The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology held an open competition for awards to seed new interdisciplinary research directions in engineering and the physical, social, and life sciences. The competition brought many new ideas to the table and the Beckman Institute selected 11 proposals to receive support.
The competition and funding of these seed proposals is critically important to the Beckman Institute's mission of fostering interdisciplinary research. This competition continues the self-renewal and reinvention process that is critical to maintaining the vitality of the Beckman Institute. The expectation is that these selected proposals will lead to externally funded programs within a couple of years and will form the building blocks of a new research theme at the Beckman Institute.
The proposal titles are as follows: