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Past News
2008
February 2008
Harold Shapiro, Edward Witten, and Norman Augustine delivered presentations at a symposium organized by Lawrence Krauss and Don Shapero during the annual AAAS meeting on February 18, 2008 in Boston, MA. The symposium, entitled "Global Science in the Modern World: Perspectives on the Quantum Universe," explored the responsible use of public resources and the coming revolutions in particle physics, and strategies for international science partnerships. Dr. Shapiro's presentation delivered at the conference is available here. Please check back soon for the other presentations.
The Committee on Biomolecular Materials and Processes released the prepublication version of its final report, “Inspired by Biology: From Molecules to Materials to Machines,” on Friday, February 15th at 10:00 am EST!
January 2008
The study to assess the impact of selling the U.S. helium reserve has been approved. A project website is coming soon.
The Committee on the Scientific Assessment of Free-Electron Laser Technology for Naval Applications (FEL Study Committee) held its first meeting on January 17-18, 2008 at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC. Agenda
A Survey of the Scientific Uses of the Radio Spectrum Committee (Spectrum Study Committee) held a town hall on at 12:30pm on January 8, 2008 at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, TX.
The BPA Chair was invited to discuss the upcoming Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey with the membership of the American Astronomical Society at their Winter meeting in Austin TX on January 9th. Notes from the meeting can be read here, and audio/video versions are available on the AAS Website (session 86).
2007
December 2007
The Committee to Review U.S. ITER Science Participation Planning Process (CRISPPP) held its meeting on December 14-15, 2007 at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC. Agenda – Presentations
The Committee on Radio Frequencies (CORF) held its fall meeting on December 15-16, 2007 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA. Agenda
A Survey of the Scientific Uses of the Radio Spectrum Committee (Spectrum Study Committee) held its third meeting on December 17-18 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA. Agenda
The Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences Committee (RIPLS) held its Symposium on Future Directions in Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences (RIPLS) on December 19, 2007 at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC. Please see the RIPLS Symposium website for more information.
The Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences Committee (RIPLS) also held its second meeting on December 18-20, 2007 at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC.
November 2007
The Committee on the Scientific Assessment of Free-Electron Laser Technology for Naval Applications (FEL Study Committee) has been appointed! Please see the committee website for more information.
The Board on Physics and Astronomy held its fall meeting on November 3-4, 2007 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA. Agenda – Presentations
The committee on an Assessment of and Outlook for New Materials Synthesis and Crystal Growth (MSAC Committee) held its third meeting on November 15-16, 2007 at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC.
October 2007
Registration is now closed for the Symposium on Future Directions in Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences (RIPLS) that will be held at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC on December 19, 2007. Please see the RIPLS Symposium website for more information.
The Committee to Review U.S. ITER Science Participation Planning Process (CRISPPP) has been appointed! Please see the committee website for more information.
The Solid State Sciences Committee held its fall meeting on October 18-19, 2007 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA.
September 2007
The Committee on NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation has released its final report in prepublication form on September 5, 2007! The committee held a public briefing on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 11:00 am in the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC. For more information please see the committee website.
The Research at the Intersection of Physical and Life Sciences Committee (RIPLS Committee) held its first meeting on September 14-15, 2007 at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC.
The Plasma Science Committee held its fall meeting on September 29-30, 2007 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA.
The Spectrum Study held its second meeting on September 29-30, 2007 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA. Agenda
The National Academies was gathering information and suggestions prior to implementing a new local search engine, so thanks to those who participated in survey! .
August 2007
The Research at the Intersection of Physical and Life Sciences Committee (RIPLS Committee) has been appointed! See the committee website for more information.
The Summer 2007 edition of the BPA newsletter has been released!
July 2007
The New Materials Synthesis and Crystal Growth Committee (MSAC) held its second meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI on July 12-13, 2007.
The Spectrum Study Committee held a public oral session, chaired by Dr. Albin J. Gasiewski (University of Colorado at Boulder, U.S.), at the 2007 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday, on July 24, 2007.
June 2007
The MRSEC Impact Assessment Committee released its final report in unedited prepublication form on June 20, 2007.
The Committee on NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation met at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC on June 6–8, 2007.
The Spectrum Study Committee held its first meeting on June 12–13, 2007, at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC. Agenda Presentations
The CMMP 2010 Committee released its final report in unedited prepublication form on June 14, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. EDT! Please see the CMMP 2010 website for more details.
May 2007
The Plasma 2010 Committee has released its final report in unedited prepublication form on Tuesday, May 29 at 10:00 a.m. EST! Please see the Plasma 2010 website for more details.
The AMO2010 Committee has released its final report, Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons on May 21, 2007!
The committee, A Survey of the Scientific Uses of the Radio Spectrum, has been appointed.
April 2007
CORF released the final version of the Handbook of Frequency Allocations and Spectrum Protection for Scientific Uses on March 30, 2007! Visit the CORF website for more information.
The Rare-Isotope Sciences Assessment Committee released its final report, Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States, on April 2, 2007!
The Committee on NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation held its third meeting on April 5-7, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois.
The Plasma Science Committee held its Spring meeting on April 13, 2007, at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC.
The Solid State Sciences Committee held its Spring meeting on April 19-20, 2007, at the Keck Center of The National Academies, in Washington, DC.
The Committee on Radio Frequencies held its Spring meeting on April 25-26, 2007, at the Keck Center of The National Academies, in Washington, DC.
The Board on Physics and Astronomy held its Spring meeting on April 27-28, 2007, at the Keck Center of The National Academies, in Washington, DC.
March 2007
The New Materials Synthesis and Crystal Growth Committee (MSAC) held its first meeting on March 3-4, 2007, at the Keck Center in Washington, DC.
February 2007
CORF filed Comments in the Matter of Recommendations Approved by the Advisory Committee for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (IB Docket No. 04-286) on February 2, 2007. In these comments, CORF discusses the importance of the scientific observations performed only in the Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS) bands at 36.0-37.0 GHz and the need to protect such observations. CORF also urges the Commission to reinstate a mandatory power limit in Document WAC/151 in order to protect that EESS band.
January 2007
The committee on MSAC: An assessment of and outlook for New Materials Synthesis and Crystal Growth has been appointed.
The Board on Physics and Astronomy and the Space Studies Board will hold a Town Hall Meeting on April 16, 2007 in Jacksonville, FL. Please refer to the Spotlight above for more information.
The CMMP 2010 Committee held a Facilities Workshop on January 28-29, 2007 and held their final meeting following the workshop at the Beckman Center of The National Academies on January 30-31, 2007.
2006
December 2006
Winter 2006 edition of the BPA newsletter is published, December 22, 2006.
CORF filed Comments in the Matter of Recommendations Approved by the Advisory Committee for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (IB Docket No. 04-286) on December 6, 2006. In these comments, CORF discusses the importance of the scientific observations performed only in the Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS) bands at issue in the Public Notice and the need to protect such observations. CORF also expresses general support for the use of mandatory out-of-band emission limits on active services to protect the adjacent and nearby EESS bands at issue herein.
The Rare Isotope Science Assessment Committee released its report in unedited, prepublication form on Friday, December 8, 2006, at 9:00am EST. A public presentation has been scheduled for 9:00am CST at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (O’Hare). All are welcome to attend.
November 2006
The Board on Physics and Astronomy met on November 4 – 5, 2006 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies.
The Committee on NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation met at Keck Center in Washington, DC on November 6 – 8, 2006.
The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics met on November 28 – 29, 2006 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA.
The Biomolecular Materials and Processes Committee (BMAP) held their final meeting at the Keck Center, in Washington, DC on November 29 – 30, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving from the BPA!
October 2006
The Committee on Radio Frequencies held its Fall meeting at the Very Large Array Operations Center in Socorro, NM on October 16 – 17, 2006. Agenda
The Solid State Sciences Committee held its Fall meeting at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA on October 19 – 20, 2006
The NASA Astrophysics Performance Assessment Committee (NAPA) met on October 20 – 22, 2006 at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC. See the Space Studies Board website for further details.
September 2006
The CMMP 2010 committee released its interim report on Thursday, September 14, 2006.
The MRSEC Impact Assessment Committee held its fourth meeting on September 19 – 20, 2006 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA.
The Plasma Science Committee met on September 30 – October 1, 2006 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA.
August 2006
The unedited, prepublication version of the Handbook of Frequency Allocations and Spectrum Protection for Scientific Uses was released on Monday, August 28, 2006. Please visit CORF’s home page to learn how to obtain a copy.
The NASA Astrophysics Performance Assessment Committee met on August 14 – 16, 2006 at the Science Museum of Minnesota. See the Space Studies Board website for further details.
The CMMP2010 Committee held its third meeting at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA on August 31-September 1, 2006.
Agenda
July 2006
Controlling the Quantum World, the final report of AMO2010, was released on July 24.
The RISAC committee held its fourth meeting at TRIUMF in Vancouver, BC, Canada on July 14-15, 2006.
Agenda Presentations
Happy 4th of July from the BPA!
June 2006
The Summer 2006 edition of BPA News has been released!
The NASA Astrophysics Performance Assessment Committee has been appointed! See the Space Studies Board website for further details.
The MRSEC Impact Assessment Committee held its third meeting on June 12 – 13, 2006 at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC.
The Biomolecular Materials and Processes Committee (BMAP) held its second meeting on June 18 – 19, 2006 at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Agenda Presentations
May 2006
The Plasma 2010 Committee held a meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on May 6 – 7, 2006.
The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics met on May 19 – 20, 2006 at the Keck Center in Washington, DC.
Agenda Presentations
The CMMP2010 Committee held its second meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on May 25 – 26, 2006.
Agenda Presentations
April 2006
EPP2010 held the public release of its final report on Wednesday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m. EDT at the Keck Center of The National Academies in Washington, DC.
The Board on Physics and Astronomy convened its Spring meeting on April 21 – 22, 2006 at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC.
The Committee on Radio Frequencies held its Spring meeting on April, 10 – 11 2006 at the Keck Center in Washington, DC.
Agenda
The SSSC committee held its Spring meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 6th, 2006.
Agenda Presentations
March 2006
Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research has been published by the National Academies Press!
The RISAC committee held its third meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on March 12 – 13, 2006.
Agenda Presentations
The Biomolecular Materials and Processes Committee (BMAP) has been constituted! The committee will hold its first meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies on March 16 – 17, 2006.
Agenda Presentations
BPA staff member Brian Dewhurst wrote an article for the Jan/Feb 2006 edition of the American Astronautical Society's Space Times publication.
February 2006
The MRSEC Impact Assessment Committee will hold its second meeting at the Materials Research Laboratory at University of California at Santa Barbara on March 8 – 9, 2006
Agenda Presentations
CMMP2010 held its first meeting at the Beckman Center in Irvine, California on February 12 – 13, 2006.
Agenda Presentations
The RISAC committee held its second meeting on February 11-12, 2006 at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA
Agenda Presentations
The BPA has released its Winter 2005 Newsletter! Download a copy or subscribe to receive future publications.
The Plasma 2010 Committee will hold its next meeting at the Beckman Center in Irvine, California on February 4 – 5, 2006.
January 2006
Happy New Year from the BPA!
The BPA has been joined by a new colleague! Mr. Phillip Long, a Senior Project Assistant, has come to us from the Ocean Studies Board.
The Committee on CMMP2010: An Assessment of and Outlook for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics has been appointed. The committee will hold its first meeting at the Beckman Center in Irvine, California on February 12 – 13, 2006.
EPP2010 held its latest meeting on January 23, 2006 at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC.
Agenda Presentations
AMO2010 held its latest meeting on January 26 – 27, 2006 at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC.
2005
December 2005
The Rare Isotope Science Assessment Committee (RISAC) held its first meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on December 16 – 17.
Agenda Presentations
EPP2010 held its fifth meeting on December 6, 2005 at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC.
Agenda Presentations
November 2005
The AMO2010 committee publicly released its interim report on Nov 15, 2005.
The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics will hold its Fall meetings at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA on November 29 – 30, 2005.
Agenda Presentations
The membership of the Rare Isotope Science Assessment Committee (RISAC) has been provisionally appointed by the President of the National Academies and the Chair of the NRC.
The Committee to Assess the Impact of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program held its first meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on November 18 – 19, 2005.
Agenda Presentations
The Board on Physics and Astronomy held its Fall meeting at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA on November 6 – 7, 2005.
Agenda and Presentations
October 2005
The report “The Atacama Large Millimeter Array: Implications of a Potential Descope” has been published! If you would like a free copy of the report, please send an email to bpa@nas.edu.
The Solid State Science Committee held its Fall meeting on October 20 – 21, 2005 at the Beckman Conference Center in Irvine, CA.
Agenda Presentations
The Committee on Radio Frequencies held its Fall meeting on October 17 – 18, 2005 at the Beckman Conference Center in Irvine, CA.
Agenda Presentations
The Plasma 2010 Committee held its first meeting at the National Academies’ Keck Center in Washington, DC on September 30 – October 1, 2005.
Agenda Presentations
September 2005
The Plasma Science Committee held its Fall meeting at the National Academies Beckman Conference Center in Irvine, CA on September 24 – 25, 2005.
Agenda Presentations
August 2005
AMO2010 held its second meeting at the National Academies Beckman Conference Center in Irvine, CA on August 29 – 30, 2005.
The BPA has been joined by a new colleague! Ms. Natalia Melcer, our new Program Officer, has come to us from the University of Michigan. She begins at the National Academies on August 22, 2005.
The Committee to Assess the Impact of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program has been appointed! The committee’s first meeting is scheduled for November 18 – 19, 2005.
The BPA has released its Summer 2005 Newsletter! Download a copy here, or subscribe to receive future publications.
EPP2010 held its fourth meeting at Cornell University’s Laboratory for Elementary Particle Physics in Ithaca, New York on August 2 – 3, 2005. Agenda Presentations
July 2005
COHMAG published its final full report, “Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science.” If you would like a free copy of this report, please write to bpa@nas.edu.
The Committee on Plasma 2010: An Assessment of and Outlook for Plasma Science has been appointed! The committee’s first meeting is scheduled for September 30 – October 1, 2005
June 2005
The Committee on Radio Frequencies filed comments in response to an FCC Notice of Provisional Rule Making on June 30, 2005 regarding the use of Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service Earth Stations in bands allocated to the Fixed Satellite Service.
COSF released the unedited prepublication draft of its final report, Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research on Monday, June 20, 2005.
On Friday, June 10, 2005 the Committee to Review the Science Requirements for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) released the unedited prepublication draft of its final report.
May 2005
The Committee on Radio Frequencies filed comments in response to an FCC Notice of Provisional Rule Making on May 26, 2005 regarding the potential use of cellular telephones and other wireless devices aboard airborne aircraft.
The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics held its Spring meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on May 19 – 20, 2005. Agenda Presentations
EPP2010 held its third meeting at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, IL on May 16 – 17, 2005. Agenda Presentations
The Committee on Radio Frequencies has a new home! Please update your bookmarks.
April 2005
The Committee on Radio Frequencies held its Spring meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on April 29 – 30, 2005.
The Board on Physics and Astronomy held its Spring meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on April 29 – 30, 2005.
The Solid State Science Committee held its Spring meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on April 7 – 8, 2005
The Committee to Review the Science Requirements for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) met at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in Menlo Park, CA on April 6 – 7, 2005.
AMO2010 held its first meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on April 4 – 5, 2005.
The Plasma Science Committee held its Spring meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on April 1 – 2, 2005.
March 2005
The Committee on AMO2010: An Assessment of and Outlook for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Science in the 21st Century has been appointed. The Committee will hold its first meeting at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on April 4 – 5, 2005.
The Committee to Review the Science Requirements for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) will meet at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in Menlo Park, CA on April 6 – 7, 2005.
February 2005
The Committee on the Mid-Course Review of Progress in Astronomy and Astrophysics Toward the Decadal Vision released its final letter report on Monday, February 14, 2005.
The BPA has released its Winter 2004 Newsletter, which discusses the Board’s current activities, fascinating research topics, and issues concerning the scientific community.
The House of Representatives Committee on Science held a hearing on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 to explore options for the future of the Hubble Space Telescope. Former BPA member and Co-Chair of the 2000 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Joseph H. Taylor, Jr., testified to the Committee in the context of the survey priorities.
EPP2010 held its second meeting at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in Menlo Park, CA on January 31 – February 1, 2005. Agenda Presentations
January 2005
On Friday, January 14, 2005, the Committee on Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science released the unedited prepublication draft of their final report.
2004
December 2004
The NRC’s Final Report on the Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope was released on December 8, 2004 at a press conference held at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC.
The BPA held a Physical and Life Sciences connections planning workshop on December 11 – 12, 2004 in Stanford, CA.
EPP 2010 held its first meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on November 30 – December 1, 2004. Agenda Presentations
November 2004
On behalf of The National Academies, the BPA proudly presented the Arnold O. Beckman Symposium on November 15, 2004 in Irvine, CA to honor the life achievements of the great inventor and innovator. This special event was hosted by UC-Irvine Chancellor Ralph Cicerone and featured talks from many distinguished scientists, engineers, and researchers.
The Board on Physics and Astronomy held its Fall meeting on November 6 – 7, 2004 in Irvine, CA. Agenda Presentations
The Board on Physics and Astronomy’s standing committees held their semiannual meetings this Fall.
Plasma Science
Solid State Science
Astronomy & Astrophysics
October 2004
The Committee on the Mid-Course Review of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Vision met at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on October 23 – 24, 2004.
September 2004
The Panel to Review the Science Requirements for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission has released its letter report.
The Committee on EPP2010: Elementary Particle Physics in the 21st Century has been fully appointed. The Committee will first meet at the Keck Center in Washington, DC on November 30 – December 1, 2004.
The Beckman Symposium, in part to honor the life achievements of Arnold O. Beckman, will be held at the Beckman Conference Center in Irvine, California on November 15, 2004. If you wish to attend this event, advance registration is encouraged.
The Committee charged with the Review of Progress in Astronomy and Astrophysics toward the Decadal Vision (The Mid-Course Review) has been fully appointed
July 2004
The Academies have made three appointments to the Committee on EPP2010: Elementary Particle Physics in the 21st Century: Harold T. Shapiro of Princeton (chair-designee), Sally Dawson of Brookhaven (vice-chair designee), and Jonathan Bagger of Johns Hopkins (liaison-designee to the BPA).
June 2004
The Committee on Review of the USAF-Sponsored Astronomical Research will release its final report in the form of a letter on June 30, 2004.
May 2004
The Committee on Review of USAF-Sponsored Astronomical Research met May 28-29, 2004 in Hawaii.
The Committee on Smaller Facilities met May 22-23, 2004 in Washington, DC. The committee is preparing its final report.
The Committee on Review of the Science Requirements of the Terrestrial Planet Finder met on May 18, 2004. A letter report is expected before the end of the summer.
April 2004
The Plasma Science Committee met April 2-3, 2004.
The Solid State Sciences Committee and the Committee on Radio Frequencies met April 8-9, 2004.
At the April BPA meeting, OSTP formally released the report of its interagency working group on Physics of the Universe.
Presentations from the April 16-17, 2004 meeting of the BPA are available online.
March 2004
The Committee on Smaller Facilities held a town meeting on March 25, 2004 at the APS March meeting in Montreal, Canada to release its interim report.
February 2004
The interim report of the Committee on Opportunities in High Magnetic Science was released on February 9, 2004 in the form of a letter to the sponsor.
Winter edition of BPA newsletter is published on February 17, 2004.
January 2004
The final report of the Committee on Setting Priorities for NSF-Sponsored Large Research Facility Projects was released in prepublication form on January 14, 2004 at 10am EST.
2003
Fall 2003
Summer 2003
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- Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction at the National Science Foundation
- The Impact of High Magnetic Fields on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Highlights of the Spring BPA Meeting
- Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science
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Spring 2003
2002
December 2002
- BPA Newsletter for December 2002 published. Featured articles:
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- Neutrinos and Beyond
- The X-Games of Contemporary Science
- Highlights of the Fall BPA Meeting
- Burning Plasma Physics Assessment Committee Interim Report: Rejoining ITER
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- Responding to the request of Dr. Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science, Department of Energy, the Burning Plasma Assessment Committee has issued a letter report on Dec. 20, 2002, recommending that the United States reenter negotiations to become a partner in the multinational ITER collaboration, a large experimental fusion facility.
- The report “Neutrinos and Beyond: New Windows on Nature” is now available; the report was release in prepublication form on Dec. 11, 2002. A summary is available in PDF or HTML formats. The report addresses the importance of the scientific research that would be enabled by IceCube and an underground laboratory.
November 2002
- The report Frontiers in High Energy Density Physics: The X-Games of Contemporary Science was released at the Orlando APS meeting on November 14. A summary is available.
October 2002
September 2002
June 2002
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- The Presence and Participation of Women in Physics and Astronomy
- Connecting Quarks and the Cosmos: Committee Recommends Interagency Initiative
- Highlights of the Spring BPA Meeting (including latest developments at DOE, NSF, and NASA)
- Materials and Society: From Research to Manufacturing
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May 2002
- Study of the Smithsonian Institution research units specified in President's 2003 budget request. Among the research units is the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. The BPA and the Board on Life Sciences are carrying out the project, and the BPA is supporting the part of the study focusing on SAO. More information.
April 2002
- Phase II of the report of the Committee on Physics of the Universe to be released. Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos: Eleven Science Questions for the New Century will be released at the Albuquerque meeting of the American Physical Society on April 21. The report recommends an implementation plan for the science priorities identified in the Phase I report. Contact The Academies' Office of News and Public Information at (202) 334-2138.
- BPA meets in Washington, DC on April 26-27. The meeting, to be held at The Academies Georgetown Facility, will feature briefings by leaders in agencies sponsoring research in astronomy and physics. New projects will be discussed and progress on current projects will be reviewed. The final agenda is available in PDF form.
March 2002
- OSTP requests review of proposed neutrino detectors. In a letter to Bruce Alberts, Chairman of the National Research Council, OSTP Director John H. Marburger requested a review of “proposed U.S. neutrino collectors in the context of current and planned neutrino research capabilities throughout the world.” Project status will be posted and periodically updated.
January 2002
- BPA sets agenda for April 26-27 meeting.
2001
December, 2001
- Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium: An Overview is now available on the Web. This booklet is a brief, richly illustrated, non-technical summary of the leading challenges in astronomy identified in the report Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium. The booklet describes a wealth of intriguing new questions about the universe and its constituent galaxies, stars, and planets and provides large-format pictures of the phenomena and observations that raised these questions. It also gives capsule descriptions of the new initiatives recommended to address the questions, including the Next Generation Space Telescope and the ground-based Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope.
- The December 2001 issue of BPA News, the semiannual newsletter of the Board, is now available. Featured articles include:
- U.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics: Managing an Integrated Program
- Solar Neutrino Deficit Vanishes
- Highlights of the Fall BPA Meeting
September 4, 2001
- COMRAA Report released. The prepublication version is now available in PDF form.
- BPA plans fall meeting. The meeting will be held at the Academies' Beckman Study Center on the UC Irvine campus on November 3-4, 2001. The science topic will be "The Future of High-Energy Physics."
June 22, 2001
June 1, 2001
- The June, 2001 issue of BPA News is now available. Featured articles include:
- Committee on Organization and Management of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics Formed
- The Next Generation Space Telescope
- The Task Force on Undergraduate Physics
- Highlights of the Washington BPA Meeting
- Block Copolymers: Easy Routes to Nanoscopic Structures
- Committee on Organization and Management of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (aka the Blue Ribbon Panel) plans first meeting.
May 18, 2001
- Book party planned to celebrate the formal publication of Physics in a New Era: An Overview. This report is the culmination of a series of studies comprising a new decade-long survey of physics. The event will take place at 10:00 a.m. on June 19, 2001 in Room 104 of the NRC's Green Building at 2001 Wisconsin Avenue. It will be web cast, and there will be a link to the audio stream on the NAS home page on the day of the event. The agenda will include four talks on various aspects of the study.
May 2, 2001
April 18, 2001
April 11, 2001
- NRC agrees to establish Blue Ribbon Panel. The panel will respond to a request from the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for a study of federal support and management for the field of astronomy and astrophysics.
April 5, 2001
- Board on Physics and Astronomy will meet in Washington on April 27-28, 2001. The tentative meeting agenda is now available.
March 9, 2001
- Physics in a New Era: An Overview released in prepublication form. The Physics Survey Overview Committee prepared the report. This report is the culmination of a series of studies comprising a comprehensive survey of the field of physics entitled Physics in a New Era.
January 9, 2001
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