The phrase "able to study how to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capability or opportunity to learn about a specific subject or skill.
Example: "She is able to study how to improve her writing skills through various online courses."
Alternatives: "capable of learning how to" or "able to learn how to".
For example, at CMU, researchers will be able to study how to automatically discover which news articles are of interest to which users, noted machine learning department chair, Tom Mitchell.
For example, we were able to study how to generate networks with given global properties, such as small mean distance between nodes, or high clustering coefficient, and by extension examine the nature of small-world graphs.
By helping restore sight to blind children in India, Project Prakash founder Pawan Sinha, SM '92, PhD '95, is also able to study how the brain learns to see.
And, of course, nobody has been able to study how kids fare with married gay parents.
"We'll be able to study how the engine is responding throughout the race and make adjustments based on science.
They were able to study how the ice sheets changed by comparing the data with measurements made by Nasa's IceSat mission.
By mapping the way patents cite each other, network scientists have been able to study how different technologies rely on each other and how new technologies emerge.
Scientists using electrodes and existing imaging technologies have been able to study how individual neurons and small networks of neurons respond to stimuli.
With the X-ray laser pulses, scientists will be able to study how densely and how quickly bits of data can be reliably written and read.
"We'll be able to study how the engine is responding throughout the race and make adjustments based on science," Mr. Yates said.
Using this system, Kramer and UCSF's Michael P. Stryker will be able to study how ACh modulates behavior in a wholly new way.
