Matthew Bunn

Associate Professor of Public Policy
Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Office Address
Littauer-339C
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 53
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-9916
Fax: 617-495-8963
Email: matthew_bunn@Harvard.Edu
Assistant
Lillian Politser (617-496-0817)
Matthew Bunn

Profile

Matthew Bunn

Matthew Bunn is an Associate Professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. His research interests include nuclear theft and terrorism; nuclear proliferation and measures to control it; and the future of nuclear energy and its fuel cycle. Before coming to Harvard, Bunn served as an adviser to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, as a study director at the National Academy of Sciences, and as editor of Arms Control Today. He is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books or major technical reports, and over a hundred articles in publications ranging from Science to The Washington Post. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; a recipient of the American Physical Society's Joseph A. Burton Forum Award for "outstanding contributions in helping to formulate policies to decrease the risks of theft of nuclear weapons and nuclear materials"; and the recipient of the Hans A. Bethe Award from the Federation of American Scientists for "science in service to a more secure world."

Courses

Fall

  • IGA-205 Science, Technology, Innovation, and Public Policy

Spring

  • IGA-321 Controlling Weapons Proliferation

Media Expertise

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Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Book Chapters
    • Bunn, Matthew. "Securing Nuclear Stockpiles Worldwide." Reykjavik Revisited: Steps Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons. Eds. George P. Shultz, Sidney D. Drell, and James E. Goodby. Hoover Institution Press, 2008, 243-277.
    • Bunn, Matthew. "Transparent and Irreversible Dismantlement of Nuclear Weapons." Reykjavik Revisited: Steps Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons. Ed. George P. Shultz, Sidney D. Drell, and James E. Goodby. Hoover Institution Press, 2008, 205-227.
  • Magazine and Newspaper Articles
    • Bunn, Matthew, and Martin B. Malin. "A Nuclear Revival Needs New Cooperation." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. September/October 2008.
  • Op-Eds
    • Bunn, Matthew, and Andrew Newman. "A Working Relationship." Baltimore Sun, October 7, 2008.
  • Public Testimony
    • Bunn, Matthew. Testimony for the public hearing of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, New York City, September 10, 2008.
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Bunn, Matthew. "Expanded and Accelerated HEU Downblending: Designing Options to Serve the Interests of All Parties." Paper for Institute for Nuclear Materials Management 49th Annual Meeting, Nashville, July 13-17, 2008.
    • Bunn, Matthew. "Securing the Bomb 2008." Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University and Nuclear Threat Initiative, November 2008.
    • Bunn, Matthew, and Andrew Newman. "Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: An Agenda for the Next President." Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, November 2008.
    • U.S. Committee on Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council, and Russian Committee on Internationialization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Russia Academy of Sciences. "Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Goals, Strategies, and Challenges." National Academies Press, December 2008. (Matthew Bunn, U.S. Committee member.)
    • Bunn, Matthew. "Managing Risks From a Nuclear Energy Revival." Presentation for the Solutions Summit, New York, January 12, 2009.
    • Anadon, Laura Diaz, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Mathew Bunn, and Charles Jones. "Tackling U.S. Energy Challenges and Opportunities: Preliminary Policy Recommendations for Enhancing Energy Innovation in the United States." Energy Technology Innovation Policy Group, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, February 18, 2009.
    • Newman, Andrew and Matthew Bunn. "Funding for U.S. Efforts to Improve Controls Over Nuclear Weapons, Materials, and Expertise Overseas: A 2009 Update." Report for Managing the Atom Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, June 2009.
    • Anadon, Laura Diaz, Matthew Bunn, and Kelly Sims Gallagher. "DOE FY 2010 Budget Request and Recovery Act Funding for Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment: Analysis and Recommendations." Report for Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, June 25, 2009.