Technology is changing how we look at the world. All areas have been affected- science, liberal arts, humanities, the health professions, communications, business and the fine arts have all experienced significant technology induced change. These changes are blurring and erasing traditional disciplinary boundaries and creating new interdisciplinary areas of studies. Research in these emerging areas will require interdisciplinary teams that bring very different skill sets to the same problem. However, interdisciplinary research is filled with difficulties, especially in its early stages. Finding the right collaborators and the right external support structure is often much harder when one moves outside of the traditional disciplinary boundaries.
The School of Emerging Technologies calls for proposals by Towson University faculty for seed funding for interdisciplinary research projects for Spring and Summer 2013. Faculty can request funds for equipment, support for graduate students, and faculty summer time. Submissions are due on or before October 1, 2012.
For details, visit the School of Emerging Technologies Web site at {http://www.towson.edu/SET/seed.asp}
Contact Information:
Mike O?Leary
School of Emerging Technologies
{moleary@towson.edu}
{http://www.towson.edu/SET}
