The great technological breakthroughs, the science that has changed society, all have their roots in fundamental science pursued for its own sake.
The semantic umbrella term nanotechnology covers every branch of science pursuing controlled manipulation of matter at the nanoscale, at which point a discrete set of atoms constitute a functional object.
While science pursues new areas of inquiry, decision making requires timely answers to questions about risks and hazards to public health in order to mitigate future or current potential harm.
The three largest areas of occupation (pooling some categories) reported by the alumni were being a postsecondary student in science (pursuing an MA, PhD, or other professional degree: 30%), medical school student (pursuing an MD or MD/PhD: 22%), and employment in science (19%).
For over 50 years, including some form of Space education in school curriculum has become an established approach for inspiring young minds to study the sciences and pursue science-based careers.
For those who had curiosity and deep interest in learning more about science, they pursued science research, while those who were more interested in social interactions and having a positive effect on the lives of humans pursued medicine.
The intended contrast here is with traditional ecology which, like any other conventional science, pursues abstraction and generalization.
I hope my experience with international science relations will provide inspiration to others interested in science to pursue similar activities.
The ERC would be quite different, placing its emphasis on competition between researchers and leaving scientists themselves to decide which areas of science to pursue.
"[Steven Clarke] really got me to enjoy science and pursue it as a graduate student later on," he says.
