Steven Benowitz | Jul 10, 1994 | 7 min read
"Certainly the arms control, federal government, and academic communities know about us, but our name recognition with the public is low," says academy executive officer Joel Orlen. "When I mention where I work, most people confuse the organization with the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that gives out the Academy Awards." The academy recognizes accomplishment in mathematics, the physical and biolog