National Science Foundation

Summary

National Science Foundation is an independent agency of the United States government^[1]. It draws 3,361 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #12 of 59).^[2]

Key Facts

• National Science Foundation is in the country of United States^[3].
• National Science Foundation's instance of is recorded as independent agency of the United States government^[4].
• National Science Foundation's instance of is recorded as research institute^[5].
• National Science Foundation's instance of is recorded as funding body^[6].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as High Energy Physics Advisory Panel^[7].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as American Institute of Mathematics^[8].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation^[9].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute^[10].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of Budget, Finance and Award Management^[11].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences^[12].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering^[13].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources^[14].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering^[15].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Directorate for Geosciences^[16].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences^[17].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Science Board^[18].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation Office of the Director^[19].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation Office of Information and Resource Management^[20].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences^[21].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis^[22].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers^[23].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship^[24].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Research Experiences for Undergraduates^[25].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation Office of Legislative and Public Affairs^[26].
• National Science Foundation's child organization or unit is recorded as Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems^[27].

Body

Founding

May 10, 1950 marks the founding of National Science Foundation^[28].

Identity

National Science Foundation's official name is recorded as it^[29]. Its short name is recorded as NSF^[30].

Leadership

National Science Foundation's director / manager is recorded as Kelvin Droegemeier^[31].

Operations

Subsidiaries include High Energy Physics Advisory Panel^[7], an advisory board^[32]; American Institute of Mathematics^[8], an institute^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1994^[35]; Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation^[9], a research institute^[36], in United States^[37]; Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute^[10], an organization^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2002^[40], headquartered in Research Triangle Park^[41]; Office of Budget, Finance and Award Management^[11], a government agency^[42], in United States^[43]; and National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences^[12], a government agency^[44], in United States^[45].

Why It Matters

National Science Foundation draws 3,361 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #12 of 59).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]