Overview
As a member country of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI), the U.S. has a National Committee (the United States National Committee for URSI, or USNC-URSI). This committee is appointed by the United States Foundation for Radio Science (USFRS) Board of Directors. The USFRS was established in August 2025 with the mission of supporting US engineers and scientists as they advance the state of the art in a wide range of areas relating to applied electromagnetics, from radio astronomy, to wireless communications, radio frequency devices, antennas, propagation and remote sensing, and biomedical applications.
USNC-URSI is the only U.S. organization that represents applied electromagnetics. It coordinates studies, research, applications, scientific exchange, and communication in all fields of radio science ranging from telecommunications to radio astronomy and medicine. This work of USNC-URSI is organized into ten scientific commissions:
Scientific Commissions
- A. Electromagnetic Metrology
- B. Fields and Waves
- C. Radiocommunication Systems and Signal Processing
- D. Electronics and Photonics
- E. Electromagnetic Environment and Interference
- F. Wave Propagation and Remote Sensing
- G. Ionospheric Radio Propagation
- H. Waves in Plasmas
- J. Radio Astronomy
- K. Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine
Annual National Radio Science Meeting (NRSM)
Each January, USNC-URSI organizes a National Radio Science Meeting (NRSM) held in Boulder, CO. The NRSM is one of the few conferences that fosters and promotes works in progress. Additionally, students are provided extensive support by USNC-URSI during the NRSM in the form of travel support, free registration, a mentoring luncheon event, a friendly atmosphere, etc.
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