Fostering the Culture of Convergence in Research (eBook)

Proceedings of a Workshop

Division on Earth and Life Studies, and Medicine National Academies of Sciences Engineering (Autoren)

Amanda Arnold, Katherine Bowman (Herausgeber)

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2019
82 Seiten
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-48496-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Convergence-based research approaches are critical in solving many scientific challenges, which frequently draw on large teams of collaborators from multiple disciplines. The 2014 report Convergence: Facilitating Transdisciplinary Integration of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Beyond describes the term "e;convergence"e; as a multidisciplinary approach that melds divergent areas of expertise to form conclusions that are inaccessible otherwise. However, a convergence-based approach involves hybrid systems of people, buildings, and instruments, which pose complex structural and managerial challenges. In October 23-24, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to explore efforts to promote cultures that support convergence-based approaches to research. The 2014 report served as a foundation for this workshop, allowing participants to further explore convergence as a valuable and adaptable approach to organizing research. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.6.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-309-48496-0 / 0309484960
• ISBN-13: 978-0-309-48496-1 / 9780309484961