BPA: Board on Physics and Astronomy

Avi Loeb, Chair | James C. Lancaster, Director

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

News & Events

Board on Physics and Astronomy Fall Meeting November 28-29, 2018
Irvine, CA
Beckman Center

Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics Fall Meeting October 29-30, 2018
Irvine, CA
Beckman Center

Plasma 2020 Decadal Survey Meeting #1 October 15-16, 2018
Washington, DC
Keck Center

Committee on Radio Frequencies Fall Meeting October 15-16, 2018
Keck Center

Recent Publications

2015
	Optimizing the U.S. Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy System
2014
	Evaluation of the Implementation of WFIRST/AFTA in the Context of New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics
	Harvesting the Fruits of Inquiry: How Materials Discoveries Improve Our Lives (2014)
2013
	High Magnetic Field Science and Its Application in the United States: Current Status and Future Directions (2013)
	Adapting to a Changing World—Challenges and Opportunities in Undergraduate Physics Education (2013)
	An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy (2013)
	Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets (2013)