The Pros and Cons of Interdisciplinary Research

Stephen Gilbert

Friday, 04 Apr 2014 at 5:00 pm – Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design

Stephen Gilbert, associate director of Iowa State's Virtual Reality Applications Center and its graduate program in Human Computer Interaction, will describe some of the challenges and benefits of conducting research across disciplinary boundaries. Gilbert worked for ten years in the software industry before returning to academia. He has a BS from Princeton in civil engineering and operations research and a PhD from MIT in brain and cognitive sciences. He joined Iowa State in 2007 as a lecturer in Psychology and since 2012 is an assistant professor in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering. Graduate and Professional Students Research Conference Keynote Address

A 3-Minute Thesis Competition will precede Stephen Gilbert's talk at 4:15 pm.
For more information about the Graduate and Professional Students Research Conference, go to GPSS Research Conference or contact Vivek Lawana: . The conference is free; registration is not required.

Cosponsored By:
  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • College of Business
  • College of Design
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Human Sciences
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Graduate College
  • Graduate and Professional Student Senate
  • Office of the Provost
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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