1. Richard A. Meserve, a Fellow of the American Academy since 1994 and a member of the Academy's Council and Trust, is President of the Carnegie Institution for Science and Senior of Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP. He is former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and currently serves as Chairman of the International Nuclear Safety Group (INSAG), chartered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).