National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on a Blueprint for a National Prevention Infrastructure for Behavioral Hea
Mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) disorders, including mental illness and substance use disorders, affect every U.S. population group, community, and neighborhood. Existing infrastructure focuses more on responding to MEB crises, through treat...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Board on Earth Sciences and
When oil and gas production began in the 19th century in North America, standards and regulations for the drilling and plugging of wells had not yet been developed. Over time, many of these and other wells were abandoned - unplugged, or not plugged...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Committee on Analysis of Causes of Failure and Collapse of the 305
Building and operating cutting-edge, custom-designed research facilities presents unique challenges, where prior designs and experience may not be a reliable guide and unprecedented modes of failure can never be fully anticipated. In 2020, the Natio...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics, Linda Casola
The National Academies Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics and Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment convened a 3-day public workshop on July 13, 20, and 27, 2022, to explore state-of-the-art analytical tools that could ad...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Committee on a Strategy to Renew Federal Facilities
The United States real property portfolio is critical infrastructure that provides places and means for the federal government to operate and generate the products, services, security, and assurances that contribute to national prosperity and values...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Env
The U.S. Department of Energys Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) was established by Congress in 1989 to remediate waste and environmental contamination that have resulted from nuclear weapons production and related activities. It has...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Committee on Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides critical impact to the nation through standards development and cutting-edge research, with a mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measureme...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials and Manufacturing Board, Defense Materials, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure Standing Committee, Anne Frances Joh
The ability to deploy and maintain infrastructure and equipment is crucial to military operations and national security. However, the ability to make and repair equipment in a wide range of operational environments is increasingly vulnerable to disr...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on Space Weather Operations and Research Infrastructure Workshop, Phase II
Affecting technological systems at a global-scale, space weather can disrupt high-frequency radio signals, satellite-based communications, navigational satellite positioning and timing signals, spacecraft operations, and electric power delivery with...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Committee on Review of Methods for Setting Building and Equipment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issues standards regulations for energy conservation pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended, and other authorities. These standards regulations apply to certain consumer products an...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials and Manufacturing Board, Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure Standing Committee, Linda Casol
The Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure standing and planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on May 19-20, 2016, to discuss the value of collaboration between the materia...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials and Manufacturing Board, Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure Standing Committee, Anne Frances Johns
Emerging techniques in data analytics, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, offer exciting opportunities for advancing scientific discovery and innovation in materials science. Vast repositories of experimental data and sophistica...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Env
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies have conducted activities to develop atomic energy for civilian and defense purposes since the initiation of the World War II Manhattan Project in 1942. These activities took place at...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee for the Space Weather Operations and Research Infrastructure Workshop
In response to a request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - and with the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation - the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics, Committee on Evolving the Geodetic Infrastructure t
Satellite remote sensing is the primary tool for measuring global changes in the land, ocean, biosphere, and atmosphere. Over the past three decades, active remote sensing technologies have enabled increasingly precise measurements of Earth processes...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Human-Systems Integration, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Infrastructure an
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is Americas largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,243 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,063 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity, serving 9 million en...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials and Manufacturing Board, Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure Standing Committee, Linda Casol
High-entropy materials, ultra-strong molecules, and nanoelectronics have become a focus of active research because of their unique potential and applications. Global research is rapidly accelerating and unlocking major recent breakthroughs. It is im...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials and Manufacturing Board, Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure Standing Committee, Anne Frances Johns
Recent advancements in quantum-enabled systems present a variety of new opportunities and challenges. These technologies are important developments for a variety of computing, communications, and sensing applications. However, many materials and com...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Committee on Assessing the Capital Needs of the National Institute
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. Founded in the late 1870s, NIH has produced extraordinary advances in the treatment of common and ra...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Human-Systems Integration, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Infrastructure an
In January 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened the 2-day Workshop on Resourcing, Workforce Modeling, and Staffing. This workshop is one of several data-gathering sessions to support the committees iterative...Loe edasi...
