I have a graduate degree in Systems Science and a passion for the kind of problem solving that can come
out of interdisciplinary research, and I've come to see this as a natural pathway into RD work.
Not exact matches
U.S. graduate students in the agricultural sciences are more likely than those in other fields to carry
out interdisciplinary research, according to a first - ever analysis
of the issue by the National Science Foundation.
«We are looking to carve
out a special niche amongst universities in Ontario,» says William Smith, dean
of the faculty
of science, «From the get - go we have been about combining advanced teaching technologies with an innovative
interdisciplinary approach to both education and high - quality
research.»
On the other hand, you can't reject all
interdisciplinary research out of hand.
«Given how much
of the matter
out of which we formed may have come from other galaxies, we could consider ourselves space travelers or extragalactic immigrants,» said Daniel Anglés - Alcázar, a postdoctoral fellow in Northwestern's astrophysics center, CIERA (Center for
Interdisciplinary Exploration and
Research in Astrophysics), who led the study.
This
research was carried
out in collaboration with the Sanger Institute and was supported by UC - Care, the
interdisciplinary research center funded by the University
of Copenhagen to combat antibiotic resistance.
Current
research is carried
out in physics, chemistry, and biology, with an emphasis on
interdisciplinary work and the development
of new experimental tools.
«The topics at the seminars frequently cover our areas
of intellectual interest, it fosters
interdisciplinary research at the international level, and it reaches
out to K - 12 schools.
Research is carried
out in an
interdisciplinary manner within the field
of chemistry.
* ERC Synergy grants support scientific projects carried
out by different
interdisciplinary groups
of researchers tackling issues at the forefront
of knowledge, new areas
of research, and novel methods and techniques.
Dr. Tony Wagner, Innovation Education fellow at Harvard University and author
of the new book, Creating Innovators (due
out April 17), explains, «I do agree that the IB is a significantly better framework for intellectual rigor than the advanced placement (AP) curriculum for several reasons: the requirement that all students complete a 4500 word
research paper, the service learning requirement, and the
interdisciplinary theory
of knowledge requirement, all
of which take learning beyond the confines
of the conventional curriculum.»
This and a subsequent review4 that focused specifically on adolescents, were carried
out as part
of the MDRC Next Generation project, an
interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers from several organizations who reviewed the
research on the impact
of the welfare legislation on children.