Research and development is a key component in the fight against
proliferation and nuclear terrorism. NSSPI conducts collaborative
research with partners across the TAMU campus, throughout the US,
and internationally. Collaborators include key federal agencies,
national laboratories, the IAEA, universities, and non-governmental
organizations.
Funding for recent NSSPI research projects has come from the
National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Energy,
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Domestic Nuclear Detection
Offi ce, the Department of Education, the Department of State, the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the National Technical
Nuclear Forensics Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia
National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory.
NSSPI has a strong focus on multi-disciplinary research. We
organize carefully-sized research teams with students and faculty
from multiple disciplines to develop targeted solutions for a wide
variety of nuclear security problems. Each of these teams typically
includes at least one policy expert. NSSPI staff serve as
facilitators to coordinate and engage the various scientific,
engineering, and social science disciplines. This model allows
NSSPI to tap into the vast array of expertise and the world-class
research facilities available across the TAMU campus. As a result,
we develop solutions that would not be conceived of in a
single-discipline environment.
