U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

摘要美国国家理论与应用力学委员会（National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics）代表美国国家科学院代表美国力学界参加国际理论与应用力学联合会（IUTAM）。该委员会是对力学领域有共同兴趣的美国工程、科学和应用数学社区的联络中心。它是唯一一个界定力学研究、技术和教育领域重大问题的全国性论坛。其全国性活动包括：监督全国理论与应用力学大会；力学研究方向综述并通过其网站和代表委员会15个成员协会的成员与更广泛的力学团体进行交流。在国际上，该委员会在规划IUTAM大会和专题讨论会方面发挥积极作用，并通过其大会奖学金计划和鼓励专题讨论会提案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.