Mission and core values
Mission statement
A better world through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation
The Beckman Institute is a community of scholars and a physical space to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, inspire bold scientific risk-taking and nurture new ideas and discoveries. The institute was founded to reduce barriers between traditional science and technology disciplines in order to yield research advances that otherwise would not occur. Beckman community members accomplish this mission by adhering to our core values.
The Beckman Institute's core values
Combine them using the acronym EXCITED.
EXcellence
We aim to do the best work in our field. We develop and employ cutting-edge methodologies and instruments, and we invest in state-of-the-art facilities.
Collaboration
We celebrate dedicated and supportive colleagues, great mentors and visionary role models. We openly share knowledge, data, expertise and resources. We trust, and we are trustworthy. We respectfully embrace different perspectives as we pursue common goals. We support and develop junior scholars to be future leaders. We are committed to enhancing serendipitous interaction and mutual learning.
Integrity
We uphold the highest standards of professional integrity in the work we do. We value ethics, transparency and honesty in our research. We respect each other.
Transdisciplinarity
We bridge, blend and create disciplines. We are open-minded. We engage in improbable conversations. Together, we solve problems that transcend individual disciplines.
Exploration
We redefine frontiers and break barriers. We attack grand challenges with imagination, curiosity and creativity. We fearlessly try things that have not been tried.
Diversity
We respect differences of thought, culture and identity. We value different ways of learning, different ways of knowing and different mindsets.