Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society: Seven Decades of Support from the National Science Foundation

美国国家工程院(NAE)将进行一项研究，以确定NSF资助的活动产生的重大工程成果和影响及其对社会的更大影响。这项研究将涵盖1950-2020年期间，并将通过与工程和相关利益攸关方社区的广泛接触来了解情况。这项研究将由NAE的一个特设委员会进行，该委员会的成员将利用他们在行业领导、学术研究、产品开发、公共政策以及向普通受众传播技术和科学方面的专业知识和经验。这项研究将分析工程对美国技术、科学和经济成就的影响；提高工程在不同受众中的知名度；并阐明NSF在工程研究企业、美国经济实力和人民福祉方面的作用。该项目的一个主要目标将是传播，以说明工程如何影响我们的生活，以及工程和工程师在社会和经济中的作用。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) will conduct a study to identify significant engineering outcomes and impacts with origins in NSF-funded activities and their larger effects on society. The study will cover the period from 1950 to 2020, and it will be informed by broad engagement with engineering and related communities of stakeholders. The study will be conducted by an ad hoc committee of the NAE whose members will apply their expertise and experience in industry leadership, scholarly research, product development, public policy, and the communication of technology and science to general audiences. This study will provide an analysis of engineering impacts on U.S. technical, scientific, and economic achievements; increase the visibility of engineering among diverse audiences; and illuminate the role of NSF on the engineering research enterprise, the economic strength of the U.S., and the well-being of its people. A major goal of this project will be dissemination to illustrate how engineering impacts our lives and the role of engineering and engineers in society and the economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.