Representing the U.S. at the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) while Advancing the Field in our Nation: The Unique Role of the USNC for IUTAM

美国国家理论与应用力学委员会是国内外广泛力学领域研究的焦点。该委员会包括工程和应用科学领域的15个不同的技术学会，并提供了一个论坛，让他们的代表可以讨论各自在力学领域的目标和优先事项，并共同计划将进一步研究这些领域的报告和活动。具体来说，该委员会赞助了全国理论与应用力学大会，组织了AmeriMech专题讨论会、暑期学校和力学最新趋势报告。所有这些都集中在美国力学的最新趋势、方向和成就上，并有助于为研究人员和决策者提供信息。委员会还通过其在国际科学联盟中的成员身份，充当与国际力学界的桥梁。在国际一级，委员会领导并协助组织关于力学发挥关键作用的专题专题讨论会。该委员会的主要目标是代表美国参加国际理论与应用力学联合会，并促进和推进美国力学的各个方面。委员会在国际联盟的国家成员国家科学院的支持下运作，在联盟的领导以及联盟科学计划的发展和组织方面发挥着积极和明显的作用。委员会及其在国际联盟中的代表的作用包括参与战略计划的讨论；法规变化;各委员会和工作组的活动；联盟倡议和合作活动；方案优先事项和暂定预算拨款；选举主席团成员；挑选联合会专题讨论会的成员；以及关于工会参与国际科学理事会（ICSU）组织的跨学科项目的讨论。委员会每年举行会议，讨论国家和国际优先事项，并计划适当的行动，每两年派代表团参加一次联盟大会。该项目的主要智力价值在于委员会和工会组织和支持的活动。

The U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics acts as a focal point for research in the broad field of mechanics, both domestically and internationally. The Committee involves fifteen different technical societies in engineering and applied science, and provides a forum where their representatives can discuss their respective goals and priorities in the field of mechanics, as well as plan together reports and events that will further research in those areas. Specifically, the Committee sponsors the National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and organizes the AmeriMech Symposia, summer schools, and the reports on Recent Trends in Mechanics. All of these focus on the latest trends, directions, and accomplishments in mechanics in the United States, and help inform both researchers and policymakers. The Committee also acts as a bridge with the international mechanics community through its membership in international scientific union. At the international level, the Committee provides leadership and assists in the organization of the specialized symposia on subjects in which mechanics plays a pivotal role. The primary objectives of the Committee are to represent the United States in the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and to promote and advance all aspects of mechanics in the United States. Operating under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences, the national member of the international union, the Committee plays an active and visible role both in the leadership of the union and in the development and organization of the union's scientific programs. The roles of the Committee and its representatives in the international union include participation in discussions of the strategic plan; statute changes; activities of committees, commissions, and task groups; union initiatives and co-operative activities; program priorities and tentative budget allocations; election of officers; and selection of the union Symposia slate; as well as in discussions regarding union involvement in interdisciplinary programs organized by the International Council for Science (ICSU). The Committee meets annually to discuss national and international priorities and plan appropriate action, and sends a delegation to the union's General Assembly every two years. The main intellectual merits of the project lie in the activities organized and supported by the Committee and the union.