Office of Research Symposium Series - Lei Bao, PhD
Position your research to meet emerging funding priorities
Research and the Global University: 
Establishing a Productive Global CollaborationInvestigators who are prepared to work globally will be the most competitive in this new environment. What are the challenges to building a global network? What works well? How does one identify projects that have international potential?
Today’s greatest challenges are global problems that need global solutions, developed by global teams. International collaborations in research in science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM) have been identified as a priority for the U.S. by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). International research collaborations have also become an important international development tool for the U.S. Department of State. Scientific agencies in the U.S., in the European Union, in China, as well as in many other countries are beginning to set aside substantial pools of R&D funds to stimulate and support international collaborations.
Dr. Lei Bao, associate professor in the Ohio State Department of Physics has conducted a productive international collaboration in STEM education and will describe his strategy and his current international research program at this year’s first lecture in the Office of Research Symposium Series.
Dr. Bao has established a highly productive global network of physics faculty involved in both physics and science education. His work has resulted in a recently published joint article in
Science comparing K-12 science education in China and the US. His research has also won a research challenge grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Location:
The Blackwell Inn, Ballroom B
Date: Tuesday, 11/17/2009
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
For more information, please contact: greene.799@osu.edu
