The Ecosystem of Research, Education, and Community
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The Ecosystem of Research, Education, and Community
LYNNETTE D. MADSEN
Insights from research discoveries trigger innovation and invention, and ultimately lead to commercialization of new products. This influx of new technologies feeds the economy, and in turn also sparks interest in the community. It is this excitement and promise that attracts students to the field—our future workforce of policy makers, manufacturing experts, engineers, scientists, educators, and other leaders. Appreciation of the interdependence of these three cornerstones—research, education, and society—is essential in creating our best future. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-020-05909-8 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International 2020
I. LYNNETTE D. MADSEN is with the National Science Foundation (NSF), Alexandria, VA and also with Svedberg Science, Inc., Charlottesville, VA. Contact e-mail: [email protected] Lynnette D. Madsen has worked at the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a Program Director since 2000. She has responsibility for the Ceramics Program and now also leads Cross-Cutting Activities in Materials Research. She has completed several details forwarding NSF’s international efforts with Africa, increasing the advancement of women in academia, and strategic human capital analysis and planning within NSF itself. She led new cooperative activities with European researchers; was part of the driving force in program development and initiatives in nanotechnology, commercialization, manufacturing, sustainability, education, and diversity; and has an active research program. From 1999 to 2002, she was visiting/adjunct faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. Before NSF, she was promoted to Docent (Associate Professor) at Linko¨ping University, and previously she was a post-doctoral associate with Linko¨ping University and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Earlier, she spent a decade working at Nortel Networks. Her qualifications include a B.A.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) and a B.A. (Psychology) from the University of Waterloo, an M.Eng. (Electronics) from Carleton University, and a Ph.D. (Materials Science) from McMaster University. She has published more than 100 articles; been awarded three patents; and delivered more than 100 invited talks. She has previously received recognitions from NSF, several professional societies/organizations (Acta Materialia, AAAS, ABET, ACerS, AVS, MRS, IEEE, SHPE, and TMS), and two alma maters. She serves as an Advisory Board member for the Rosalind Franklin Society and previously served on ACerS’ Board of Directors. Manuscript submitted March 31, 2020. Article published online July 20, 2020 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A
INTRODUCTION
HEREIN, the ecosystem of research, education, and community are described—both the interplay between them and their interdependence. I use university professors as the central actors throughout, and certainly they are key to research in academia, but it is my hope that others will identify with several aspects. I begin with the premis
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