Researcher

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A researcher is somebody who performs research, independently as a principal investigator, the search for knowledge or in general any systematic investigation to establish facts. Researchers can work in academic, industrial, government, or private institutions.

Examples of research institutions

• Ma Chung Research Center for Photosynthetic Pigments (Indonesia)
• A*STAR (Singapore)
• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)
• NASA Ames Research Center (USA)
• National Center for Atmospheric Research (USA)
• National Institute of Aerospace (USA)
• National Institute of Mental Health (USA)
• Argonne National Laboratory (USA)
• Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA)
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA)
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA)
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (USA)
• Centro de Estudios Científicos CECs (Chile)
• Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russia)
• European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (France)
• Institut Laue-Langevin (France)
• European Organization for Nuclear Research (Switzerland)
• Indian Space Research Organisation (India)
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)
• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (India)
• Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (Germany)
• Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (Germany)
• Fraunhofer Society (Germany)
• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
• SPring-8 (Japan)
• New York - CEWIT (USA)

See also

• Scientist
• Postdoctoral researcher
• Research
• Research assistant
• Research associate
• Research supervisor
• Science