U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

美国国家理论和应用力学委员会代表美国机械界参加国际理论和应用力学联合会(IUTAM)，代表美国国家科学院。该委员会是在力学领域有共同利益的美国工程、科学和应用数学社区的中心。它是唯一一个定义力学研究、技术和教育方面的重大问题的全国性论坛。它的国家活动包括：监督全国理论和应用力学大会；概述力学的研究方向；通过其网站及其成员与更广泛的机械界进行交流，这些成员是委员会15个成员学会的代表。在国际上，该委员会在规划IUTAM大会和研讨会方面发挥着积极作用，并通过其国会奖学金计划和鼓励研讨会提案来支持美国参与这些活动。

AbstractThe U.S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics represents the U.S. mechanics community to the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences. The committee serves as the focal point for the U.S. engineering, scientific, and applied mathematics communities that have common interests in the field of mechanics. It is the sole national forum to define the major issues in mechanics research, technology, and education. Among its national activities are: oversight of the National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; overviews in research directions in mechanics; and communication with the broader mechanics community via its website and its members who serve as representatives of the committee's 15 member societies. Internationally, the committee plays an active role in the planning of the IUTAM congress and symposia and supporting U.S. involvement in these activities through its congress fellowship program and its encouragement of symposia proposals.