Frank Von Hippel

Senior Research Physicist and Professor of Public and International Affairs, Emeritus at Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

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  • Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

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Biography

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Biography

A former assistant director for national security in the White House Office of Science and Technology, von Hippel’s areas of policy research include nuclear arms control and nonproliferation, energy, and checks and balances in policymaking for technology. Prior to coming to Princeton, he worked for ten years in the field of elementary-particle theoretical physics. He has written extensively on the technical basis for nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament initiatives, the future of nuclear energy, and improved automobile fuel economy. He won a 1993 MacArthur fellowship in recognition of his outstanding contributions to his fields of research. Ph.D. Oxford University.

Frank von Hippel co-chairs the International Panel on Fissile Materials.

Areas

  • International Security

  • Foreign/Defense Policy

  • Science/Technology

  • Terrorism

  • Arms Control/Nuclear Nonproliferation

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