The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $199,995 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Notre Dame. The grant, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will support collaborative research to examine the effects of gender composition on disruptive scientific teams. The research will analyze over 49 million papers and 4 million patents to empirically assess the impact of gender composition on scientific disruption, conduct a laboratory experiment to understand the causal mechanisms, and survey and interview female scientists who have been part of disruptive teams. This project aims to enhance the understanding of how team gender dynamics influence the ability to make pivotal discoveries and breakthroughs that reshape scientific paradigms.
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