Principal/Co-Principal Investigator Survey

Program Evaluation of the Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) Program

Appendix H 1_Research fields

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator Survey

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Appendix H.1: Research Disciplines


RESPONDENT FIRST SELECTS A GENERAL AREA:

  • Natural Sciences/Mathematics (Biological/Life; Chemical; Computer/Information sciences; Environmental sciences; Earth, Atmospheric & Oceanographic sciences; Geosciences, Mathematical/Statistical sciences; Physics; Psychology)

  • Social Sciences (Economics, Sociology, Anthropology/Archaeology, Political Science, Geography, Linguistics, other)

  • Engineering (Biochemical engineering, Chemical engineering, Civil engineering, etc.)


After selecting one of the general areas, respondent selects one of the FIELDS from the LEFT column (subfields are shown to assist respondents in making a selection)


NATURAL SCIENCES

Field

Subfield


Agricultural/food sciences

  • Animal sciences

  • Plant sciences


  • Food sciences/technology

  • OTHER agricultural sciences

Biological sciences Bioengineering, see ENGINEERING, next page

  • Biochemistry/biophysics

  • Microbiological sciences/immunology

  • Biology, general

  • Nutritional sciences

  • Botany

  • Pharmacology, human/animal

  • Cell/molecular biology

  • Physiology and pathology,

  • Ecology

human/animal

  • Genetics, animal/plant

  • Zoology, general



  • OTHER Biological sciences

Environmental life sciences

  • Environmental science/studies

  • Forestry sciences

Computer and information sciences For Computer Engineering, see ENGINEERING, next page

  • Computer/information

  • Computer systems analysis

sciences, general

  • Information services/systems

  • Computer programming

  • OTHER computer/information sciences

  • Computer science


Mathematics and statistics

  • Applied mathematics

  • Statistics

  • Mathematics, general

  • OTHER mathematics

  • Operations research


Chemistry For biochemistry, see Biological sciences

  • Chemistry except biochemistry (biochemistry, see Biological sciences)

Earth, atmospheric, and

  • Atmospheric

  • Geological sciences, other

ocean sciences

sciences/meteorology

  • Oceanography

  • Earth sciences

  • OTHER physical sciences

  • Geology


Physics Biophysics, see Biological Sciences

  • Astronomy/astrophysics

  • Physics

Psychology

  • Clinical psychology

  • General psychology

  • Counseling

  • Industrial/organizational psychology

  • Educational psychology

  • Social psychology

  • Experimental psychology

  • OTHER psychology



ENGINEERING

Biochemical engineering, see Bioengineering/biomedical under OTHER Engineering

Chemical engineering

  • Chemical engineering


Civil/architectural eng.

  • Architectural engineering

  • Civil engineering

Electrical/computer engineering

  • Computer/systems engineering

  • Electrical/electronics/communications


engineering

Industrial engineering

  • Industrial/manufacturing engineering

Mechanical engineering

  • Mechanical engineering


OTHER engineering

  • Aerospace/aeronautical/

  • Geophysical/geological engineering

astronautical engineering

  • Materials engineering, including

  • Agricultural engineering

ceramics/textiles

  • Bioengineering/biomedical

  • Metallurgical engineering

engineering

  • Mining/minerals engineering

  • Engineering, general

  • Naval architecture/marine engineering

  • Engineering sciences/

  • Nuclear engineering

mechanics/physics

  • Petroleum engineering

  • Environmental engineering

  • OTHER engineering




SOCIAL SCIENCES

Economics

  • Agricultural economics

  • Economics

Political and related

sciences

  • International relations

  • Public policy studies

  • Political science/government


Sociology/Anthropology

  • Anthropology/archaeology

  • Sociology

  • Criminology


OTHER social sciences

  • Area/ethnic studies

  • Linguistics

  • Education, general

  • Philosophy of science

  • Geography

  • OTHER social sciences

  • History of science



Source: SESTAT education codes in NSRCG major fields



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