The NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and
Colleges currently collects data for the following fields of science and engineering:
Includes Aereospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering, Aerodynamics,
and Space Technology.
Chemical Engineering:
Includes Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum Refining
Process, Polymer/Plastics Engineering, and Wood Science.
Civil Engineering:
Includes Civil Engineering, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Environmental
Engineering, Environmental Health Engineering, as well as Geotechnical,
Hydraulic, Sanitary, Environmental, Structural, and Transportation Engineering.
Electrical Engineering:
Includes Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering as well
as Computer Engineering and Power Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering
Includes Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Includes Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials Engineering,
and Materials Science. Also includes Ceramic Sciences and Engineering, Geological
Engineering, Geophysical Engineering, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Textile
Sciences and Engineering, and Welding.
Other Engineering
Includes General Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Bioengineering
and Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Engineering Science and
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering. Also includes Naval Architecture and
Marine Engineering, Marine and Ocean Engineering Systems, Nuclear Engineering,
Ocean Engineering, Systems Engineering, Systems Science and Theory, Engineering
Design, Engineering/Industrial Management, and all other Engineering fields.
Includes Astronomy, Astrophysics, Gamma-ray, Neutrino, Optical and Radio,
and X-ray.
Chemistry
Includes Chemistry, also Analytical, Inorganic, Organic, Organo-metallic,
Pharmaceutical, and Physical Chemistry, as well as Polymer Sciences. (Does
not include Biochemistry.)
Physics
Includes Physics as well as Acoustics, Atomic/Molecular, Chemical, Condensed
Matter, Elementary Particles, Nuclear Structure, Optics, Plasma, and Theoretical/Mathematical
Physics.
Other
Includes General Physical Sciences, Miscellaneous Physical Sciences, and
Other Physical Sciences. (Used for multidisciplinary projects within physical
sciences and for disciplines not requested separately.)
Includes Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Aeronomy, Extraterrestrial
Atmospheres, Solar, and Water Modification.
Earth Sciences
Includes Earth and Planetary Sciences, Geological and Related Sciences,
Surveying, and Cartography. Also includes Engineering Geophysics, General
Geology, Geodesy and Gravity, Geomagnetism, Hydrology, Inorganic, Isotopic,
Lab Geophysics, Organic Geochemistry, Paleomagnetism, Paleontology, Physical
Geography, and Seismology.
Oceanography Sciences
Includes Oceanography, Marine/Aquatic Biology, Biological, Chemical, Geological
and Physical.
Other
Used for multidisciplinary projects within Earth, Atmospheric, and Ocean
Sciences.
Includes General Computer and Information Sciences, Management Information
Systems, Design, Development, and Application of Computer Capabilities to
Data Storage and Manipulation, and Information Science.
Includes Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Production, Renewable Natural
Resources, Aquaculture, Plant Sciences, Landscape Architecture, International
Agriculture, and Soil Science. Also includes Agricultural Chemistry, Agronomy,
Animal Science, Conservation, Fish and Wildlife, Forestry, and Horticulture.
Biological
Includes General Biology, Biological/Life Sciences, Biophysics, Zoology,
Microbiology/Bacteriology, Botany, Anatomy, Parasitology, Biometrics, Biochemistry,
Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Epidemiology, Toxicology, Biostatistics,
Entomology, Plant and Animal Genetics, Human and Animal Pathology, Human
and Animal Physiology, Human and Animal Pharmacology, Medical Anatomy, Medical
Biochemistry, Medical Microbiology, Medical Toxicology, Medical Pathology,
Medical Immunology, Medical Physiology. Also Foods and Nutrition Sciences,
Nutritional Sciences, Allergies and Immunology, Biogeography, Biotechnology,
Pathology, Physical Anthropology, Virology, and Miscellaneous Biological
Specializations.
Medical
Includes Neurosciences, General Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy, Veterinary
Medicine, Radiation Biology/Radiobiology, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry,
Dentistry, Nursing Psychiatry/Mental Health, Public Health, and Other Medical
Basic Sciences.
Specialty disciplines include Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Colon and Rectal
Surgery, Dental/Oral Surgery, Dermatology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology,
General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Hematology, Internal Medicine, Neonatal-Perinatal
Medicine, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Radiology,
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics/Orthopedic
Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Physical and Rehabiliative
Medicine, Plastic Surgery, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, Thoracic Surgery,
Urology, and Other Medical Programs. Residency programs are excluded from
the survey.
Other
Includes Gerontology, Health and Medical Laboratory Technologies, Physical
Therapy, Communications Disorders Sciences and Services, Nursing Technologies,
Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services, Health and Medical Administrative Services,
Occupational Therapy, and Other Health Professions and Related Services.
Also used for multidisciplinary projects within life sciences.
Includes General Psychology, Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, Art
Therapy, Animal Behavior, Education Psychology, Experimental Psychology,
Human Development and Personality, and Social Psychology.
Includes Economics, Agricultural Economics, Business/Managerial Economics,
Applied, Development, Econometrics, Industrial, International, Labor, Public
Finance and Fiscal Policy, Quantitative, and Resource Economics.
Political Science
Includes Political Science and Government, Public Administration, Public
Policy Analysis, International Relations and Affairs, Comparative Government,
Legal Systems, Political Theory, and Regional Studies.
Sociology
Includes Sociology, Demography, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Comparative
and Historic Sociology, Complex Organizations, Cultural and Social Structure,
Group Interactions, and Social Problems and Welfare Theory.
Other
Includes General Social Sciences, Archaeology, Geography, Linguistics,
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning, Area and Ethnic Studies, Criminal
Justice and Corrections, Community Services, History of Science, and Socioeconomic
Geography.
