ASK A SCIENTIST: WHAT IS CONVERGENCE?

What is the primary reason for integrating multiple fields?

• To reduce educational costs

• To address significant societal or scientific challenges

• To increase academic knowledge

• To promote individual research interests

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a challenge addressed by convergence?

• Securing cyberspace

• Providing clean water

• Developing renewable energy

• Reverse engineering the brain

What is the exciting aspect of convergence?

• Its potential to replace traditional research methods

• Its focus on individual academic growth

• Its ability to reduce research costs

• Its promise for accelerating progress on important questions

What is the vision behind the 10 big ideas for future NSF investments?

• To increase funding for individual research projects

• To identify important problems and promote convergent approaches

• To reduce the number of research fields

• To focus solely on technological advancements

Which of the following best describes the role of NSF's 10 big ideas?

• To focus on short-term scientific goals

• To promote convergent approaches for addressing important problems

• To increase the number of research grants

• To limit research to specific fields