The need to explore this possibility was a "major premise" behind the working group, Sonnert said.
"We want to hear what students have to say," he said.
The Provost's Fund for Interfaculty Collaboration, which provided financial support for the group, also funded 12 other working groups for the current academic year. In order to receive funding, a group must include at least six faculty members with primary appointments at Harvard from at least three different schools.
According to Assistant Provost for Interfaculty Programs Sean T. Buffington '91, after proposals are submitted, the provost himself--with input and recommendations from his staff--determines which proposals will receive funding.
The Interfaculty Working Group on Science and Technology includes faculty members from the KSG, the physics department and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
--Staff writer Catherine E. Shoichet can be reached at shoichet@fas.harvard.edu.