Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2017
Volume 62, Number 1
Saturday–Tuesday, January 28–31, 2017; Washington, DC
Session J7: FPS Awards SessionInvited Prize/Award Undergraduate
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 10:45AM - 11:21AM |
J7.00001: Leo Szilard Lectureship Award: Science Matters -- Technical Dimensions of Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Agreements Invited Speaker: James Timbie Agreements to reduce nuclear arms and prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons are technical as well as political documents. They must be both technically sound and politically acceptable. This presentation illustrates technical aspects of arms control and non-proliferation agreements, with examples from SALT I, INF, the HEU Agreement, START, and the Iran nuclear negotiations, drawing on 44 years of personal experience in the negotiation of these agreements. The lecture is designed to convey an appreciation of the role that individuals with technical training can play in diplomatic efforts to reduce nuclear forces and prevent nuclear proliferation. [Preview Abstract] |
Sunday, January 29, 2017 11:21AM - 11:57AM |
J7.00002: Physics and Diplomacy: A True Story Invited Speaker: Allen Sessoms Physics has played a prominent role in U.S. diplomacy since the development of nuclear weapons during World War II. The discipline expanded its reach during the Atoms for Peace initiative of president Eisenhower and continued through the Cold War with the Soviet Union. Physics maintains a prominent role in the diplomatic dialogue through efforts in the nuclear non-proliferation arena and in major international science collaborations such as in experiments at CERN, ITER and the International Space Station.\\ \\Physics has also served as the template for the much broader impact of science on diplomacy. For example, climate change, energy efficiency and ocean science have all benefitted from the path blazed by physicists.\\ \\But how effective have physicists been in steering clear of political dynamics while trying to infuse scientific facts into policy debates? This talk will consider this through the eyes of a physicist who has spent many years providing advice to policy makers, both inside and outside of government. [Preview Abstract] |
Sunday, January 29, 2017 11:57AM - 12:33PM |
J7.00003: Physics in Populist Cultures: The Hard Lessons We Need To Learn Invited Speaker: Michael Lubell A populist revolution began more than half a dozen years ago and culminated in the election of Donald Trump in 2016. I will link its evolution to the impacts of science and technology on jobs, as well as income and opportunity disparity; the role of tax policies and regulatory practices that reinforced the technological impacts; the capacity of information technology to fan the populist flames; and finally the accelerating pace of technological change that has been so unsettling for most Americans.\\ \\As physicists, we're in for very challenging times that go far beyond Donald Trump. I began calling attention to the issues in the aftermath of the 2010 election and more pointedly after the 2014 vote. My audiences at universities and national laboratories, I think never fully grasped how fast the world was changing and what dangers for science were becoming increasingly evident. [Preview Abstract] |
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