COLLABORATION IN SCIENCE

Claire Yu, professor, Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine.
Sue Coppersmith, professor, Department of Physics, University of Chicago.

"Why are informal discussions so important? The obvious reason is that it's easier to understand what other people are doing when they explain it in person than when you read about it in dry scientific prose. But for me, it's even more important that you can ask questions and understand context. Sometimes you can make connections and get started in new directions that weren't obvious until you really understood how the other person is thinking."
-Sue Coppersmith