Federal Funds For Research And Development: Fiscal Years 2009-11 - National Service Foundation Page 309

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Medical sciences: dentistry, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology,
ophthalmology, otolaryngology, pathology, pediatrics, pharmacology, pharmacy,
preventive medicine, psychiatry, radiology, surgery, veterinary medicine, other medical
sciences nec
Life sciences nec
c. Mathematics and computer sciences employs logical reasoning with the aid of symbols
and is concerned with the development of methods of operation using such symbols or
with the application of such methods to automated information systems. It comprises the
detailed fields of mathematics and computer sciences. Examples of disciplines in these
detailed fields are as follows:
Mathematics: algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, foundations and logic, geometry,
numerical analysis, statistics, topology
Computer sciences: computer and information sciences (general); design, development,
and application of computer capabilities to data storage and manipulation; information
sciences and systems; programming languages; systems analysis
Mathematics and computer sciences nec
d. Physical sciences is concerned with understanding of the material universe and its
phenomena. It comprises the detailed fields of astronomy, chemistry, physics, and
physical sciences nec. Examples of disciplines in these detailed fields are as follows:
Astronomy: laboratory astrophysics; optical astronomy; radio astronomy; theoretical
astrophysics; x-ray, gamma-ray, and neutrino astronomy
Chemistry: inorganic, organic, organometallic, and physical chemistry
Physics: acoustics, atomic and molecular physics, condensed-matter physics, elementary
particle physics, nuclear structure, optics, plasma physics
Physical sciences nec
e. Psychology deals with behavior, mental processes, and individual and group
characteristics and abilities. Psychology in this survey is divided into three categories:
biological aspects, social aspects, and psychological sciences nec. Examples of the
disciplines in these categories are as follows:
Biological aspects: animal behavior, clinical psychology, comparative psychology,
ethology, experimental psychology
Social aspects: development and personality; educational, personnel, and vocational
psychology and testing; industrial and engineering psychology; social psychology
Psychological sciences nec
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