Workshop on Nuclear Problems in the Atmosphere and Cosmos
This workshop is intended to explore emerging problems related to the detection of nuclear weapons in space, the remote characterization of space reactors, and the long-term impacts of space propulsion technologies.
It will consist of 30-minute talks, followed by open discussion. The ultimate goal is to red-team each others' ideas, find overlapping interests, and identify new paths for intellectual pursuit.
All discussions will be subject to Chatham House rules.
Date: 08/20
Times: 10:00 - 18:00
Organizers: Prof. Jake Hecla and Prof. Areg Danagoulian
Location: 24-115 (meaning building 24, room 115, see here)
Parking:
- parking in Cambridge is a painful experience, so we recommend against it
- instead we suggest you use uber / lyft / public transportation / bicycle
Tentative Agenda
The proposed agenda is somewhat fluid. Some talks may go shorter, in which case we will move on to the next. Some might go (a little) longer. Lunch will be served. Coffee will be abundant.
- Areg Danagoulian or Jake Hecla, MIT, (brief) Welcome 10:00-10:10
- Mia Tian, MIT, Space Weather Impacts on Satellites: Drag and Radiation, 10:10-11:00
- Areg Danagoulian, MIT, Seraching for Fissionable Materials on Satellites, 11:00-12:00
- Alex Glaser and/or Raven Witherspoon, Princeton, Prelaunch Verification of the Outer Space Treaty, 12:00-13:00
- lunch, sandwitches will be served, 13:00-14:00
- Oli de Weck, MIT, Beyond the Solar-Power Frontier: Nuclear-Enabled Exploration and Settlement, 14:00-15:00
- Patrick Huber, UVa, Active interrogation in space in the context of mega-constellations, 15:00-16:00
- Jake Hecla, MIT, TBD but probably about Burevestnik or something that he likes, 16:00-17:00
- Matthew Daniels, ULTRA, TBD, 17:00-18:00
- Optional Dinner, at a location TBD, 18:30-...
Slides:
If you'd like to share your slides, please send me a dropbox/drive link (please do not email me giant files), and they will show up here.