Dec. 16, 2021 Zia Mian, a physicist and co-director of Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), has been appointed to the U.N. Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. (Photo courtesy of Mian). Zia Mian, a physicist and co-director of Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), has been appointed to the U.N. Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. Established in 1978, the Board advises the U.N. Secretary-General, currently António Guterres, on matters concerning arms limitation and disarmament, including studies and research. Some of the topics discussed by the Board in recent years concern nuclear and conventional disarmament issues as well as emerging weapons technologies, armed unmanned aerial vehicles, and cyber warfare and security. Read more about Mian and his work here.
