This presentation describes a new and unique open access book, downloadable free of charge from the MIT Press, that provides a comprehensive examination of key practical topics to help faculty and researchers, students, post-docs, research administrators, funding organization program officers, and others understand the complexities of the academic research enterprise. It is relevant to all disciplines and scholars at all sizes and types of institutions, especially those underrepresented or underresourced. Topics covered range from why and where research and creative activity are performed to public perception and use of research, research methods, grant proposals and merit review, bias, ethical conduct and research integrity, research compliance, ownership of research outcomes, and collaborative partnerships. The book places these and other topics in the context of the reader’s personal circumstances and ambitions, highlighting the roles of those who perform research as well as those who facilitate, support, and use it.
Speaker: Kelvin Droegemeier, Professor of Atmospheric Science and Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Science and Policy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Kelvin K. Droegemeier is Professor of Atmospheric Science and Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Science and Policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From 2019 to 2021, he served as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Science Advisor to the President.