In this paper, I present an evolutional pathway from disciplinary towards transdisciplinary science and research and offer contemporary examples of interdisciplinary research in soil hydrology. I further explore exciting opportunities that can lead to transdisciplinary research (TDres), as society demands for our science expertise to be increasingly involved in developing solutions in global issues of sustainability, food and water security, as well as in the decision‐making process. By way of TDres involvement in public policy, the scientist is going to be working in the trans‐science domains for which (s)he is likely not very prepared. Recommendations are presented to better train students and early‐career scientists so that they can be effective in participating in TDres and communicating their scientific knowledge to relevant stakeholders, the public, and decision makers as part of the policy‐making process.

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跨学科土壤水文学

在本文中，我提出了从学科到跨学科科学与研究的进化途径，并提供了土壤水文学跨学科研究的当代实例。随着社会要求我们的科学专业知识越来越多地参与开发有关可持续性，粮食和水安全的全球性问题以及决策过程的解决方案，我将进一步探索可导致跨学科研究（TDres）的令人兴奋的机遇。通过TDres参与公共政策，这位科学家将在跨科学领域工作，而他对此可能还没有做好充分的准备。提出了一些建议，以更好地培训学生和早期职业科学家，使他们可以有效参与TDres并将其科学知识传达给相关的利益相关者，