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The Board on Physics and Astronomy is the Academies' principal forum for issues connected with the fields of physics and astronomy.
Astro 2010 Decadal Survey has begun
Information on the membership of the Astro2010 committee, its meetings, and information on upcoming survey events can be viewed on the Astro2010 committee website.
The survey committee held its first meeting on December 5-6, 2008 at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC. The first of a series of Astro2010 town meetings will be held on January 6, 2009 at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Association.
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January 2009
Happy New Year from the Board on Physics and Astronomy!
The Astro2010: Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey Committee will hold its second meeting at the Beckman Center of the National Academies in Irvine, CA on January 9-10, 2009. The survey committee is also holding a town hall session at the AAS meeting in Long Beach, CA on January 6, 2009. Please see the committee web site for more information.
The Committee on Understanding the Impact of Selling the U.S. Helium Reserve (UISHR) will hold its fourth committee meeting on January 28-29, 2009 at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC.
December 2008
The Astro2010: Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey Committee held its first meeting at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC on December 5-6, 2008. Please see the committee web site for more information.
The Committee on the Scientific Assessment of Free-Electron Laser Technology for Naval Applications released is report entitled Scientific Assessment of High-Power Free-Electron Laser Technology in prepublication form!
November 2008
The Astro2010 Committee has been appointed! Please see the committee website for more information.
The Board on Physics and Astronomy held its fall meeting at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA on November 1-2, 2008.
The Committee on Understanding the Impact of Selling the U.S. Helium Reserve (UISHR) held its third committee meeting on November 3-5, 2008 at the Beckman Center of The National Academies in Irvine, CA.
The Committee on Radio Frequencies held its fall meeting at the Beckman Center in Irvine, CA on November 19, 2008.
PAST NEWS...
The Summer 2008 edition of the BPA newsletter has been released!
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Board Membership
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Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship at the BPA
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BPA Strategy
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BPA Newsletter
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BPA Meeting Schedule and Agendas:
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April 23-24, 2010
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November 6-7, 2010
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April 24-25, 2009
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November 7-8, 2009
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April 25-26, 2008
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November 1-2, 2008
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April 27-28, 2007
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November 3-4, 2007
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April 21-22, 2006
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November 4-5, 2006
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April 29-30, 2005
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November 6-7, 2005
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BPA Meeting Presentations
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Study Committees
Home pages for BPA study committees.
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Reports
Publications of the BPA and its committees
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Upcoming meetings:
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Astro2010 Survey Meeting 2
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January 9-10, 2009
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Helium Committee Meeting 4
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January 28-29, 2009
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Plasma Science
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March 26-27, 2009
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Solid State Sciences
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April 2-3, 2009
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BPA
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April 24-25, 2009
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2008 Reports
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Scientific Assessment of High-Power Free-Electron Laser Technology (December 2008, prepublication version)
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A Review of the DOE Plan for U.S. Fusion Community Participation in the ITER Program (July 2008, prepublication version)
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Inspired by Biology: From Molecules to Materials to Machines (June 2008)
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2007 Reports:
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Handbook of Frequency Allocations and Spectrum Protection for Scientific Uses (March 2007)
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Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States (April 2007)
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Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons (May 2007)
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The National Science Foundation's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Program: Looking Back, Moving Forward (October 2007)
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Plasma Science: Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest (December 2007)
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Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: The Science of the World Around Us (December 2007)
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NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation (December 2007)
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Past BPA Reports
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American Physical Society
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American Astronomical Society
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Office of Science and Technology Policy
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National Science Foundation
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Department of Energy
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DOE Office of Science
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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