COPE's research, education, and workforce development philosophy focuses on the central tenets of integration and diversity.
- Integration
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- Integrate various materials to make new devices.
- Increase the relevance of research and educational programs for all stakeholders.
- Ensure that new discoveries impact policy, commerce, and homeland security.
- Foster education and research on a local, national, and international level.
- Diversity
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- Work on truly interdisciplinary problems that require diverse scientific and engineering backgrounds.
- Embrace a variety of perspectives, with respect to how to best serve society.
- Bring people of different genders and ethnic backgrounds together to create a workforce that is truly reflective of the diversity of the population of the United States.