Table 137. Federal obligations for applied research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 1996–2006

(Dollars in millions)

Field 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
All fields 13,795.7 14,423.4 15,309.3 16,083.9 18,900.8 22,755.6 24,338.4 26,320.4 27,237.1 26,597.9 26,951.1
Computer sciences and mathematics 932.0 1,010.5 1,131.4 1,245.7 1,407.3 1,652.8 1,632.0 1,552.2 1,710.3 1,754.9 1,606.7
Computer sciences 743.1 875.1 979.6 1,077.8 1,196.6 1,437.2 1,406.3 1,322.3 1,432.7 1,499.0 1,316.9
Mathematics 91.8 63.4 83.3 91.3 124.3 108.0 76.4 93.2 138.7 144.1 150.5
Other computer sciences and mathematics 97.1 71.9 68.4 76.6 86.5 107.6 149.3 136.7 138.9 111.9 139.3
Engineering 4,068.9 4,107.3 4,301.0 4,623.7 4,582.2 6,285.5 6,410.0 6,492.0 6,594.7 6,252.5 6,314.2
Aeronautical engineering 987.6 1,083.7 1,311.2 1,278.0 1,141.1 2,060.3 1,827.0 1,476.5 1,336.6 958.6 986.5
Astronautical engineering 454.7 526.5 563.2 554.4 426.3 718.9 692.6 643.0 597.8 421.2 418.6
Chemical engineering 155.4 166.9 137.9 148.0 143.9 138.9 139.2 256.4 250.2 217.0 227.0
Civil engineering 247.3 230.2 208.3 259.7 179.5 240.5 256.1 288.5 274.7 217.1 285.2
Electrical engineering 468.3 449.3 425.4 513.1 567.7 642.8 595.6 723.7 691.3 820.9 830.3
Mechanical engineering 180.8 149.7 142.9 140.8 195.9 190.4 176.7 202.2 212.3 247.0 227.7
Metallurgy and materials engineering 487.2 398.1 310.9 306.9 400.3 489.7 492.8 502.7 445.2 518.2 438.6
Other engineering 1,087.6 1,102.8 1,201.3 1,422.9 1,527.4 1,803.9 2,229.9 2,399.1 2,786.6 2,852.5 2,900.2
Environmental sciences 1,465.7 1,502.2 1,533.2 1,479.5 1,490.3 1,588.6 1,585.0 1,841.4 1,718.7 1,536.5 1,581.1
Atmospheric sciences 414.6 484.8 519.2 505.5 387.3 516.4 479.4 591.3 532.9 441.5 500.7
Geological sciences 394.3 303.5 212.1 248.1 209.6 273.2 248.9 263.1 222.5 203.2 209.3
Oceanography 265.2 294.2 273.8 272.7 308.1 278.7 357.6 403.9 356.5 340.4 329.4
Other environmental sciences 391.7 419.7 528.1 453.3 585.3 520.4 499.1 583.0 606.9 551.4 541.8
Life sciences 5,185.3 5,457.6 5,704.2 6,225.3 7,915.7 10,221.8 11,452.7 13,007.0 13,238.5 12,880.2 12,993.3
Agricultural sciences 286.5 293.2 390.3 424.9 449.2 496.0 517.1 517.7 583.1 583.0 593.9
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) 1,922.8 1,929.2 2,053.6 2,240.7 3,888.9 4,427.7 6,118.8 8,172.0 5,869.1 5,743.6 5,991.1
Environmental biology 498.3 376.4 407.6 440.4 426.4 419.0 444.4 393.8 340.8 360.0 342.3
Medical sciences 2,232.6 2,497.6 2,603.9 2,844.7 2,540.0 3,776.6 3,066.4 3,241.2 5,421.5 5,159.4 5,137.8
Other life sciences 245.2 361.1 248.8 274.6 611.2 1,102.6 1,306.0 682.3 1,023.9 1,034.2 928.2
Physical sciences 1,060.4 1,172.8 1,268.3 976.4 1,317.3 1,273.6 1,577.4 1,567.6 1,548.6 1,755.0 1,835.6
Astronomy 20.2 20.6 25.2 39.4 86.3 109.0 148.2 175.8 155.4 106.5 105.5
Chemistry 330.4 327.9 301.5 260.3 459.8 288.1 432.9 389.3 415.0 433.5 405.7
Physics 445.7 505.9 552.0 528.1 641.0 699.5 759.6 679.6 694.0 1,045.4 1,091.0
Other physical sciences 264.2 318.4 389.6 148.5 130.3 177.0 236.6 322.9 284.1 169.6 233.4
Psychology 233.5 251.5 279.0 285.3 808.9 449.0 441.3 560.6 875.6 851.6 802.4
Biological aspects 29.3 27.6 14.3 5.8 2.5 3.2 2.8 12.7 5.0 2.0 2.3
Social aspects 73.4 83.7 84.6 56.7 41.7 54.3 47.7 46.5 46.6 42.3 36.0
Other psychological sciences 130.8 140.2 180.1 222.8 764.7 391.5 390.8 501.5 824.0 807.3 764.1
Social sciences 442.1 475.3 581.3 608.3 742.4 730.2 621.3 673.0 670.3 705.8 742.9
Anthropology 5.6 6.2 4.7 4.9 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.8 1.0
Economics 154.8 159.1 188.9 171.2 197.7 191.5 182.1 186.2 156.7 164.6 156.3
Political science 10.9 9.2 15.6 15.4 17.5 13.6 12.7 12.5 12.0 22.2 33.6
Sociology 27.9 17.7 77.4 74.7 78.8 77.6 76.6 76.0 71.5 52.2 124.9
Other social sciences 242.8 283.2 294.8 342.1 446.5 446.0 348.7 396.5 428.0 463.9 427.1
Other sciences nec 407.9 446.3 510.9 639.6 636.6 554.1 618.8 626.6 880.5 861.4 1,074.9