He has worked with world renowned institutions involving many international projects including NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Cassini Mission), James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (the Treaty of Pelindaba), Institute for Security Studies (Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone), Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority and the Center for Accelerator-based Research and Energy Physics (United Kingdom – Norway Initiative).
He has lectured or participated in invited professional meetings at; inter alia, the Monterey Institute, Fudan University, the UN Outer Space Affairs, the UK Atomic Weapon Establishment, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, International Space University, Nevada National Test Site Facility, and the UN Head Quarters.
He has published on nonproliferation and space security issues. His areas of interest include international policy oriented technical research and analysis on issues related to the NPT regime, global missile systems proliferation, and education and training in nonproliferation and disarmament.
Hubert Foy is a recipient of many Honorary Awards including African Scholar of the Year from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (2009), Best Technical Lecture in Verification from the Project on Nuclear Issues (2011) and Best Team Researcher from the Full Moon project of the International Space University Strasbourg (2007).
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He was a 2011 visiting fellow to the Technical Nonproliferation and Disarmament Project of the United Kingdom – Norway Initiative that was hosted by the Norwegian Radiation protection Authority and the Center for Accelerator-based Research and Energy Physics.
In his role, besides receiving special training in nuclear technology at the University of Oslo, he initiated a study on on-site managed access methodology in role-play simulations as part of an educational effort in the monitoring and verification of warhead dismantlement studies. Towards the end of his fellowship, building on his research, he developed a concept on student simulation, headed the planning staff for the simulation course, and run a one-week practical learning training simulation in Norway together with the War Studies Department of King’s College.
Building on the success of the full scale simulations, an excellent educational tool that is helping the “next generation” of specialists to better understand complex and obscure concepts in the field of nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, and with his experience and expertise, the organizers decided to plan follow-up simulations in 2012: with King’s College and University of Hamburg. The aim of broadening the partnership is to promote nuclear disarmament education by integrating courses in nuclear verification in different academic programs and to strengthen international debate on the issue within academic environments.