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Najmedin Meshkati

Professor of engineering and international relations, University of Southern California (USC)

Najmedin Meshkati, a professor of engineering at USC, was a Jefferson Science Fellow and a Senior Science and Engineering Advisor to the Office of Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary of State (2009-10). He is an expert on nuclear safety and has inspected many nuclear power plants around the world, including Chernobyl (in May 1997) and Fukushima Daiichi and Daini (in November 2012).

April 23, 2017

Chernobyl's 30th Anniversary (and Fukushima's 5th): A Tale of Preventable Nuclear Accidents and the Vital Role of Safety Culture

January 17, 2017

On the Choice of the New Secretary General for the United Nations: Dr. Javad Zarif - A Man for All Reasons

December 7, 2016

The Day After the "Implementation Day" of the Nuclear Deal With Iran: Prospects for Scientific Cooperation, Safety and Sustainability in the Persian Gulf

October 1, 2016

The Hajj (Mina) Stampede Tragedy in Saudi Arabia, and How to Respond

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August 19, 2016

Senator Schumer's Position on the Iran Nuclear Deal: Knowledge or Error?

August 6, 2016

Profiles in Courage of our Epoch: President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry

June 18, 2015

Lessons (Un)Learned in the Last 5 Years in Offshore Oil Industry Since the BP Deepwater Horizon Accident

January 14, 2015

An Offer Iran Can't Refuse: P5+1+Iran Fuel Fabrication Joint Venture on the Iranian Territory

December 31, 2014

On Denton's Upcoming Referendum for a Fracking Ban

November 12, 2014

Fukushima's Unsung Heroes and Implications of the New Seminal Report by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for the Future of (Japan's) Nuclear Power Industry