Frank N. von Hippel

Frank N. von Hippel
Alma mater	MIT and Oxford University
Occupation	Physicist

Frank N.J. von Hippel is an American physicist, born in 1937. He is Professor and Co-Director of Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University and Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

He is Arthur von Hippel´s son, and Eric von Hippel´brother.

Frank von Hippel, is a theoretical physicist, and a Professor of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Prior to coming to Princeton, he worked for ten years in the field of theoretical elementary-particle physics. He has worked on nuclear policy issues for over thirty years. He now serves on the National Advisory Board of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, the research arm of Council for a Livable World, dedicated to enhancing peace and security through expert policy analysis and thought-provoking research.

From 1993 to 1994, he was the Assistant Director for National Security in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

In the 1980s, as chairman of the Federation of American Scientists, Von Hippel partnered with Evgenyi Velikhov in advising Mikhail Gorbachev on the technical basis for steps to end the nuclear arms race. In 1994-5, he served as Assistant Director for National Security in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

He is Co-Chair of the International Panel on Fissile Materials.

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