Development of a Research Statement Development of a Research

Development of a Research Statement Development of a Research Statement Prof. Armand R. Tanguay, Jr. University of Southern California Departments of Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, and Biomedical Engineering; Neuroscience Graduate Program National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center on Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems

Development of a Research Statement Definition of a Research Statement What is a research statement? Articulation of your research field Key directions Promising lines of inquiry Articulation of your own research Motivation Long term goals Short term goals Key approaches Results to date Specific research proposals The importance of the field, and of your research to it

Development of a Research Statement The Key Elements of a Research Statement. I Content Clear Statement of the Problem (Set) Broad and inclusive Is this a single issue, or a potential new field? Summary of the State of the Art Discussion of Research Methodologies and Approaches Theoretical Experimental Computational or Numerical Simulation

Development of a Research Statement The Key Elements of a Research Statement. II Content (cont.) Discussion of Research Methodologies and Approaches (cont.) Observational Cataloguing Design-Oriented Hypothesis-Driven (e.g., NIH) Area-Defining (new intellectual territory) Uniqueness of the Problem and Approach Progress to Date Summary of Ph.D. Thesis Summary of major publications

Development of a Research Statement The Key Elements of a Research Statement. III Content (cont.) Impact on the State of the Art to Date Proposed Research Initiatives Near Term Mid Term Far Term The End Goals If all of this works out, what can one envision as the result? Incorporation of this Research in the Classroom Exploration of research methodologies Problem statements and related research projects