The collaboration and cooperation that we have not yet enjoyed still wait for us. We can become better teachers by turning to pre-college educators for help and ideas. We can ask our students to assist in the design of classroom exercises and research projects. And we can collaborate with our on-campus colleagues on research, teaching, fundraising and outreach. When we work with faculty from different disciplines we create programs with the strength of multidisciplinary perspectives, and we operate in the regions of cutting-edge inquiry.
Scientists posses many leadership skills.
These qualities arise from our passion for science and could translate easily into assets for a scientist in a leadership position. But the thing, I think, that really encourages me to lead and to try new things is my passion for sharing discovery with others. Its always exciting to see the experiment work for the students. Most exciting however is to share with students a discovery that is new to me too. I feel similarly when working with my colleagues on the design of a new course or when we work on interdisciplinary research at our environmental center.