1. The National Academy of Sciences
is the U.S. adhering member of
international scientific unions in
many disciplines. Each U.S. National
Committee represents the United
States in its respective discipline
and union.
CONTACT THE BOARD ON INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS (BISO)
Web: www.nas.edu/biso | Tel: 202-334-2807 | E-mail: biso@nas.edu
THE NAS & BISO CONNECT YOU TO GLOBAL SCIENCE
Understanding the U.S. Role in the International Scientific Unions
U.S. National
Committees at the
National Academy
of Sciences
Define
Standards &
Nomenclature
Encourage
Diplomacy
Facilitate
Capacity Building
with Developing
Countries
Confer
International
Awards
Support
Research
Foster
Early Career
Scientists
International
Scientific Unions
HERE’S HOW
YOU CAN GET
INVOLVED:
EARLY CAREER
SCIENTISTS
• Travel Awards
• Workshops & Symposia
• Young Observer Programs
• Student Paper Competitions
• Summer Schools
• Mentoring
MID/SENIOR CAREER
SCIENTISTS
• Travel Awards
• Workshops Symposia
• U.S. National Committee
Membership
• Union Science Governance
• Mentoring
POLICYMAKERS
• Policy Advice
• Technical Advice
• Access to International
Scientific Networks
• Co-design Opportunities
ASTRONOMY
CHEMISTRY
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
GEODESY GEOPHYSICS
GEOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
MATH INSTRUCTION
FLUID SOLID MECHANICS
OPTICS
PACIFIC SCIENCE
PHYSICS
PSYCHOLOGY
QUATERNARY RESEARCH
RADIO SCIENCE
SOIL SCIENCE
SOLAR TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS
While there are international
unions in the biosciences, no
active U.S. National Committees
exist at the present time.