2010 - Beckman Center of the National Academies, Irvine, CA

News & Events
Committee on Radio Frequencies Spring Meeting, May 18-19, 2010
The Committee on Radio Frequencies will conduct its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on May 18-19, 2010.
Board on Physics and Astronomy Spring Meeting, April 23-24, 2010
The Board on Physics and Astronomy will conduct its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington DC on April 23-24, 2010.
Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee Spring Meeting, April 15-16, 2010
The Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee will conduct its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on April 15-16, 2010.
NP2010 Committee Meeting 1, April 9-10, 2010
The NP2010: An Assessment of and Outloof for Nuclear Physics Committee will conduct its first meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies, in Washington, DC on April 9-10, 2010.  Plesae see the committee web page for more information.
Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Spring Meeting, April 6-7, 2010
The Committee on Atomic, Optical and Molecular Sciences will conduct its spring meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on April 6-7, 2010.
Plasma Science Committee Sping Meeting, March 26-27, 2010
The Plasma Science Committee will conduct its spring 2010 meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on March 26-27, 2010.
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.
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.
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.

Recent Publications

 2010 
bpa_news_winter2010Issues in Physics and Astronomy, Winter 2010 edition (March 2010)
2010_selling_the_nations_helium_reserveSelling the Nation's Helium Reserve (pre-publication version, January 2010)
2009_research_at_the_intersection_of_the_physical_and_life_sciencesResearch at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences (February 2010)
2009_spectrum_management_for_science_in_the_21st_centurySpectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century (February 2010)
 2009 
Frontiers in Crystalline Matter: From Discovery to Technology (2009)
 2008 
Scientific Assessment of High-Power Free-Electron Laser Technology (December 2008)
A Review of the DOE Plan for U.S. Fusion Community Participation in the ITER Program (July 2008)
Inspired by Biology: From Molecules to Materials to Machines (June 2008)
  
  

 


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