The authors contacted thirty-five researchers, following up the email invitation
with phone calls or additional emails as needed. The authors interviewed a total of
twenty-six researchers—a response rate of 74 percent. Nineteen of the interviewees
were faculty members, three were doctoral students, and four were research associates.
The participants represented nine departments within the sciences at the University of
Colorado Boulder: the Departments of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Civil, Environmental
and Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science,
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular, and
Developmental Biology, Geography and Geological Sciences. Additionally, researchers
interviewed represented three research centers affiliated with the campus. The researchers’
subject areas included evolutionary biology, organic chemistry, chemical genetics,
climatology, geographic information science, environmental engineering, construction
management, nanotechnology, and aeronautical engineering.