SGER: History of Biology Laboratory

SGER：生物学实验室的历史

• 批准号: 9628885
• 负责人: Garland Allen
• 金额: $ 1.37万
• 依托单位: Dibner Institute for the History of Science & Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-03-01 至 1998-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9628885&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SGER; History; Biology; Laboratory

Under this `Small Grant for Exploratory Research,` (SGER) Professors Allen of Washington University, Beatty of University of Minnesota, and Maienschein of Arizona State University are trying to determine how hands on experience in biological labs and participation in field research affect the learning of graduate students and young faculty members in Science and Technology Studies. Every summer, these principal investigators (PI's) assemble a team of natural and social scientists, historians and philosophers of science to examine various aspects of the history of contemporary biology. Reading of original sources, however, does not really get at the heart of biology for biology is founded on experimental work in the laboratory and the field. In order to appreciate how biology develops, they hypothesize, one must undertake the experiments the scientists performed in order to see how these scientists actually saw nature. This SGER grant allows the PI's to determine how incorporation of a lab and field component to the course affects understanding of the science being examined. This practical hands-on component will bring into focus the practical aspects of scientific work. They expect thereby to improve the training and to create a valuable model for work in the history and philosophy of science more generally.

根据这项“探索性研究小额补助金”（SGER），华盛顿大学的艾伦教授、明尼苏达大学的贝蒂教授和亚利桑那州立大学的迈恩舍恩教授正试图确定在生物实验室的实践经验和参与实地研究如何影响研究生和年轻教师在科学和技术研究方面的学习。 每年夏天，这些主要研究者（PI）都会组建一个由自然和社会科学家，历史学家和科学哲学家组成的团队，以研究当代生物学历史的各个方面。 然而，阅读原始资料并不能真正了解生物学的核心，因为生物学是建立在实验室和野外的实验工作基础上的。 他们假设，为了了解生物学是如何发展的，人们必须进行科学家进行的实验，以便了解这些科学家实际上是如何看待自然的。 这个SGER补助金允许PI的，以确定如何将实验室和现场组成部分的课程影响正在检查的科学的理解。 这个实用的动手部分将重点关注科学工作的实践方面。 他们希望借此改进培训，并为更广泛的科学史和科学哲学工作创造一个有价值的模式。