Core Support for the Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications

美国国家科学院数学科学及其应用委员会(BMSA)在研究企业和依赖数学科学的联邦机构之间提供了一个广泛的接口。它发挥着独特的作用，为联邦政府和政策界提供如何最好地利用数学科学的建议。在其存在的32年中，BMSA已经制作了78份报告。通过其工作，委员会加强了决策过程，提高了对数学科学的能见度和鉴赏力，并确定了该学科的发展领域。委员会就如何最好地将数学、统计学、运筹学、金融工程、模拟科学、分析、风险分析、系统工程和决策分析等工具应用于具有国家重要性的实际问题提供客观和权威的建议。它由19名无偿专家组成，他们来自广泛的量化领域，具有学术界、工业界、政府和国家实验室的经验。BMSA的五名成员是国家科学院的成员，三名是国家工程院的成员；他们都是各自领域公认的领导者。董事会成员通过确定对联邦机构和数学科学有价值的重要步骤来开展工作，然后招募领先的数学科学家参加研讨会、研究和其他侧重于联邦决策者的技术挑战的活动。

The National Academies' Board on Mathematical Sciences and their Applications (BMSA) provides a broad interface between the research enterprise and federal agencies that rely on the mathematical sciences. It plays a unique role of advising the federal government and policy community how to make best use of the mathematical sciences. Over its 32 years of existence, the BMSA has produced 78 reports. Through its work, the Board strengthens the policy making process; increases the visibility of, and appreciation for, the mathematical sciences; and identifies growth areas for the discipline.The Board provides objective and authoritative advice on how best to apply the tools of mathematics, statistics, operations research, financial engineering, simulation science, analytics, risk analysis, systems engineering, and decision analysis to practical problems of national importance. It consists of 19 pro bono experts from a broad range of quantitative fields with experience in academia, industry, government, and national laboratories. Five BMSA members are members of the National Academy of Sciences and three of the National Academy of Engineering; all are recognized leaders in their fields. Board members carry out their work by identifying important steps of value to federal agencies and the mathematical sciences, and then recruiting leading mathematical scientists to participate in workshops, studies, and other activities focused on the technical challenges of federal decision-makers.