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Richard Freeman, the Edward Teller Professor of Applied Science at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis, can comment on the development, effects and proliferation of nuclear weapons and on the balance between constitutional guarantees of freedom and society's desire to be protected from terrorism. Freeman is chair of the Department of Applied Science, which has facilities at both the Davis campus and at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He teaches courses in "Nuclear Arms and Arms Control" and "Freedom versus Security: America's Continuing Quandary." He has worked professionally in physical sciences, defense programs and national security. His own research focuses on the effects of high-power lasers on highly compressed materials. Contact: Richard Freeman, Applied Science, (530) 752-6025, rrfree@ucdavis.edu.