We sponsor events on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. Join us for an evening of discussion about nuclear technologies!
Past Events
2018
Nuclear weapons and nuclear testing
By Ivana Hughes
Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 7pm
In a talk geared towards undergraduate students, Dr. Hughes will discuss some of the science behind nuclear weapons. She will also speak about the K1 Project's ongoing work to ascertain radiological conditions in the Marshall Islands - the site of U.S. nuclear testing in the 1940s and 1950s.
Read more about our research in the Marshall Islands here.
2017
Nuclear free world: is it just a dream?
Discussion panel
Tuesday, November 28, 2016 @ 6:30 PM
A discussion panel about the current state of the policy of nuclear weapons. The panel will feature Dr. Lynn Sykes, Higgins Professor Emeritus at Columbia University DEES and LDEO, and Mr. Michael Spies, Political Affairs Officer at the United Nations Office of Disarmament. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Ivana Hughes, Director of Frontiers of Science and Faculty Associate of the K=1 Project.
In case you miss the event, you can read about it HERE.
2016
Testing the Hydrogen Bomb: A Status Report
by Prof. Emlyn Hughes
Monday, November 28, 2016 @ 4:15 PM
In the 1940s and 1950s, the United States performed 67 nuclear weapon tests in the Marshall Islands, including the detonation of the largest US thermonuclear weapon (15 megatons), named Castle Bravo. Seventy years later, the impact of these tests on the Marshallese people is still apparent. The more recent challenge of rising sea levels, coupled with the remaining nuclear waste represents a particularly chilling problem. In this talk, we will discuss our recent work on this topic, as well as future research plans.
Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands
by Dr. Ivana N. Hughes
Friday, December 30, 2016 @ 1:30 PM
In the 1940s and 1950s, the United States performed 67 nuclear weapon tests in the Marshall Islands, including the detonation of the largest US thermonuclear weapon (15 megatons), named Castle Bravo. Seventy years later, the impact of these tests on the Marshallese people is still apparent.
The Marshall Islands: Nuclear Legacy and Climate Change
Discussion panel with President Hilda Heine
April 19, 2016 @ 5 p.m.
A panel discussion on the Marshall Islands' challenging nuclear legacy and their present-day problems with climate change. Panelists include: President Hilda Heine, Minister John Silk, Ambassador Tony de Brum, and Ambassador Amatlain Kabua. Sponsored by K=1 Project and Frontiers of Science.
Horace Mann Auditorium, Broadway btw 120th and 121st Street
Free and open to the public!
In case you missed the event, you can watch the full video HERE
2015
Marshalling Peace and Amalia
Film Screening
Thursday, October 29, 2015 @ 5:30 PM
Screening of two of K=1 Project's original students films.
Access the two movies:
The Man Who Saved the World
Film Screening
February 3, 2015: 7-9 p.m.
Docudrama starring Kevin Costner
Roone Arledge Auditorium
Sponsored by the K=1 Project, Columbia Scholars Program, and Columbia Science Review, in conjunction with the Union of Concerned Scientists.
2014
Hiroshima Girl and Before Recently
Film Screening
April 17, 2014: 8-9:30 p.m.
Two of K=1 Project's original student films.
Access the two movies:
2013
Nuclear Disarmament
Discussion Panel
November 19th, 2013: 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Columbia University Roone Arledge Cinema, floor 2W Alfred Lerner Hall
Sponsored by the K=1 Project, Columbia Scholars Program, and the Columbia Science Review.
Click HERE for more information.