Sidney Niemeyer
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Sidney Niemeyer

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Sidney Niemeyer has been called a “founding father” of the new field of nuclear forensics. Among his scientific leadership roles at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), he articulated the need for the U.S. to develop a nuclear forensics capability to address the new reality of a post-Cold-War world. Believing global cooperation was essential, he chaired an international conference in 1995 that led to the formation of the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group, which he co-chaired for twelve years. During the early years of Homeland Security, he served as its point-of-contact with the interagency to develop an integrated nuclear forensics capability. His efforts reached fruition with the formation of the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center (NTNFC). During the first year of the NTNFC, he was its scientific advisor, and subsequently he joined its Nuclear Forensics Science Panel. Over the years, he became painfully aware that few people have even heard of the field of nuclear forensics. Drawing upon his love of science and thrillers, he wrote Atomic Peril to show the critical importance of this capability for deterring nuclear terrorism. When he’s not writing, or visiting his children and ten grandchildren, he can often be found on his road bike, navigating the hills surrounding the lab where he once worked.
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