Partial Support of the Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications

数学科学及其应用委员会的部分支持

• 批准号: 1330486
• 负责人: Michelle Schwalbe
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: National Academy of Sciences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-02-15 至 2017-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1330486&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Partial; Support; Board; Mathematical; Sciences

The National Academies' Board on Mathematical Sciences and their Applications (BMSA) is a primary interface between the research enterprise and federal agencies that rely on the mathematical sciences. Through studies and workshops, the Board's 18 pro bono experts help to ensure that the nation's decision making is based on strong mathematical modeling and analysis and reliable computational simulations. Recent BMSA reports documented best practices for verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification of complex simulations; the health of the mathematical sciences enterprise and steps needed to improve the field's vitality; and research priorities for improving capabilities for analyzing big data. The current grant will enable the Board to oversee new studies on (1) analytical tools for the next-generation electric grid and (2) improvements to the pricing of risk within the National Flood Insurance Program. It will also support the Board's development of new activities of value to the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Treasury, and National Institutes of Health. The grant will also allow the Board to help stimulate community action in response to challenges identified in its 2013 report on "The Mathematical Sciences in 2025."

美国国家科学院数学科学及其应用委员会(BMSA)是研究企业和依赖数学科学的联邦机构之间的主要接口。通过研究和讲习班，委员会的18名无偿专家帮助确保国家的决策建立在强有力的数学建模和分析以及可靠的计算模拟的基础上。BMSA最近的报告记录了复杂模拟的验证、确认和不确定性量化的最佳做法；数学科学事业的健康状况和提高该领域活力所需的步骤；以及提高大数据分析能力的研究优先事项。目前的赠款将使委员会能够监督关于(1)下一代电网的分析工具和(2)改进国家洪水保险计划内的风险定价的新研究。它还将支持委员会开发对国防部、国土安全部、财政部和国家卫生研究院有价值的新活动。这笔赠款还将使该委员会能够帮助刺激社区行动，以应对其2013年关于“2025年的数学科学”的报告中提出的挑战。