PRINCETON SUMMER SCHOOL ON SCIENCE AND GLOBAL SECURITY
March 30, 2020
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8-11 August 2020
Princeton University, Princeton NJ, USA
ANNOUNCEMENT AND APPLICATION
The Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) at Princeton University seeks your help in identifying qualified participants for the Princeton Summer School on Science and Global Security. The Summer School will take place at Princeton University from August 8-11, 2020.
The main focus of the Summer School will be technical perspectives on understanding, reducing and ending the threat from nuclear weapons. It will include potential impacts for nuclear arms racing and disarmament of emerging technologies such as cyber, machine-learning, and space-based sensors. The meeting will include presentations, interactive learning experiences and tutorials, including on how to engage with nuclear weapon policy-making processes
This Summer School follows on from the annual Summer Symposiums on Science and World Affairs organized by David Wright and Lisbeth Gronlund of the Union of Concerned Scientists. As you know, the goal of these Symposiums was to help scientists and engineers from around the world make a transition to working on security and arms control issues, and to foster an international community of such researchers. They have now passed this torch to SGS. We will do our best to provide the same kind of opportunities and sense of community that David and Lisbeth have created and nurtured.
The application requirements are given in the announcement and call for applicants. We expect to host roughly 15 participants. The ideal participant is a graduate student or recent post-doctoral researcher in a technical field who would like to make a transition to this kind of work or is already working on global security issues related to nuclear weapons.
If you have suggestions of candidates for the Summer School, please send us their names and contact information or have the candidates contact us themselves at summerschool@princeton.edu<mai
HOW TO APPLY: Applicants must submit a two-page CV including a short description of their background and interests in security issues, and a 1000-word essay on a relevant policy issue with a technical dimension. This material is due by 15 April 2020 by email to summerschool@princeton.edu<mai
WHAT TO EXPECT: At the Summer School, each participant must give a talk on research that is underway or proposed related to technical aspects of a nuclear-weapon policy issue. Each talk will be 20 minutes with 20 minutes of Q&A. The title of the presentation as well as a 200-word abstract are both due by June 15. Please note that the talk need not be on the same subject as the application essay.
The meetings are structured to encourage the active engagement of all participants, to educate and help participants new to the field formulate research projects, and to foster strong relationships between participants. Each person must give a talk on research they are working on or planning to work on, and time is scheduled to allow feedback by the other participants. The participants are housed together and eat meals together, and ample time is provided for more in-depth discussion of relevant issues. The meeting is conducted in English.
SGS pays for travel and accommodation for all participants. The Summer School will consist of four working days (8-11 August); participants are expected to stay for the full meeting.
For information on the Program on Science and Global Security, see https://sgs.princeton.edu/
For information on the UCS Symposiums, se http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-
Princeton University, Princeton NJ, USA
ANNOUNCEMENT AND APPLICATION
The Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) at Princeton University seeks your help in identifying qualified participants for the Princeton Summer School on Science and Global Security. The Summer School will take place at Princeton University from August 8-11, 2020.
The main focus of the Summer School will be technical perspectives on understanding, reducing and ending the threat from nuclear weapons. It will include potential impacts for nuclear arms racing and disarmament of emerging technologies such as cyber, machine-learning, and space-based sensors. The meeting will include presentations, interactive learning experiences and tutorials, including on how to engage with nuclear weapon policy-making processes
This Summer School follows on from the annual Summer Symposiums on Science and World Affairs organized by David Wright and Lisbeth Gronlund of the Union of Concerned Scientists. As you know, the goal of these Symposiums was to help scientists and engineers from around the world make a transition to working on security and arms control issues, and to foster an international community of such researchers. They have now passed this torch to SGS. We will do our best to provide the same kind of opportunities and sense of community that David and Lisbeth have created and nurtured.
The application requirements are given in the announcement and call for applicants. We expect to host roughly 15 participants. The ideal participant is a graduate student or recent post-doctoral researcher in a technical field who would like to make a transition to this kind of work or is already working on global security issues related to nuclear weapons.
If you have suggestions of candidates for the Summer School, please send us their names and contact information or have the candidates contact us themselves at summerschool@princeton.edu<mai
HOW TO APPLY: Applicants must submit a two-page CV including a short description of their background and interests in security issues, and a 1000-word essay on a relevant policy issue with a technical dimension. This material is due by 15 April 2020 by email to summerschool@princeton.edu<mai
WHAT TO EXPECT: At the Summer School, each participant must give a talk on research that is underway or proposed related to technical aspects of a nuclear-weapon policy issue. Each talk will be 20 minutes with 20 minutes of Q&A. The title of the presentation as well as a 200-word abstract are both due by June 15. Please note that the talk need not be on the same subject as the application essay.
The meetings are structured to encourage the active engagement of all participants, to educate and help participants new to the field formulate research projects, and to foster strong relationships between participants. Each person must give a talk on research they are working on or planning to work on, and time is scheduled to allow feedback by the other participants. The participants are housed together and eat meals together, and ample time is provided for more in-depth discussion of relevant issues. The meeting is conducted in English.
SGS pays for travel and accommodation for all participants. The Summer School will consist of four working days (8-11 August); participants are expected to stay for the full meeting.
For information on the Program on Science and Global Security, see https://sgs.princeton.edu/
For information on the UCS Symposiums, se http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-
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