Event

Exploring the Future of International Large-Scale Science

Jun 1, 2021 |
Online
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Some scientific questions are simply too large to be answered by one nation's experts or facilities alone. International large-scale science collaborations engender discovery, innovation, and economic development. Successful collaborations – such as CERN, the Human Genome Project, and LIGO – leverage international talent to go beyond what can be done and learned at smaller scales.

Megascience undertakings increase our understanding of the world around us and our technical capabilities, but they are increasingly demanding endeavors as science and geopolitics grow more complex.

All were invited to join us for a discussion Bold Ambition: International Large-Scale Science, the second publication of the American Academy initiative “Challenges for International Scientific Partnerships.” This report articulates the imperatives for U.S. participation in international large-scale collaborations and initiatives, and identifies principles for successful collaborations. Panelists discussed the role of the United States and the future of large-scale science.

View the newly released report.

Featuring

Arthur I. Bienenstock

Professor Emeritus of Photon Science; Special Assistant to the President for Federal Research Policy; Associate Director, Wallenberg Research Link
Stanford University
Academy Member

E. William Colglazier

Former Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State; Editor-in-Chief
Science & Diplomacy

France A. Córdova

President
Science Philanthropy Alliance
Academy Member

James W. Curran

Dean, Rollins School of Public Health; Co-Director, Emory Center for AIDS Research; Professor of Epidemiology
Emory University
Academy Member

Jonathan Manne Dorfan

President Emeritus, Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology Graduate University; Director Emeritus, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Stanford University
Academy Member

Kaye G. Husbands Fealing

Dean, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Georgia Institute of Technology
Academy Member

Peter F. Michelson

Luke Blossom Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences; Professor of Physics; Senior Associate Dean for the Natural Sciences
Stanford University
Academy Member

David W. Oxtoby

President
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Academy Member

Related

Project

Challenges for International Scientific Partnerships

Challenges for International Scientific Partnerships aimed to articulate the benefits of international collaboration and recommend solutions to the most pressing challenges associated with the design and operation of partnerships. This initiative sought to identify policy recommendations and best practices to mitigate challenges for international science collaborations, including physical facilities, distributed networks, and peer-to-peer partnerships.

Chairs
Arthur I. Bienenstock and Peter F. Michelson
Science & Technology
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