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Steve Fetter
NameSteve Fetter
Birth date1958
Birth placeUnited States
NationalityAmerican
FieldsNuclear arms control, Nuclear proliferation, Energy policy
WorkplacesUniversity of Maryland, College Park, Stanford University, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BS), University of California, Berkeley (MS), University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known forArms control policy analysis, Nuclear weapon stockpile stewardship, Cooperative Threat Reduction
AwardsAmerican Physical Society Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow

Steve Fetter is an American physicist and prominent scholar in the fields of nuclear arms control, nuclear proliferation, and energy policy. He has held significant academic positions at the University of Maryland, College Park and served in senior advisory roles within the United States government, including at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. His research and policy work have focused on reducing global nuclear dangers, assessing the future of nuclear energy, and strengthening international security frameworks.

Early life and education

Steve Fetter was born in 1958 in the United States. He pursued his undergraduate studies in physics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also completed his graduate degrees. He earned a Bachelor of Science in 1979, followed by a Master of Science in 1981 and a Doctor of Philosophy in nuclear engineering in 1985, all from UC Berkeley. His doctoral research contributed to the technical foundations that would later inform his work on nuclear weapon effects and arms control verification.

Academic career

Following his graduate studies, Fetter began his academic career as a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. He then joined the faculty of the University of Maryland, College Park in 1988, where he served for over two decades in the School of Public Policy and the Department of Physics. At University of Maryland, he directed the Program on International Security and Economic Policy and was deeply involved with the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland. In 2012, he moved to Stanford University as a visiting professor at the Center for International Security and Cooperation before returning to University of Maryland, College Park as a professor. He has also held visiting positions at institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria.

Government service and policy work

Fetter has extensive experience in United States government service, particularly in science and security policy. From 1993 to 1995, he served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Bill Clinton, working on issues related to nuclear non-proliferation and the Cooperative Threat Reduction program with the former Soviet Union. He later served as the Assistant Director at OSTP for Environment and Energy from 2009 to 2010 during the Barack Obama administration. He has frequently advised agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of State, and has contributed to studies for the National Academy of Sciences, the JASON advisory group, and the United Nations.

Research and publications

Fetter's research spans technical and policy analyses of nuclear weapons, missile defense, and nuclear energy. His early work examined the environmental effects of nuclear war, including studies on nuclear winter. He has published widely on the verification of arms control treaties, the security of fissile material, and the future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Notable publications include his book "Toward a Comprehensive Test Ban" and influential articles in journals like Science, International Security, and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. His analyses often address challenges in ballistic missile defense, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and the management of plutonium stocks.

Awards and recognition

In recognition of his contributions to science and policy, Steve Fetter has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has received awards for his teaching and public service from the University of Maryland, College Park. His work has been supported by grants from major foundations, including the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

Category:American physicists Category:Arms control experts Category:University of Maryland, College Park faculty Category:1958 births Category:Living people