Dr. Charles Pezeshki
Washington State University Professor, Director- Industrial Engagement
On February 1
Seminar Starts at 11 a.m. in ETRL 101
Refreshments served in ETRL 119 from 10:30 to 11 a.m.
Considering Research Ethics: How do we develop our perception and truth in our results?
Abstract
Virtually all the graduate students and professors at WSU in engineering are involved in research efforts in one way or another. And while there is quite a bit of guidance on research process — we have internal reviews present in things like the IRB process, as well as conflicts of interest and their disclosure, for example — there’s very little on how we present new results, as well as the appropriate level to assert their truth
Biography
Dr. Pezeshki, or “Dr. Chuck” as he is known, will give a presentation on his work regarding the collective structure of knowledge that we create, as well as how human communities create knowledge, and the level of appropriate assertion of a given truth. Along the way, he’ll tour logical fallacies that the researcher should be aware of, as well giving some perspective on how we should pursue both reliability of results, as well as validity. He’ll end with two case studies, and their consequences, of what happens when researchers did not follow appropriate protocols, and will disclose the long-term consequences of those types of decisions, focusing on the use of sugar in the modern diet, and the Volkswagen emission scandal.
