Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War

Webcast

Public Report Release | Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War

June 25, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

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Agenda

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On Wednesday, the 25th of June from 1:00pm ET to 2:00pm ET, join the Committee on the Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War as they discuss the recently released report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Kayanna Wymbs

KWymbs@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Information Gathering Session #2

June 26, 2023

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

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Agenda

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Join the National Academies for a series of information gathering webinars as part of the study on the potential environmental impacts of nuclear war. On Monday, June 26th from 12:00-2:00pm ET, the committee will hear about aerosol chemistry and associated atmospheric dynamics. This information gathering session will be live-streamed on this webpage.

Please use the "add to calendar" feature for a reminder for this event.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Christine Wiedinmyer
Jim Randerson
Susan Solomon
Aixi Zhou
MD Cheng
Maureen Lichtveld
Jason Knouft
Antonio Busalacchi

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Information Gathering Session #1

June 22 - 23, 2023

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Agenda

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Join the National Academies for a series of information gathering webinars as part of the study on the potential environmental impacts of nuclear war. On Thursday, June 22nd from 1:00-3:00pm ET, the committee will hear about the state of agricultural modeling. On Friday, June 23rd from 1:00-4:00pm ET, the committee will hear about potential impacts on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, trade, and the state of integrated assessment modeling.

These information gathering sessions will be live streamed on this webpage. Please use the "add to calendar" feature for a reminder for this event.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

June 22
Roberto Valdivia
MD Cheng
Osvaldo Sala
Michael Elliott
Aixi Zhou
Maureen Lichtveld
Jim Randerson
Jason Knouft
Bill Tedeschi

June 23
Osvaldo Sala
Jason Knouft
Maureen Lichtveld
Roberto Valdivia
Antonio Busalacchi
Aixi Zhou
Jim Randerson
MD Cheng
William Collins
Susan Solomon
Christine Wiedinmyer
Michael Elliott

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Discussed information gathering presentations and further information gathering needs.

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Meeting #9

March 12, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is the ninth committee meeting of a consensus study aimed at evaluating the potential environmental effects of a nuclear weapons exchange. The committee will hold a closed session and discuss and organize content of the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Antonio Busalacchi
William Collins
Jason Knouft
Maureen Lichtveld
Nicole Lovenduski
James Randerson
Susan Solomon
William Tedeschi
Roberto Valdivia
Christine Wiedinmyer
Aixi Zhou

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Discussing state of report and timeline. Drafting of the report as well.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 18, 2025

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #25

February 26, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Katherine Lundquist
Michael Elliott

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 28, 2025

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #24

February 25, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

William Collins
Susan Solomon
Jason Knouft

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 25, 2025

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #23

February 24, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Mengdawn Cheng
Christine Wiedinmyer
Susan Solomon
James Randerson
William Collins
Katherine Lundquist
Aixi Zhou

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 25, 2025

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #22

February 19, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Jason Knouft
Nicole Lovenduski
Osvaldo Sala

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 25, 2025

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Meeting #8

February 6, 2025

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is the eighth committee meeting of a consensus study aimed at evaluating the potential environmental effects of a nuclear weapons exchange. The committee will hold a closed session and discuss and organize content of the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Antonio Busalacchi, Jason Knouft, Michael Elliott, James Randerson, Osvaldo Sala, Aixi Zhou, Katherine Lundquist, Mengdawn Cheng, Roberto Valdivia, William Tedeschi, Susan Solomon, William Collins, Maureen Lichtveld, Christine Wiedinmyer.

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Discussing state of report and timeline. Drafting of the report as well.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 07, 2025

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #21

May 1, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Maureen Lichtveld
Roberto Valdivia
Jason Knouft
Osvaldo Sala
James Randerson

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 16, 2024

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #20

April 29, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Christine Wiedinmyer
Katie Lundquist
Aixi Zhou
James Randerson

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 16, 2024

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Meeting #7

April 12, 2024

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is the seventh committee meeting of a consensus study aimed at evaluating the potential environmental effects of a nuclear weapons exchange. The committee will hold a closed session and discuss and organize content of the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Antonio Busalacchi, Jason Knouft, Michael Elliott, James Randerson, Osvaldo Sala, Aixi Zhou, Katie Lundquist, Mengdawn Cheng, Roberto Valdivia

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Discussing state of report and timeline. Drafting of the report as well.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 02, 2024

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Meeting #6

February 27, 2024

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is the sixth committee meeting of a consensus study aimed at evaluating the potential environmental effects of a nuclear weapons exchange. The committee will hold a closed session and discuss and organize content of the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Antonio Busalacchi
Michael Elliott
Jason Knouft
Aixi Zhou
Osvaldo Sala
Maureen Lichtveld
Susan Solomon
William Collins
Christine Wiedinmyer
William Tedeschi
James Randerson
Roberto Valdivia

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 05, 2024

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #19

February 1, 2024

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Osvaldo Sala
Maureen Lichtveld
Jason Knouft
James Randerson

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 05, 2024

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Meeting #5

January 18 - 19, 2024

Past

About

This is the fifth committee meeting of a consensus study aimed at evaluating the potential environmental effects of a nuclear weapons exchange. The committee will hold a closed session and discuss and organize content of the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Full committee present

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Discussing state of report and timeline.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 29, 2024

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #18

December 18, 2023

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Michael Elliott
Katie Lundquist
William Tedeschi
Jason Knouft
Antonio Busalacchi

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 26, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting # 17

December 7, 2023

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Osvaldo Sala
William Collins
Jason Knouft
Roberto Valdivia

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 11, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting # 16

November 30, 2023

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

Note: The data gathering session of this meeting to be held on November 30, 2023, from 9:30 am – 1:00 pm, EST, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The Academy has determined that to open this session to the public would disclose information described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

William Tedeschi
Meng-Dawn Cheng
Michael Elliott

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 11, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #15

November 29, 2023

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Christine Wiedinmyer
Katie Lundquist
Aixi Zhou

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 11, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #14

November 21, 2023

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

William Collins
James Randerson

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 29, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #13

November 8, 2023

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Meng-Dawn Cheng
Katherine Lundquist
James Randerson
Christine Wiedinmyer
Aixi Zhou

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 08, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #12

November 2, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

James Randerson
Jason Knouft
Roberto Valdivia
Osvaldo Sala
Antonio Busalacchi
Meng-Dawn Cheng

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 07, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #11

October 6, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Antonio Busalacchi
William Collins
Katherine Lundquist
James Randerson
Aixi Zhou

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

October 06, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Meeting #4

September 19 - 20, 2023

Past

About

This is the fourth committee meeting of a consensus study aimed at evaluating the potential environmental effects of a nuclear weapons exchange. The committee will hold a closed session to discuss and organize content of the report and open session for information-gathering purposes. This information gathering session will be live streamed on this webpage on Tuesday, September 19 from 1:30-3:30pm ET.

The public is invited to join the National Academies for the public information gathering session as part of the study on the potential environmental impacts of nuclear war. This committee will hear about climate modeling work from the DOE National Labs. Please use the "add to calendar" feature, to the right, as a reminder for this event.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Osvaldo Sala
Bill Collins
MD Cheng
Antonio Busalacchi
Michael Elliott
Roberto Valdivia
Katie Lundquist
Maureen Lichtveld
Susan Solomon
Aixi Zhou
Jim Randerson
Christine Wiedinmyer
Nicole Lovenduski
William Tedeschi

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Discussing state of report and timeline and reflecting on open session information.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 25, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #10

September 8, 2023

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Meng-Dawn Cheng
Aixi Zhou
Katie Lundquist
William Collins
Antonio Busalacchi
Osvaldo Sala
Jason Knouft

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Report drafting

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 13, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #9

August 11, 2023

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss potential speakers and discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Christine Wiedinmyer
William Collins
Jim Randerson
Antonio Busalacchi
Aixi Zhou
Susan Solomon
Roberto Valdivia
Maureen Lichtveld
Jason Knouft

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Report drafting and potential speakers

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 22, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Meeting #3

July 25, 2023

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is the third committee meeting of a consensus study aimed at evaluating the potential environmental effects of a nuclear weapons exchange. The committee will hold a closed session and discuss and organize content of the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Aixi Zhou
Christine Wiedinmyer
Susan Solomon
Maureen Lichtveld
Jason Knouft
Jim Randerson
Katie Lundquist
Meng-Dawn Cheng
Michael Elliott
Osvaldo Sala

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Discussing state of report and timeline.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 26, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #8

July 14, 2023

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss potential speakers and discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Katie Lundquist
Jim Randerson
Christine Wiedinmyer
Maureen Lichtveld
Nicole Lovenduski

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Report drafting and potential speakers

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 17, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Meeting #2

May 23 - 24, 2023

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This is the second committee meeting of a consensus study aimed at evaluating the potential environmental effects of a nuclear weapons exchange. The committee will hold closed sessions as well as an open session where the committee will hear from experts on nuclear strategy and policy.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Antonio Busalacchi (co-chair)
Meng-Dawn Cheng (co-chair)
William Collins
Michael Elliott
Jason Knouft
Nikki Lovenduski
Katie Lundquist
Jim Randerson
Osvaldo Sala
Susan Solomon
William Tedeschi
Roberto Valdivia
Christine Wiedinmyer
Aixi Zhou

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Discussing state of report and timeline, and reflecting on open session information.

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #7

May 2, 2023

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss information gathering needs.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

William Collins, Jason Knouft, Nicole Lovenduski, Osvaldo Sala, Susan Solomon

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters; information gathering needs

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 05, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #6

April 11, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss potential speakers.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

William Collins
Aixi Zhou
Susan Solomon
Katie Lundquist
Christine Wiedinmyer
James Randerson
Antonio Busalacchi
Meng-Dawn Cheng

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters; information gathering needs.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 13, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #5

April 7, 2023

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss information gathering needs.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Osvaldo Sala
Antonio Busalacchi
Jason Knouft
Nikki Lovenduski
Roberto Valdivia
Maureen Lichtveld

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters; information gathering needs

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 11, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #4

March 29, 2023

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

This was a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report and information gathering needs.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Meng-Dawn Cheng
Katherine Lundquist
Michael Elliot
William Tedeschi
Antonio Busalacchi
Robert Rosner
Jason Knouft

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters; information gathering needs.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 03, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #3

March 24, 2023

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Meng-Dawn Cheng
Osvaldo Sala
Roberto Valdivia
Jason Knouft
Jim Randerson
Maureen Lichtveld
Nicole Lovenduski

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 24, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #2

March 22, 2023

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

William Collins
Jason Knouft
James Randerson
Maureen Lichtveld
Osvaldo Sala
Roberto Valdivia

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 23, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Subgroup Meeting #1

March 22, 2023

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a subgroup meeting to discuss drafting the report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Meng-Dawn Cheng
Antonio Busalacchi
William Collins
Katherine Lundquist
Aixi Zhou
Christine Wiedinmyer
James Randerson

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Drafting of report chapters

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 23, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | Meeting #1

February 23 - 24, 2023

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This is the first committee meeting of a consensus study aimed at evaluating the potential environmental effects of a nuclear weapons exchange. The provisional committee will hold closed sessions as well as an open session where the committee will hear from the study sponsors and members of the public.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Antonio J. Busalacchi Jr. (co-chair)
Meng-Dawn Cheng (co-chair)
William Drew Collins
Michael S Elliott
Jason Knouft
Maureen Y Lichtveld
Nicole Suzanne Lovenduski
Katherine Ann Lundquist
James T Randerson
Robert Rosner
Osvaldo E. Sala
William Tedeschi
Roberto Oscar Valdivia
Christine Wiedinmyer
Aixi Zhou

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

National Academies policies and study basics; statement of task; committee composition, bias, and conflict of interest; study schedule and work plan; speaker presentations and remarks

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 08, 2023

Contact

Liana Vaccari

lvaccari@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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