'expanding the understanding of' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to convey the idea that you are learning more about a particular subject. For example, "By investigating different perspectives, I have been able to expand my understanding of history."
The institute is devoted to expanding the understanding of Western history and culture as they developed from Middle Eastern foundations.
He raised concerns that the lowered threshold for lethal action risked expanding the understanding of what constitutes a war zone, leading to a persistent state of low-level armed violence.
"He was a pioneer in the field of condensed-matter physics, expanding the understanding of the physical and chemical properties of materials," Frank Press, a successor to Dr. Seitz as president of the National Academy of Sciences, said Tuesday.
Consequently, this study on a new HCDI system with Na2FeP2O7 contributes to expanding the understanding of the kinetic properties of the HCDI system with respect to its diverse operations.
"By expanding the understanding of the deeply held beliefs and philosophical roots between cultures, we can create a more constructive dialogue on shared challenges," Nakagawa said.
Today, the idea of a "rape culture" -- first elaborated by radical feminists such as Susan Brownmiller in the mid-1970s -- has entered common parlance, expanding the understanding of "rape" beyond an instance of coercive intercourse between strangers to include the social hierarchies that enable multiple forms of sexual aggression to occur.
We are trying to expand the understanding of Breitenbach's work, which relates to Pictorialism, modernism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism.
Research on BECs has expanded the understanding of quantum physics and has led to the discovery of new physical effects.
Dr. White, 37, holds the distinguished young faculty chair at Deerfield, where she teaches advanced-placement biology and yeast genetics, the latter being a course that seeks to expand the understanding of programmed cell death.
It also literalizes the innovations of Jasper Johns's early work and points them toward proto-Minimalism, especially the early works of Donald Judd, and expands the understanding of a crucial turning point in the history of postwar American art.
Our results not only expand the understanding of HCV entry, but also present a promising target for the invention of HCV entry inhibitor.
