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Students Becoming Scientists in the World: Integrating Research and
Education for Sustainable Development
Dr. James P. CollinsDirectorate for the Biological Sciences
National Science Foundation
UNU/UNESCO International Conference: Globalization 2006
24 August 2006
Outline
• What is 21st Century Science?
• How do we foster 21st Century Science within NSF? Research Education
21st Century Science
• Multidisciplinary
• Multidimensional
• Information-driven
• Education-oriented
• Internationally engaged
“Domestic and international collaborations are expanding in response to the complexities of new scientific fields, the growing scale and scope of scientific initiatives, new capabilities provided by advances in information and communications technologies, professional ties established during study or work abroad, and explicit government policies and incentives.”
Source: National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators-2004
21st Century Science
“… the 21st century is going to see a cohesion of the sciences and disappearance of their borders.”
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Integrating research and education projects, programs, and networks to create constellations of scholars
…stimulating innovation.
Solving the innovator’s dilemma
Competency Innovations
Biological Sciences
Computer Science and Engineering
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Geological Sciences
International S&E
Education andHuman Resources
Sustainability science
Complex systems
Informatics
Genomics/proteomics
Capacity building
Integrating formal and practical knowledge
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BasicResearch
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• Service to Society• Broadening
Access
• Education
• Physical Operations & Infrastructure
• Research & Scholarship
• Policy, Planning, & Administration
• Development & Training
• Assessment & Reporting
• Networking & Partnerships
• Strategies for Change
• Community Embeddedness
• Knowledge Sharing & Product Development
•Solution Options
From understanding to application…
…from disciplines to transformative research & education.
Disciplinary
Multi-disciplinary
Interdisciplinary
Transdisciplinary
Foster transformative research & education
How do we foster these ideas and values within NSF?
Distinctive Features of NSF
• Emphasis on integrating research and education
• Close interaction with universities
• Rotator system: about 200 Program directors are on loan from universities, labs or industry
• Reviews are advisory; 400 Ph.D. Program Directors make funding decisions
How do we foster 21st Century Science within NSF?
One of NSF’s long term investment priorities is to foster research that focuses on living sustainability on the Earth.
We are committed to supporting the development of a globally-engaged scientific and technological workforce that will be prepared to succeed in a global knowledge economy.
We do this by using complementary approaches to integrate research within education programs and education within research programs.
Research Education
Developing Country Collaborations in Plant Genome Research:
Building a Global Network of Scientific Excellence
• The long-term goal is a greater and sustained engagement of US scientists with developing countries
• Two way interactions (equal partnership) required
• 15 projects supported in 10 countries since FY 2004 (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, India, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka)
• Research focus is on issues of local interest such as biotic and abiotic stress, and on local crops such as oil seed Brassica, rice, and chick peas.
Ecology of Infectious Diseases
NSF-NIH program supporting the development of predictive models and discovery of principles for relationships between anthropogenic environmental change and transmission of infectious agents.
Supporting the development of collaborative relationships between U.S. institutions and international organizations:
Partnerships for International Research and Education
Conclusion• Advancing knowledge in the 21st century will require more
flexible models that incorporate interdisciplinarity, dynamic global networks of people, and information technology that enables intellectual mobility.
• New paradigms in science and technology education are needed that not only impart the necessary skills and knowledge base to succeed, but also an appreciation for the international and interdisciplinary context within which science and technology operate.
• A key strategy used by National Science Foundation to further these goals is to promote the integration of research and education in funded projects, many of which support research on questions of broad international concern.