Cameron Tracy

Research Scholar at the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab

Dr. Cameron Tracy is a Research Scholar at the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab. 

His research and teaching are focused on the interface between military technology and international security policy: assessing the security implications of new technologies, and examining how security policy shapes technological development. His recent projects include analyses of the performance of hypersonic missiles and missile defense, the vulnerability of geologic repositories for fissile material disposal, and the roles of American and Chinese software engineers in geopolitical competition over AI technologies. He also conducts physics research on the atomic-scale behavior of advanced materials under extreme pressures and temperatures.

Cameron previously worked at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. He holds a PhD in materials science & engineering from the University of Michigan.

Last updated on 10/02/2025