Assessment of Optical Science and Engineering

9414956 Taylor 物理和天文学委员会与国家材料咨询委员会合作，成立了一个委员会，以开展光学科学与工程（OS&E）领域的重大研究，这是一个多元化的跨学科科学技术活动领域，在推动经济增长方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。 OS&E 正在成为许多应用程序的关键支持要素，这些应用程序可满足制造、信息技术、医疗保健、交通、环境和教育等国家关键需求。 这也是前沿科学研究的重要领域。 该研究的目的是定义光学科学与工程领域，评估研究和技术的最新水平，预测OS&E对国家需求的未来影响，确定优化OS&E对国家需求的贡献所需的制度和教育创新，确定公共政策如何影响该领域满足这些需求的能力，并研究与其他国家相比私人和公共研究活动的趋势。 该研究由 NSF、NIST 和 ARPA 联合支持。 该报告的基础将基于 5 个主要研讨会的举办；每个讲习班都将根据国家需要组织，并将解决跨越 OS&E 科学和技术学科界限的问题。 ***

9414956 Taylor The Board on Physics and Astronomy, in collaboration with the National Materials Advisory Board, has established a committee to carry out a major study of the field of optical science and engineering (OS&E), a diverse interdisciplinary area of scientific and technological activity that is playing an increasingly area of scientific and technological activity that is playing an increasingly important role in driving economic growth. OS&E is emerging as a key enabling element for a host of applications that address critical national needs such as manufacturing, information technology, health care, transportation, environment, and education. It is also a vital area of frontier scientific research. The purpose of the study is to define the field of optical science and engineering, assess the state of the art in research and technology, project the future impact of OS&E on national needs, identify institutional and educational innovations needed to optimize the contributions of OS&E to national needs, identify how public policy influences the ability of the field to meet these needs, and examine trends in private and public research activities as compared to those in other countries. The study is being supported jointly by NSF, NIST, and ARPA. The Foundation of the report will be based on the conduct of 5 major workshops; each workshop would be organized according to national needs and would address issues that cross OS&E scientific and technical disciplinary boundaries. ***