Assessment of Optical Science and Engineering

9414956泰勒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，对光学科学与工程领域进行重大研究。光学科学与工程是科学和技术活动的一个多样化的跨学科领域，在推动经济增长方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。OS&amp；E正在成为满足制造业、信息技术、医疗保健、交通、环境和教育等关键国家需求的一系列应用程序的关键支持要素。它也是前沿科学研究的一个重要领域。这项研究的目的是界定光学科学和工程领域，评估研究和技术的最新水平，预测OS&A；E对国家需求的未来影响，确定为优化OS&A；E对国家需求的贡献所需的体制和教育创新，确定公共政策如何影响该领域满足这些需求的能力，并与其他国家相比，审查私营和公共研究活动的趋势。这项研究得到了NSF、NIST和ARPA的联合支持。该报告的基础将是举办5个主要讲习班；每个讲习班都将根据国家需要组织，并将处理跨越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. ***