Furthering U.S. Interests and International Leadership in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences

tamae Wong，美国国家科学院美国国家科学院（NAS）在七个国际科学联盟中代表了美国的数学和物理科学界：国际天文学联合会（IAU）、国际射电科学联合会（URSI）、国际纯粹与应用物理联合会（IUPAP）、国际光学委员会（ICO）、国际纯粹与应用化学联合会（IUPAC）、国际晶体学联合会（IUCr）和国际数学联合会（IMU）。美国国家委员会（USNC）由美国国家科学院组成，将：领导美国准备相应的国际联盟会议和由这些联盟组织的科学会议、专题讨论会和讲习班，以确定其特定学科感兴趣的研究主题、问题和项目；识别并支持美国科学家参与工会活动；并安排向七个工会支付美国会费。这项活动的两个主要目标是：(a)在美国研究界建立新的或更牢固的关系，使他们更充分地参与国际科学挑战和机遇；(b)在USNC的七个联盟之间建立新的协同作用，以发展跨学科活动并解决数学和物理科学领域的共同国际问题。

INT 9814053Tamae Wong, National Academy of SciencesThe U.S. mathematical and phycial sciences communities are represented by the Naitonal Academy of Sciences (NAS) in seven international scientific unions: the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the International Radio Science Union (URSI), the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), the International Commission for Optics (ICO), the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), and the International Mathematical Union (IMU). U.S. National Committees (USNC's), staffed by the NAS, will: lead U.S. preparations for meetings of the corresponding international unions and for scientific conferences, symposia, and workshops organized by these unions to identify research topics, issues, and programs of interest to their specific disciplines; identify and support U.S. scientists to participate in union activities; and arrange for payment of U.S. dues to the seven unions. Two overarching objectives of this activity are to: (a) forge new or stronger relationships within the U.S. research communities to engage them more fully in international scientific challenges and opportunities; and (b) build new synergies among the USNC's for the seven unions to develop cross-disciplinary activities and address common international issues in the mathematical and physical sciences.