The National Science Board extends its appreciation to the staff of the National Center of Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation and to the many others, too numerous to list individually, who contributed to the preparation and review of this report. This report was produced under the leadership of Amy Burke, Program Director, Science and Engineering Indicators Program, NCSES; Vipin Arora, Deputy Director, NCSES; and Emilda B. Rivers, Director, NCSES.

The report benefited from extensive contributions from NCSES staff and contractors. All persons acknowledged are from NCSES, unless otherwise specified. The content was developed by Amy Burke, Abigail Okrent, Katherine Hale (ProSouce 360), and Nancy Gough (BETAH Associates). Mark Boroush, Ledia Guci, Carol Robbins, Josh Trapani, Karen White, Susan Rotermund (RTI International), and Brian Southwell (RTI International) provided subject matter expertise. Jock Black, Wan-Ying Chang, Darius Singpurwalla, and Matthew Williams provided advice on statistical issues. May Aydin, Catherine Corlies, Rajinder Raut, and Ashley Vo coordinated the report’s publication process and managed the development of its digital platform. Christine Hamel and Tanya Gore conducted editorial and composition review.

SRI International, Center for Innovation Strategy and Policy, assisted with report preparation. Jessica Avery, Kelsey Cooper, Steve Deitz, and James Sullivan, all from SRI International, provided an especially large contribution to the report. Michelle Goryn, SRI International, provided editorial assistance. Sylvia Garvey (ProSource 360) and Angela Haskell (Windsor Group) provided administrative support. Staff at Penobscot Bay Media, LLC (PenBay Media), created the report website. The following agencies reviewed this report:

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Department of Education

Department of Homeland Security

Environmental Protection Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Institutes of Health

National Science Foundation

Office of Management and Budget

Office of Science and Technology Policy

The National Science Board is especially grateful to the Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy for overseeing preparation of the volume and to the National Science Board Office, under the direction of John Veysey, which provided vital coordination throughout the project. Nadine Lymn led the outreach and dissemination efforts. Reba Bandyopadhyay and Portia Flowers served as Board Office Liaisons to the committee. Carol Robbins, May Aydin, and Anne Emig were the Executive Secretaries. The National Science Board also thanks former Board member Geraldine Richmond for her thoughtful review of several Indicators 2022 reports.

The cover for Science and Engineering 2022: The State of U.S. Science and Engineering shows molecules leaving the solvation shell and integrating into the crystal surface. Using computer-based simulations to analyze how atoms and molecules move in a solution, researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago identified a general mechanism governing crystal growth that scientists can manipulate when developing new materials. In this illustration, local fluctuations allow molecules to leave the solvation shell and integrate into the crystal surface (This research was supported by National Science Foundation grant CBET 1706921.)

Credit: Meenesh R. Singh\Department of Chemical Engineering\University of Illinois at Chicago

National Science Board, National Science Foundation. 2022. Science and Engineering Indicators 2022: The State of U.S. Science and Engineering. NSB-2022-1. Alexandria, VA. Available at https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20221