NSERC Code Tables

• Research Subject Codes
• Area of Application Codes
• Industry/Products and Services Codes

Research Subject Codes

Select a "primary" and a "secondary" research subject from the list of "Research Subject Codes," and insert the numbers in the spaces indicated on the form.

1000	CIVIL ENGINEERING
1001	Construction engineering and management
1002	Geotechnical engineering (including engineering geology)
1003	Transportation engineering
1004	Survey engineering and remote sensing
1005	Hydraulic engineering
1006	Hydrologic engineering
1007	Water resources and supply
1100	STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
1101	Structural loads and safety
1102	Steel: materials and structures
1103	Concrete: materials and structures
1104	Structural analysis
1105	Structural materials
1106	Offshore engineering
1107	Earthquake engineering
1200	AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
1201	Irrigation
1202	Agricultural waste management
1203	Agricultural power and machinery
1300	FOREST ENGINEERING
1301	Forest management
1302	Forest operations
1303	Wood science and engineering
1400	MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING
1401	Mining engineering
1402	Mineral processing
1403	Rock mechanics
1500	ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
1501	Water quality, pollution
1502	Waste water treatment
1503	Air and noise pollution
1504	Solid waste management (including radioactivity)
1505	Bioremediation
1600	INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
1601	Operations research and management science
1602	Management information systems
1603	Logistics
1604	Manufacturing
1605	Human factors engineering
1606	Operations management
1700	DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
1701	Engineering design
1702	Advanced manufacturing
1703	Occupational safety
1800	CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
1801	Reaction fundamentals and reactor design
1802	Biochemical engineering
1803	Thermodynamics
1804	Heat transfer
1805	Transport processes
1806	Separation processes
1807	Combustion
1808	Rheology and processing
1900	BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
1901	Biomedical technology
1902	Biomedical materials
1903	Biomechanics
2000	MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2001	Materials structure, properties and testing
2002	Materials processing/fabrication
2003	Metallurgy/metals/alloys
2004	Polymers and coatings
2005	Ceramics
2006	Biomaterials
2007	Composites
2008	Other materials
2009	Semiconductors
2010	Thin films/interfaces
2011	Optical materials
2012	Magnetic materials
2013	Superconductors
2014	Crystals
2015	Concrete
2016	Minerals
2017	Theoretical studies
2018	Synthesis
2100	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
2101	Solid mechanics
2102	Dynamics
2103	Plasticity, creep
2104	Vibrations
2105	Hydraulics
2106	Stress analysis
2107	Modelling, simulation and finite element methods
2108	Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive engineering
2109	Mechanical systems and instrumentation
2200	FLUID MECHANICS
2201	Turbulence
2202	Multi-phase systems
2203	Modelling, simulation
2300	FUEL AND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY (Economic Geology, use 4003)
2301	Petroleum-based and fossil fuels
2302	Petroleum engineering, oil and gas recovery
2303	Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.)
2400	NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
2401	Reactor design and operation
2402	Radioactive materials
2500	ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
2501	Power systems
2502	Electromagnetics, compatibility and interference
2503	Circuit theory
2504	Integrated circuits
2505	Photonic devices and networks
2506	Electronic circuits and devices
2507	Communications systems
2508	Communications networks
2509	Control systems
2510	Adaptive, learning and evolutionary systems
2511	Antennas and propagation
2512	Broadcasting
2513	Data communications
2514	Digital signal processing
2515	Electronic materials and components
2516	Energy conversion and distribution
2517	Industrial and power electronics
2518	Instrumentation and measurements
2519	Microelectronics
2520	Microwave and millimeterwave devices, circuits and technologies
2521	Mobile and personal communication
2522	Radar and navigation
2523	Semiconductor fabrication and packaging
2524	Ultrasonic / ferroelectric devices and applications
2525	Wireless communication systems
2600	ROBOTICS
2601	Robotic control and automation
2602	Flexible robots
2603	Computer vision
2604	Intelligent systems applications
2605	Pattern analysis and machine intelligence
2606	Systems, man and cybernetics
2700	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
2701	Computer hardware
2702	Computer systems organization
2703	Complexity
2704	Distributed and parallel processing
2705	Software and development
2706	Software engineering
2707	Graphics
2708	Image and video processing
2709	Other computing methods
2710	Information systems design
2711	Database management
2712	Theory of computation
2713	Algorithms
2714	Mathematics of computing
2715	Optimization
2716	Virtual reality and related simulations
2717	Modelling and simulation studies
2718	Communication and information theory
2719	Computer architecture and design
2720	Computer systems software
2721	Multimedia systems and networks
2722	VLSI systems
2800	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Computer Vision, use 2603)
2801	Natural language and speech understanding
2802	Logic programming
2803	Knowledge representation
2804	Expert systems
2805	Learning and inference theories
2900	PURE MATHEMATICS
2901	Classical analysis
2902	Complex and harmonic analysis
2903	Functional analysis and operator theory
2904	Operator algebra
2905	Non-linear and global analysis
2906	Differential geometry
2907	Lie theory
2908	Algebra
2909	Algebraic geometry
2910	Algebraic topology
2911	Set theory and general topology
2912	Logic
2913	Number theory
2914	Combinatorics
2950	APPLIED MATHEMATICS
2951	Continuum mechanics
2952	Linear and non-linear systems
2953	Wave propagation
2954	Asymptotics and applied classical analysis
2955	Numerical analysis
2956	Optimization and optimal control theory
2957	Mathematical biology and physiology
2958	Mathematical physics
2959	Mathematics of communications
2960	Mathematical modelling
3000	STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
3001	Statistical theory
3002	Time series analysis
3003	Survey methodology
3004	Applied statistics
3005	Biostatistics
3006	Probability theory
3007	Stochastic processes
3008	Applied probability
3009	Parametric inference
3010	Nonparametric inference
3011	Multivariate analysis
3100	PHYSICS
3101	Atomic and molecular studies
3102	Nuclear physics
3103	Nuclear reactions and scattering
3104	Particle physics
3105	Intermediate energy reactions
3106	Weak interactions
3107	Plasma physics
3108	Experimental methods and instrumentation
3109	Acoustics
3110	Optics (see also photon devices 2505)
3111	Lasers
3112	Photonics
3113	Biophysics
3150	THEORETICAL PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
3151	Kinetic and transport theory of fluids, physical properties of gases
3152	Theory of elementary particles and fields
3153	Classical and quantum physics
3154	Relativity and gravitation
3155	Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics
3156	Quantum and/or computational chemistry
3200	ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
3201	Planetary and solar system
3202	Stellar
3203	Galactic
3204	Extra galactic and cosmology
3205	Instrumentation
3250	SPACE SCIENCE
3251	Planetary
3252	Upper atmosphere
3253	Space plasmas
3300	CONDENSED MATTERPHYSICS
3301	Superconductivity
3302	Electronic properties of solids
3303	Surfaces, interfaces and thin films
3304	Semiconductors
3305	Magnetic properties and magnetic materials
3306	Optical properties
3307	Transport properties
3308	Superfluids
3309	Low temperature physics
3310	Statistical mechanics and phase transitions
3311	Soft condensed matter
3312	Mesoscopic physics
3400	PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
3401	Electrochemistry
3402	Surface and interfacial chemistry
3403	Spectroscopy
3404	Biophysical chemistry
3405	Catalysis, kinetics
3406	Photochemistry and photophysics
3407	Crystallography — physical chemistry
3500	ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
3501	Inorganic analytical chemistry
3502	Organic analytical chemistry
3503	Separation methods
3504	Bioanalytical chemistry
3505	Analytical spectroscopy
3600	INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
3601	Inorganic nonmetal chemistry
3602	Metal and organometallic chemistry
3603	Bio-inorganic chemistry
3604	Solid state inorganic chemistry
3605	Inorganic photochemistry
3606	Kinetics and mechanisms of reactions
3607	Catalysis
3700	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
3701	Natural products
3702	Carbohydrates
3703	Organic syntheses
3704	Synthetic methodology
3705	Bio-organic chemistry
3706	Organic photochemistry
3707	Kinetics, reactive intermediaries and mechanisms of reactions
3750	POLYMER CHEMISTRY
3751	Polymer synthesis
3752	Polymer characterization
3753	Properties of polymers
3754	Biopolymers
4000	EARTH SCIENCE (SEE ALSO Marine Geology 4604)
4001	Mineralogy, crystal chemistry and crystallography
4002	Petrology, igneous and metamorphic geology
4003	Economic geology
4004	Petroleum geology
4005	Structural geology and tectonics
4006	Stratigraphy
4007	Sedimentology
4008	Sedimentary petrology, diagenesis
4009	Surficial, quarternary
4010	Paleontology, paleobiology
4011	Paleoclimatology
4012	Environmental geology
4013	Earth-systems science
4014	Planetary geology
4015	Geomorphology
4016	Mathematical geology
4100	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
4101	Cartography and geomatics
4102	Remote sensing
4103	Geographic information systems, global positioning systems
4150	PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
4200	GEOCHEMISTRY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY
4201	Environmental geochemistry
4202	Trace element geochemistry
4203	Organic geochemistry
4204	Geochronology
4205	Stable isotopes
4206	Aqueous (low temperature) geochemistry
4300	GEOPHYSICS
4301	Structure and dynamics of the earth's interior
4302	Seismology
4303	Paleomagnetism, rock and mineral magnetism
4304	Applied geophysics
4305	Geodesy
4306	Mineral physics
4307	Environmental geophysics
4400	ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
4401	Dynamic meteorology
4402	Boundary layer
4403	Biometeorology
4404	Climatology
4405	Atmospheric chemistry (including air pollution)
4500	HYDROLOGY
4501	Hydrogeochemistry
4502	Physical hydrology
4503	Surface water
4504	Groundwater
4505	Glaciology
4600	OCEANOGRAPHY
4601	Physical oceanography
4602	Biological oceanography
4603	Chemical oceanography
4604	Marine geology
4700	EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY
4701	Animal ecology
4702	Aquatic ecology and limnology
4703	Behaviour
4704	Biogeography and landscape ecology
4705	Ecotoxicology
4706	Evolutionary theory
4707	Plant ecology
4708	Sociobiology and behavioural ecology
4709	Taxonomy, systematics and phylogenetics
4710	Terrestrial ecology
4711	Wildlife management
4712	Plant-animal interaction
4713	Chemical ecology
4714	Microbial ecology
4800	SOIL SCIENCE
4801	Soil physics
4802	Biology and microbiology
4803	Chemistry and mineralogy
4804	Fertility of soils
4900	PLANT AND TREE BIOLOGY
4901	Nutrition and metabolism, photosynthesis
4902	Stress physiology
4903	Plant growth and development
4904	Plant reproduction
4905	Silviculture
4906	Plant pathology
4907	Water and minerals in plants
4908	Crop and pasture production, breeding
4909	Plant morphology
5000	GENETICS
5001	Transmissional genetics
5002	Molecular genetics
5003	Developmental genetics
5004	Genome analysis
5005	Evolutionary genetics
5006	Cytogenetics
5007	Biochemical genetics
5008	Population genetics
5009	Genetic engineering
5100	CELL BIOLOGY
5101	Absorption and transport
5102	Inter-cellular communication
5103	Cell membranes
5104	Cell division
5105	Cell differentiation
5106	Extra-cellular matrix
5107	Cell secretion
5108	Cell movement
5109	Intra-cellular targeting
5110	Cytoskeleton
5111	Signal transduction
5112	Electrophysiology
5113	Chromosomes
5200	MICROBIOLOGY
5201	Bacteriology
5202	Virology
5203	Protozoology
5204	Immunology
5205	Mycology
5206	Bioremediation
5300	MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
5301	Gene structure
5302	Gene expression
5303	Gene regulation
5304	Molecular evolution
5305	Protein manipulation and expression
5400	BIOCHEMISTRY
5401	Immunochemistry
5402	Nucleic acids
5403	Proteins and peptides, amino acids
5404	Enzymes
5405	Lipids
5406	Carbohydrates
5407	Receptors
5408	Metabolism
5500	ANIMAL BIOLOGY
5501	Neurophysiology
5502	Kinesiology
5503	Endocrinology
5504	Animal physiology and metabolism
5505	Animal reproduction
5506	Animal circulation
5507	Animal respiration
5508	Parasitology
5509	Animal morphology
5510	Animal production and breeding
5511	Animal nutrition and husbandry
5512	Veterinary sciences
6100	FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
6101	Food chemistry and analysis
6102	Food microbiology
6103	Food processing, packaging, preservation and storage
6300	PSYCHOLOGY
6301	Sensory systems and perception
6302	Sensory systems – visual
6303	Sensory systems – auditory
6304	Cognitive science – fundamental
6305	Cognitive science – development
6306	Cognitive science – language
6307	Cognitive science – other
6308	Behavioural neuroscience
6309	Behavioural neuroscience – learning
6310	Behavioural neuroscience – reward, motivation
6311	Motor systems and performance
6400	LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH RELATED TO HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
6401	Pathology
6402	Etiology
6403	Toxicology
6404	Pharmacology
6405	Ontogeny
6406	Epidemiology
6407	Nutrition
7000	OTHER STUDIES IN NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
7001	Management science and technology
7002	Science policy studies
7003	Renewable and non-renewable resources management
8000	SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
9000	MEDICAL SCIENCES

Area of Application Codes

Select a "primary" and a "secondary" area from the codes listed below, and insert the numbers in the spaces indicated on the form.

100	AGRICULTURE AND PRIMARY FOOD PRODUCTION
101	Animal production and animal primary products
102	Animal management (animal diseases, breeding)
103	Plant production and plant primary products
104	Crop management (pest, disease control and breeding)
105	Farming: soil and water resources
106	Aquaculture
200	NATURAL RESOURCES (Economic Aspects)
201	Forestry (silviculture, forest management)
202	Mineral resources (prospecting, exploration, mining, extraction, processing)
203	Commercial fisheries
204	Oceans and inland waters
300	ENERGY RESOURCES (Including Production, Exploration, Processing, Distribution and Use)
301	Oil, gas and coal
302	Nuclear energy
303	Alternative energy resources
304	Electrical energy
305	Energy storage and conversion
306	Energy efficiency
400	ENVIRONMENT
401	Climate and atmosphere
402	Oceans, seas and estuaries
403	Inland waters
404	Land, solid earth, seabeds and ocean floors
405	Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes
406	Pollutants and toxic agents (Waste, use 902)
407	Conservation and preservation
408	Wildlife management
409	Environmental impact of economic activities (including agriculture)
500	MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS
501	Processed food products and beverages
502	Fibres and textiles
503	Wood, wood products and paper
504	Human pharmaceuticals
505	Veterinary pharmaceuticals
506	Agricultural chemicals (fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides)
507	Industrial chemicals (solvents, resins)
508	Polymers, rubber and plastics
509	Primary metal products (ferrous and non-ferrous)
510	Fabricated metal products
511	Ceramic, glass and industrial mineral products
512	Transport equipment
513	Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware)
514	Communications equipment
515	Instrumentation technology
516	Mechanical machinery, heavy equipment (including farm, forestry, and construction equipment)
517	Consumer goods
518	Medical equipment and apparatus
519	Other manufactured products and processes
520	Production and operations management
600	CONSTRUCTION, URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING
601	Structural engineering
602	Materials performance
603	Construction methods
604	Surveying and photogrammetry
605	Land development
700	TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
701	Ground (road and rail)
702	Water
703	Aerospace
800	INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES
801	Computer software
802	Information systems and technology
803	Computer communications
804	Communication systems and services (planning, organization, services)
805	Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.)
900	COMMERCIAL SERVICES
901	Sanitary engineering
902	Waste, waste management and recycling
1000	NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT
1001	Construction, transportation and communications
1002	Environment
1100	HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES
1101	Human health (including medically-related psychological research)
1102	Biomedical engineering
1103	Learning and education
1104	Social development and community services
1200	ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE
1201	Life sciences (including biotechnology)
1202	Physical sciences
1203	Earth sciences
1204	Space and astronomy
1205	Mathematical sciences
1206	Engineering
1207	Information, computer and communication technologies
1208	Materials sciences
1209	Agriculture
1210	Psychology
1211	Medical and health sciences
1212	Social sciences

Industry/Products and Services Codes

To help NSERC assess how much various industrial sectors are participating in university-industry programs, each private-sector organization is requested to choose the most appropriate code from the following list. If the collaborating company has diversified activities, choose the code for the main line of business for the operating division supporting this proposal.

1000	FARMING AND AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES
1001	Animals and animal products
1002	Plant and plant products
1003	Aquaculture
1100	FISHING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES
1200	FORESTRY INDUSTRIES
1201	Forestry products
1202	Pulp and paper
1203	Other wood products
1300	PRINTING AND PUBLISHING
1400	MINING AND QUARRYING INDUSTRIES
1402	Aggregates
1403	Metal and coal mines
1500	PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES
1600	NUCLEAR INDUSTRY AND PRODUCTS
1700	FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES
1701	Food processing and packaging
1702	Beverages
1703	Animal feed
2000	ADVANCED MATERIALS MANUFACTURING
2100	POLYMERIC MANUFACTURING
2101	Rubber
2102	Plastics
2200	TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND PRODUCTS
2400	PRIMARY METALS INDUSTRY
2401	Iron and steel
2402	Non-ferrous metals
2500	FABRICATED METALS INDUSTRY AND PRODUCTS
2501	Heat exchangers
2502	Structural metals
2503	Stamped and pressed products
2600	MACHINERY (NON-ELECTRICAL)
2601	Farm machinery and equipment
2602	Engines, generators, turbines and reactors
2603	Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment
2604	Hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
2605	Construction, forestry and mining machinery
2606	Mechanical power transmission equipment
2700	TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY
2701	Motor vehicles and parts
2702	Aerospace
2703	Shipbuilding and submersibles
2704	Train locomotives and cars
2800	ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
2801	Communications equipment
2802	Electrical industrial equipment
2803	Electronic parts and components
2804	Appliances and consumer electronics
2900	COMPUTING INDUSTRIES
2901	Computer hardware
2902	Software and related services
3000	NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS
3001	Cement and concrete
3002	Glass
3003	Abrasives
3004	Asphalt
3100	PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
3101	Inorganic chemicals
3102	Organic chemicals and products
3103	Petroleum products
3104	Biotechnology
3300	PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS
3400	SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT
3401	Laboratory equipment
3402	Medical equipment
3500	OPTICAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
3600	CONSUMER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY (NON-ELECTRONIC)
4000	BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL CONTRACTING
4100	INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION
4101	Bridges and roads
4102	Waterworks, sewage and pipelines
4103	Power plants
4300	TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
4500	COMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING SERVICES
4600	UTILITIES
4601	Electricity
4602	Gas supply
4603	Water supply
4700	WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
5000	BUSINESS SERVICES
5500	CONSULTING SERVICES
5700	ENGINEERING, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
6000	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
6001	Federal government departments and agencies
6002	Provincial, territorial, and local governments
6003	International and extraterritorial governments
7000	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
8000	HEALTH SERVICES
9000	BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, AND LABOUR ORGANIZATIONS
9999	ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES