FAS staff and affiliates come from a variety of scientific and academic backgrounds. With professional experience in aeronautical engineering, biology, environmental science, government, physics, nuclear engineering, law, and political science, our experts work to provide technical and skilled analysis on a variety of catastrophic threats to security.
Steven Aftergood
Staff
Steven Aftergood is the Director of the FAS Government Secrecy Project.
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Christopher Bidwell
Affiliate
Chris Bidwell is a Senior Fellow for Nonproliferation Law and Policy at FAS.
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Andrew Choi
Staff
Andrew is a Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists serving in the Office of the President at the World Bank, working on its Famine Action Mechanism (FAM) program to better predict global crises and provide aid faster and more efficientl …
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Michael A. Fisher
Staff
Dr. Michael A. Fisher is a Senior Fellow with the Federation of American Scientists, working on a range of issues across the science and technology policy landscape. He also writes the FAS Congressional Science Policy Initiative Newsletter. Prior to jo …
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Neekta Hamidi
Affiliate
Neekta Hamidi is an adjunct fellow at FAS. She is a biomedical engineer, and holds master’s degrees in public health from Johns Hopkins University, and in science and technology policy from Arizona State University. Previously, she has interned at the …
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Martin Hellman
Affiliate
Martin Hellman is an Adjunct Senior Fellow for Nuclear Risk Analysis at FAS.
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Matt Korda
Staff
Matt Korda is a Research Associate for the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, where he co-authors the Nuclear Notebook with Hans Kristensen. Previously, he worked for the Arms Control, Disarmament, and WMD Non-Prolife …
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Hans Kristensen
Staff
Hans Kristensen is the Director of the Nuclear Information Project at FAS.
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Bruce MacDonald
Affiliate
Bruce MacDonald is an Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Technology at FAS.
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Jenifer Mackby
Affiliate
Jenifer Mackby is a Senior Fellow for International Security at FAS.
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