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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
November 7-8, 2009 - Beckman Center of the National Academies, Irvine, CA
April 23-24, 2010 - Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington, DC

News & Events
Board on Physics and Astronomy Fall Meeting, November 7-8, 2009
The Board on Physics and Astronomy will conduct its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on November 7-8, 2009.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Recent Publications

 2009  
  Frontiers in Crystalline Matter: From Discovery to Technology (pre-publication version, April 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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