Continued Support for the Committee on Human Factors

人的因素委员会是 美国国家科学院国家研究理事会。 的 使命是发展新的观点， 方法问题，并就研究工作提供指导， 扩大人为因素的科学基础和应用， 政府机构和其他相关组织的计划。 这笔资金是NSF对这项工作的贡献， 也得到了其他几个机构的资助。 根据目前的资金 人为因素委员会将编写几份报告， 包括一项关于虚拟技术领域的国家需要的专题 环境科学与技术

The Committee on Human Factors is constituted as part of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. The mission is to develop new perspectives on theoretical and methodological issues and to provide guidance on research needed to expand the scientific basis and application of human factors to the programs of government agencies and other interested organizations. This funding is the NSF contribution toward this effort which is also funded by several other agencies. Under the present funding the Committee on Human Factors will develop several reports including one on the topic of national needs in the area of virtual environment science and technology.