JASON founders, members and authors, past and present edit
JASON has no official membership list. This list has been compiled from Ann Finkbeiner's book The Jasons [1] and other reliable sources, as listed. Individuals whose names appear only as authors of JASON studies are in Italic text, since not all study authors are members of JASON.
- Henry Abarbanel, Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego. Jason member since 1974. [2]
- Michael P. Brenner, Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics, Harvard University [1].[3] [4]
- John M. Cornwall
- Allen Despain
- Paul E. Dimotakis
- Sidney D. Drell, theoretical physicist and arms control expert. ? Confirmed active in 2003 Author of a report then, ??) [1]
- Freeman Dyson, physicist and author. Active Jason member in 2003. [1], p. 250
- Douglas M. Eardley
- Robert Grober
- William Happer, atomic physicist, Princeton University. Jason member from 1976–"present". Chair, JASON Steering Committee, 1987–1990. [5]
- Raymond Jeanloz
- Jonathan Katz (scientist)
- Claire E. Max, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Jason member since 1983, its first female member. [6] [1], p.144.
- Richard A. Muller, professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Jason member since 1972, [7], active in 2003. [1], p 212.
- Kristofer Pister, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley [8]
- Roy Schwitters, Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin. JASON member since 1996. [9] Chair of the JASON Steering Committee since 2004. [10]
- Herbert York (1921–2009), nuclear physicist. Not a Jason member. York was chief scientist of ARPA and helped to found JASON, 1959-60. [1], pp. 33-38.
Sources edit
- ^ a b c d e f Ann Finkbeiner, The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite, Viking/Penguin, 2006, ISBN 0-670-03489-4
- ^ Henry Abarbanel, Research Director for Science and Security, UCSD: "Since 1974, Abarbanel has been a member of JASON, a consulting group to the U.S. Government on technical matters."
- ^ Requirements for ASCI, JASON report, July 9, 2003
- ^ Engineering Microorganisms for Energy Production (2006), JASON report by Michael P. Brenner et al.
- ^ Happer biography at AIP, undated
- ^ Max's CV, May 2011: "1983– Jason Group, Mitre Corporation, McLean, VA"
- ^ Hydrogen Economy, 2003: "Since 1972, he has been a Jason consultant on U.S. national security."
- ^ Kristofer Pister at SWARM Lab, UC Berkeley (no date). "Dr. Pister is known for ... his membership in the JASON Defense Advisory Group."
- ^ Roy Schwitters: "Since 1996, Dr. Schwitters has been a member of JASON..."
- ^ Lecture Series presents Roy Schwitters, 7/19/2011 : "He has been the Chair of the JASON Steering Committee since 2004."
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