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Aside from the pursuit of new ideas and tools, NSF has as its mission
the promotion of teaching, training and learning, and the integration
of research and education. KDI was particularly keen to develop more
young researchers working in areas of cross-disciplinary science and
to foster partnerships between research and educational enterprises.
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The KDI Initiative sought to provide a forum in which investigators could
explore innovative ideas without being limited by their disciplinary boundaries.
The projects described in this category pushed the frontiers of knowledge and opened up new
fields of research.
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Scientists and engineers depend on tools, data archives, and information
infrastructures to conduct their research. Yet the tools currently available can
limit the scope and scale of scientific inquiry. KDI funded the development of
innovative tools, which enabled investigators to explore new areas of research.
The projects discussed in this section developed new tools and infrastructure to support the conduct
of science and engineering research and education, as well as new tools to enhance
the lives of people facing everyday challenges.
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