About the event
Knowledge Systems Decomposition and Integration in Transdisciplinary Convergence
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, 3-4 p.m. EDT
Abstract:
Knowledge systems are an integral but often invisible element of human knowledge-making and organization, especially in specialized ways of knowing that occur in scientific, professional, organizational, or community settings. Transdisciplinary convergence research frequently requires unpacking and then integrating across knowledge systems, often including multiple scientific knowledge systems as well as professional, organizational, or community knowledge systems operating among study participants or collaborators. This talk will define knowledge systems, describe their application to scientific and transdisciplinary convergence, and provide examples from different kinds of projects. Particular attention will be paid to knowledge systems applications in socio-technological settings that involve convergence across human and engineering ways of knowing.
This event is part of the U.S. National Science Foundation Growing Convergence Research (NSF GCR) Lecture series. NSF GCR supports teams that intentionally integrate knowledge, methods, and expertise across multiple scientific and engineering domains to create new research ecosystems capable of transformative breakthroughs. By fostering shared conceptual frameworks and deep collaboration, the program aims to generate solutions that cannot be achieved within the boundaries of any single discipline. By rapidly incubating intellectual integration, or convergence, across scientific disciplines, NSF seeks to open new frontiers in science and engineering.
Presenter:
Clark A. Miller
Director, Center for Energy & Society
Arizona State University
Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed by guest speaker(s) are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.