"Specifically, Ph.D. programs should allow students to pursue coursework and gain experience outside their specific area of research."

"The practice of science is becoming increasingly interdisciplinary, and science progress in one discipline is often propelled by advances in other, seemingly unrelated fields."

The Ehlers Report, 1998

ICAM Elements:

common language

research themes

probes of matter

education:
       postdoctoral & student fellowships 
       exploratory workshops
       summer schools 
       international conferences

publications

ICAM

Los Alamos

Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter

National Laboratory